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Browse through our selection of industry-relevant articles and blog entries.
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Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
The Human Factor: Why Humans Make Mistakes
Mistakes are a natural part of human-driven industries. We cannot eliminate human errors, but we can examine why humans makes mistakes – and reduce the risk and likelihood of errors.
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
Beyond Blame: Understanding Human Error in Aviation
Accidents involving aircraft occur due to a complex web of factors. While “human error” is frequently cited as a contributing element, it is rarely – if ever – the root cause of accidents.
Human Factors
Crew Resource Management
- Human Factors
Principles of CRM: From the Classroom to the Sky
CRM is built on a set of key principles designed to enhance non-technical skills and help pilots and cabin crew mitigate errors in the operational environment. But are you familiar with the principles of CRM?
Human Factors
Crew Resource Management
- Human Factors
Improving Safety and Reducing Errors: The Crucial Role of CRM Training in Aviation
Crew Resource Management has been a global training standard since the 1990s, enhancing flight safety and reducing errors in the air and on the ground. In other words, CRM training plays a crucial role in aviation.
Human Factors
Crew Resource Management
- Human Factors
The Evolution of Crew Resource Management Training
How has Crew Resource Management training become what it is today? In this paper, we trace the origin of CRM and examine its evolution.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: When Silence Kills Safety
In this article, we dive into LACK OF ASSERTIVENESS and examine why this can lead to critical safety issues and missed knowledge sharing.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: How Pressure Pushes Safety to the Limit
In this article, we dive into PRESSURE and examine the risk of operational pressure and what we can do to reduce pressure and enhance safety.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: Why Cutting Corners Jeopardises Safety
In this article, we dive into LACK OF RESOURCES and examine why this can significantly impact safety. When critical resources are unavailable, it can lead to shortcuts, compromises, and excessive pressure.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: When Fatigue Turns Fatal
In this article, we dive into FATIGUE and examine how exhaustion and burnout clouds our judgement and poses a great risk to safety.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: From Poor Teamwork to Poor Safety
In this article, we dive into LACK OF TEAMWORK and examine why good teamwork is non-negotiable in aviation. Poor teamwork comes with a high cost - especially in terms of safety.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: From Distraction to Disaster
In this article, we dive into DISTRACTIONS and examine the dangers of being distracted. Small lapses in focus can lead to miscommunication, compromised safety, and serious consequences.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: The Dangers of Not Knowing
In this article, we dive into LACK OF KNOWLEDGE and examine how knowledge is crucial to safe performance – and why lack thereof poses a great threat to safety.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: When Routine Takes a Wrong Turn
In this article, we dive into COMPLACENCY and examine the dangers of feeling too comfortable or too familiar with routines. In other words, what can happen when you forget that routine can sometimes go wrong?
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: Miscommunication Threatens Operational Safety
In this article, we dive into LACK OF COMMUNICATION and examine why clear, concise, and timely communication is crucial to a safe and efficient operation.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: The Hidden Dangers of Norms
In this article, we dive into NORMS and examine how unwritten rules and behaviours can negatively affect the safety culture if they deviate from the protocols.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: Awareness Reduces Situational Blind Spots
In this article, we dive into LACK OF AWARENESS and examine how this condition can lead to critical mistakes and compromised safety.
Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen
- Human Factors
The Dirty Dozen: Stress Increases the Risk of Errors
In this article, we dive into STRESS and examine how stress increases the risk of errors, reduces awareness, and impairs decision-making.
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
Human Factors in Aviation: The Crucial Role of Training
Stress, complacency, and fatigue contribute to a vast number of accidents and incidents in aviation. What can we do about that as an industry? We can prioritise and invest in interactive and scenario-based Human Factors training.
Stress
Stress
- Stress
Blue Water Shipping forebygger stress gennem spil: “Vi er ingenting uden vores tilfredse medarbejdere”
Efteråret 2024 bød for Blue Water Shippings 50 medarbejdere i Billund på et sjovt, interaktivt og scenariebaseret stressforløb. Et forløb, hvor virksomhedens interne kultur, struktur og kommunikation var på dagsordenen. Vidensdeling, dialog og respekt er nemlig helt afgørende faktorer for at skabe teams, der trives.
SMS
Safety Management
- SMS
3 Reasons Why Written Procedures May Sometimes Jeopardise Safety
In aviation, safety procedures are written and adjusted by the very people using them. But what happens when humans, who are bound to make mistakes, write the procedures? Are the procedures always a reflection of safety? Or does reality sometimes beat the writing?
SMS
Safety Management
- SMS
The Bow Tie of Safety: Why, How & What?
The purpose of SMS is to systematically identify, assess, and mitigate safety risks. In doing so, SMS incorporates several effective tools like the Bow Tie Analysis. But what is it? How does it work? And why is it important in relation to Safety Management?
SMS
Safety Management
- SMS
SMS – The Safety Framework, Not the Fail-Safe
SMS provides a structured framework for identifying, assessing, and mitigating safety risks in order to ensure a high level of safety throughout the organisation. That being said, SMS is not completely fail-safe.
CBTA & EBT
CBTA & EBT
- CBTA & EBT
The Rise and Impact of Competency-Based Training and Assessment
Even though "competency" has been a topic for decades, it was in the 2000s that Competency-Based Training and Assessment gained traction, became formalised, and was written into recommendations from ICAO. But why is CBTA so important?
Training
Training
- Training
Examining the Scope of Formative and Summative Assessments
Proper assessments reduce the risk of errors and help verify that aviation professionals are prepared to handle their roles and responsibilities. Proficiently and competently.
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
5 Ways to Improve Human Factors Training in the Defence Industry
In the defence and military industry, human factors training is complex and requires a tailored approach that considers the dynamic interplay between human performance, diverse roles, advanced technology, and a constantly evolving operational environment.
Active Learning
Active Learning
- Active Learning
Best Practices for Any Facilitator
Here are 8 steps or best practices you can learn from to turn yourself into a skilled, attentive, and active facilitator.
Training
Training
- Training
Aviation Training: More than a Tick Mark?
While it proves difficult to generalise the training mindset of the industry, there is a tendency that some organisations consider training as a mere ‘tick in the box’. If you ask us, training is far from just a tick mark.
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
The Ultimate Checklist for Human Factors Training
With this practical checklist in your hand, you can make sure that your human factors training programme is comprehensive, engaging, and effective in enhancing safety, performance, and non-technical skills.
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
Examining the Evolution of Human Factors Training in Aviation
For almost 40 years, human factors training has been an integral part of the aviation industry. But how did it start? And how has the training scope, purpose, and standardisation evolved since the 1980s?
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
Human Factors in the Hangar: How to Deal?
The hangar is a workplace vulnerable to human factors. Training in human factors, a just safety culture, and proactive safety management strategies all contribute to mitigating the negative effects of human factors.
Active Learning
Active Learning
- Active Learning
Enhancing Safety: 5 Benefits of Scenario-Based Aviation Training
Scenario-based, interactive, and immersive Human Factors and Crew Resource Management training plays a critical role in ensuring that pilots, cabin crew, and maintenance engineers are equipped to perform their jobs.
Training
Training
- Training
A Price on Safety? The Return of Investment of Aviation Training
The demand for competent pilots, flight attendants, and aircraft engineers is more evident than ever. That requires substantial investments in good training programmes. The question is how much that investment generates in safety?
SMS
Safety Management
- SMS
Safety Management: Make It Simple and Easy to Speak Up
In aviation, SMS is a requirement to be reckoned with. But its success is contingent upon employee inputs, valuable feedback, and the safety culture. The question is how your organisation can encourage employees to speak up about safety?
SMS
Safety Management
- SMS
How to Overcome the Obstacles that Prevent Successful SMS Implementation
How can EASA Part-145 maintenance organisations who are in despair and desperate to implement SMS as easily as possible overcome the challenges?
SMS
Safety Management
- SMS
Safety Management: Examining the Four Pillars of SMS
In recent years, SMS has increasingly become the backbone of safety within the aviation industry, playing a critical role in ensuring and maintaining the highest level of safety, efficiency, and compliance. But are you familiar with the four pillars of a functioning SMS?
CBTA & EBT
CBTA & EBT
- CBTA & EBT
CBTA: Benefits and Barriers for the Aviation Industry
A training methodology known as Competency-Based Training and Assessment has increasingly permeated the aviation industry. But when is a pilot, a flight attendant, or an aircraft technician in fact ‘competent’?
CBTA & EBT
CBTA & EBT
- CBTA & EBT
CBTA and EBT: The Future Training Methodologies of Aviation
Two training methodologies known as CBTA and EBT are increasingly dominating different areas of training. Do your training programmes reflect these approaches?
CBTA & EBT
CBTA & EBT
- CBTA & EBT
Breaking Down CBTA in Under Two Minutes
Ask yourself this: Are your pilots and flight attendants competent? What about your technicians in the maintenance workshop? And how do you really know that they are ‘competent’?
Active Learning
Active Learning
- Active Learning
The Power of Interactive Aviation Training
Training is a mandatory requirement in the aviation industry. But taking an interactive approach to aviation training leads to more engaged participants and a better learning outcome.
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
The Critical Role of Human Factors Training in Aviation
Human factors such as stress, complacency, and fatigue contribute to around 80 percent of accidents that occur in flight and in the maintenance workshop. That is why it is crucial to prioritise human factors training.
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
The Black Box: How Can We Mitigate Human Errors?
According to research, more than 80 percent of aviation-related accidents can be attributed to human error. The questions is what we can do about that as an industry?
Training
Training
- Training
How Lack of Training Threatens Aviation Safety
Even though competencies and safety are on everyone’s agenda, many organisations opt for online training courses and quick tick marks to comply with their annual training requirements. The problem, however, is that poor training significantly threatens the safety of our industry.
Stress
Stress
- Stress
Fight, Flight, or Freeze: How Does Your Body React to Stress?
Aviation is a stressful industry. Pilots, cabin crew, and maintenance staff must deal with stress every day. Dive into the three most common reactions to stress and discover how they affect the body.
Stress
Stress
- Stress
Decisions under Pressure: How Stress Affects Decision-Making
Every day, aviation professionals must make informed, safe, and efficient decisions. Coupled with a high-stakes and high-stress operational environment, decision-making becomes a crucial skill to possess and execute. Can your decisions stand the pressure?
Stress
Stress
- Stress
Stress, Fatigue, and Pressure: How to Cope?
In a stressful profession like aviation, the ability to cope with stress, fatigue, and pressure is not just a ‘nice to have’. It is a ‘need to have’.
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
Diving into the Dirty Dozen: Limit the Impact and Improve Safety
Have you heard of 12 factors which affect human performance and safety? If you are an aviation professional, odds are that you have. But do you know how to counter the effects and create a resistant and safe environment?
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
A Pilot, a Police Officer, and a Surgeon Walk into a Bar…
This could be the beginning of a mediocre joke. Instead, the headline uncovers a fundamental insight. In this article, we will dive into three seemingly different professions which share one key characteristic.
Human Factors
Human Factors
- Human Factors
The Human Factor: When Humans Make Mistakes…
Making mistakes is a human condition. We cannot eliminate human errors, but we can take the time to learn why humans make mistakes – and bring down the risk. This article dives into one crucial aspect of aviation: Human Factors.
Auditor
Auditor
- Auditor
What Is the Value of Auditor Training?
Auditors rely heavily on their knowledge, skills, and expertise when performing audits. A fact which makes auditor training an invaluable measure to continuously ensure a compliant, safe, and efficient operation.
Auditor
Auditor
- Auditor
Auditing: Through the Eyes of an Auditor
The foremost task of an auditor is to ensure safety, compliance, and efficiency within the organisation. Still, many auditors encounter headshaking and unsettling discoveries when performing audits – internally and externally.
Auditor
Auditor
- Auditor
Internal Quality Control: Inspire Organisational Growth and Enhance Safety
Does your organisation employ internal auditing? If so, is it to maintain your ISO certification? Or do you actually see the organisational value of internal audits as part of your quality management system?
SMS
Safety Management
- SMS
How to Promote a Just Safety Culture
A just safety culture is crucial to a functioning Safety Management System. But how can you ensure and promote a just culture throughout your organisation?
SMS
Safety Management
- SMS
Is Your SMS Reactive, Proactive, or Predictive?
Safety Management Systems are here to stay. Essentially, SMS is crucial to our industry because it ensures the highest level of safety in a profession where failure can turn fatal. But why do we distinguish between three different approaches to SMS?
SMS
Safety Management
- SMS
Employee Inputs Are Crucial to a Functioning SMS
How does your organisation identify, assess, and mitigate safety risks? Our guess is that you encourage your employees to report any safety-related issues or hazards. If that is the case, you have grasped the concept of SMS. If not, you might want to read further along…
Active Learning
Active Learning
- Active Learning
8 Steps to Turning Your Trainer into a Facilitator
No one becomes a master facilitator overnight. But like any other skill, facilitation can be trained, improved, and refined. Here are 8 steps to live by if you wish to advance from trainer to facilitator.
Active Learning
Active Learning
- Active Learning
Active Learning Is Crucial in Aviation
Every day, lives are at stake in our industry. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct training in a way which enhances competencies, knowledge, and skills. In this respect, Active Learning plays a crucial role.
Active Learning
Active Learning
- Active Learning
How To Master the Art of Facilitation
Contrary to popular belief, facilitation is not a natural talent that some individuals are gifted with. Facilitation is a skill to be learned.
Active Learning
Active Learning
- Active Learning
Active Learning: The Training Standard of the Future
Learning from the safe distance of a chair has never generated lasting results. Still, this is the preferred training approach of many airlines and ATO’s. Active Learning enables people to actively think, discuss, and create.
