Jan. 3, 2024 LACK OF COMMUNICATION | The Dirty Dozen: Common human error factors in aircraft maintenance mishaps Poor communication often appears at the top of contributing and causal factors in accident reports and is, therefore, one of the most critical human factor elements.
Sept. 1, 2023 LACK OF TEAMWORK | The Dirty Dozen: Common human error factors in aircraft maintenance mishaps In aviation many tasks and operations are team affairs. No single person (or organization) can be responsible for the safe outcomes of all tasks. However, if someone is not contributing to the team effort, this can lead to unsafe outcomes. This means that workers must rely on colleagues and other
June 6, 2023 I know what I’m doing, and other lies I tell myself Many of us convince ourselves we know what we are doing when we often do not. Take firearms for example. Too often personnel convince themselves they know how to properly and safely handle a weapon, but in reality, they don’t.
Nov. 9, 2022 Texans achieves 200k safe flight hours The 136th Airlift Wing reached 200,000 mishap-free flying hours, Oct. 21, 2022, achieving a historic milestone on a journey that began June 6, 1965.
Oct. 29, 2021 Saber awarded National Safety Council Rising Stars of Safety Award Earlier this year, an Airman assigned to Spangdahlem was the only Department of Defense member to be recognized by the National Safety Council as one of 38 “Rising Stars of Safety.”
Nov. 10, 2020 Doubling Down on Space Safety Recently, the Air Force Safety Center transferred the Space Safety Division to the United States Space Force as one of the first blended organizations in the Department.
Sept. 24, 2018 AFCENT Works to Improve Safety across the Coalition U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Safety Directorate hosted a Chiefs of Safety Conference Sept. 6-7, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Among the 41 attendees who shared lessons learned to improve safety, were two Royal Air Force Airmen. This was the first time coalition members were invited to
Sept. 10, 2018 Air Force releases findings of Operational Safety Review The Air Force releases findings of Operational Safety Review.