By Samuel Allen, C.M., ACE Airport Operations Manager and AOA Safety Consultant In the highly regulated and safety-critical environment of aviation, human factors remain a persistent and leading contributor to incidents. Among these, attitudes of resignation pose another subtle yet serious threat to safe and efficient airport operations. FAA’s definition of resignation The FAA describes… Read more »
By Samuel Allen, C.M., ACE Airport Operations Manager Construction sites are inherently hazardous situations, but physical risks are only part of the safety equation. Mindset plays an equally important role. In aviation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identifies five “hazardous attitudes” that impair judgment and increase risk: anti-authority, impulsivity, invulnerability, macho, and resignation. Although developed… Read more »