Contemporary Human Factors Challenges in Air Transport Operations (Part 1)

Day 2: Thursday 10 February, 1315 - 1445

Targeting Safety Critical Error in Aviation Maintenance

Synopsis

The presentation will discuss basic human error and review some of the key challenges facing the development of aviation maintenance human factors programs.
Finally the presenter will discuss safety risk due to error and propose a process for managing (and where possible minimising) errors during safety critical aircraft maintenance.

Presenter

Rick Sellers Principal Consultant, Convergent Safety Pty Ltd

Rick is the principal consultant at Convergent Safety Pty Ltd, an independent safety consultancy which specialises in safety promotion and training programs across a range of industries.
Rick has qualifications in human factors, safety management and air accident investigation from the USN postgraduate school (USA) and from Cranfield University (UK). He also holds a Masters Degree in Aviation Management and is a graduate of the Singapore Aviation Academy course on integrated safety management systems.
Rick is a member of the Australian Aviation Psychology Association and is the current Vice President of the Australian Society of Air Safety Investigators.