Fatigue Risk Management in Aviation Maintenance: Current Best Practices and Potential Future Countermeasures

Hobbs, Alan; Avers, Katrina Bedell; Hiles, John J

doi:10.1037/e621172011-001

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“…[5] explain that fatigue cannot be eliminated, but that the risk factors associated with it can be managed through cooperation between companies and workers. A more comprehensive method for managing occupational fatigue risk is the Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS).…”

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Study of Shift Work, Quantity and Quality of Sleep with the Occurrence of Fatigue at Universitas Indonesia Security, 2017

Sunarno¹,

Ramdhan²,

Efendi³

et al. 2018

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Shift work is one solution to increasing productivity. However, it can have several impacts, one of which is the disruption of the circadian rhythm, causing a decrease in the quality and quantity of workers and consequent fatigue. This study aims to establish the correlation between shift work, the quantity and quality of sleep, and the occurrence of fatigue. It is a cross-sectional study, conducted on security at show that 76 people, or 50.7 percent of repsondents, suffered from severe fatigue, while 74 (49.3%) had mild fatigue. The quality and quantity of sleep cannot directly affect the occurrence of fatigue, but in the literature there is a relationship between the variables. This study found no correlation between 2:1 and 4:2 working shift with regard to the occurrence of fatigue due to lack of sleep or its quality.

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confidence: 99%

Study of Shift Work, Quantity and Quality of Sleep with the Occurrence of Fatigue at Universitas Indonesia Security, 2017

Sunarno¹,

Ramdhan²,

Efendi³

et al. 2018

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“…Several studies have been made, and an entire new field of study dedicated only to human factors exists. In fact, these studies are so important that FAA and ICAO also have dedicated teams on these analyses [9], [10]. ICAO has issued Annex 19, Safety Management System, which has led to the worldwide authorities issuing its own regulations.…”

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“…The stress, the pressure and the fatigue can be divided into 2 families and 4 groups [17]. The workplace and personal factors contributing to employee fatigue [10], [18], as shown in Fig. 3 There are also hidden factors which are quite common to be referred in close statistics but they are not admitted by personal interviews [19]: Work demands; Hierarchy pressure; Time pressure and economic pressure.…”

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“…Aviation maintenance personnel, subjected to fatigue, stress or pressure, presents hazards procedures which might lead to a potential risk [1], [2], [9], [10], [16], [17], [19], [23]. If pressure related factors, such as time or hierarchic are within the easiest to identify, they are the most difficult to eliminate.…”

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“…During breaks try to take micro naps, if not possible dialog with colleagues and expose yourself to bright light. Introducing Fatigue Risk Management System into the companies will increase and expose the awareness to stress and fatigue [10], [17], [23]. These two factors are latent problems on all aeronautical industry.…”

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Stress, Pressure and Fatigue on Aircraft Maintenance Personal

Santos

Melício

2019

IREASE

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This paper focuses on an analysis of the stress, the pressure and the fatigue as part of the Dirty Dozen and Human Factors procedures. An online international survey has been carried out to ascertain the professional levels of the fatigue, the stress and their pressure exposure. This work is a contribution to the aeronautical safety in order to alert authorities about the stress, the pressure and the fatigue that aircraft maintenance personnel suffers. Safety is the main driver in aviation related professions. Maintenance related personnel is constantly subjected to several external circumstances that might originate errors in the performance or evaluation in maintenance related tasks. Authorities have clearly regulated flight crew and air traffic controllers working and resting periods, but maintenance personnel regulations do not reflect the same procedures. The Aeronautical industry 4.0 with the upcoming digital transformation will increase the safety margin and it will reduce the aircraft maintenance ground time.

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Research gaps and needs for preventing worker fatigue in the transportation and utilities industries

Sieber

Chen

Krueger³

et al. 2022

American J Industrial Med

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Background The transportation and utilities industries include establishments engaged in the movement of passengers and freight, or the provision of public power, water, and other services. Along with the warehousing industry, they make up the US National Occupational Research Agenda's Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (TWU) industry sector. In 2018 the sector composed 5% of the US workforce, with approximately 8 million workers. TWU workers experienced 19% of all fatalities among U.S. workers in 2018 and 7% of total occupational injuries and illnesses. Methods Around‐the‐clock operations, heavy workloads, long and irregular shifts, complicated schedules, and time pressures characterize work across the US TWU sector. However, there are considerable differences in worker priorities and concerns between TWU industries. Major areas of concern within the sector include disparities in work schedules; required training for employee fatigue awareness and prevention; physical and mental job demands; and safety culture. Results Strategies for fatigue mitigation are critical to reduce the prevalence of injuries, safety‐critical events, and crashes in TWU workers. Further research on the incidence and characterization of fatigue among TWU workers will guide the development of effective mitigation strategies. The influence of work scheduling on missed sleep opportunities and disrupted circadian rhythms should be determined. Evaluation of fatigue mitigation strategies can lead to the adoption of the most effective ones for each TWU industry. Conclusion Implementation of effective strategies is critical for the health, safety, wellbeing, and productivity of workers in the TWU sector.

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Fatigue Risk Management in Aviation Maintenance: Current Best Practices and Potential Future Countermeasures

Cited by 18 publications

References 32 publications

Study of Shift Work, Quantity and Quality of Sleep with the Occurrence of Fatigue at Universitas Indonesia Security, 2017

Study of Shift Work, Quantity and Quality of Sleep with the Occurrence of Fatigue at Universitas Indonesia Security, 2017

Stress, Pressure and Fatigue on Aircraft Maintenance Personal

Research gaps and needs for preventing worker fatigue in the transportation and utilities industries

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