FLYSAFE, January 2025
#FlySafe GA Safety Enhancement Topic
Promoted in the EASA Community to the benefit of safety.
Human Factors and Safety Culture
"A strong safety culture is key to managing risk in aviation. By better understanding human factors, we can enhance decision-making, improve safety protocols, and reduce errors.
Over the last 50 years, we’ve seen tremendous progress toward reducing the rate of fatal general aviation (GA) accidents [ref. the USA]. We now have far less than one fatal accident per 100,000 hours of GA flying. That is impressive! We’ve come a long way, but to continue that success and get that rate even lower, we’ll need to seek a few new ways to improve safety. Part of that involves human factors research, looking at ways humans succeed — and fail. It also involves finding ways to reduce or eliminate the risk of failure and stressing the importance of a safety culture..."
More in the GAJSC article here:
Introduction to Human Factors and Safety Culture | by FAA Safety Briefing Magazine | Cleared for Takeoff | Medium.
Thanks Michel for the inspiring read ... let's get ready for the new season!
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