Amt 113

Question 1

generally refers to the condition of being protected from harm or other non-desirable outcomes. It encompasses a wide range of contexts, from personal and physical safety to environmental and cybersecurity. In essence, safety involves measures, practices, and precautions taken to prevent accidents, injuries, or damage.

Answer 1

Safety

Question 2

5 protections needed in the field

Answer 2

Facemask
Gloves
Goggles
Earplugs
SafetyShoes

Question 3

• unexpected event that causes property damage
  and physical injuries.

Answer 3

Accident

Question 4

• unexpected event that does not result in serious
  losses or injury.

Answer 4

Incident

Question 5

What is safety

Answer 5

► Zero accidents (or serious incidents)?
► Freedom from danger or risks?
► Error avoidance
► Regulatory compliance?

Question 6

Accidents in the workplace can happen for several
reasons.

Answer 6

• Failure of a piece o machinery or equipment
• Lack of Training on how to use tools
• Inadequate Supervision
• Failing to follow safety guidelines

Question 7

Concept of safety

Answer 7

► Consider (the weaknesses in the notion of perfection)
► The elimination of accidents (and serious incidents) is unachievable.
► Failures will occur, in spite of the most accomplished prevention efforts.
► No human endeavour or human-made system can be free from risk and
error.
► Controlled risk and controlled error is acceptable in an inherently safe
system.

Question 8

Safety is the state in which the risk of harm to persons or
property damage is reduced to, and maintained at or below, an
acceptable level through a continuing process of hazard
identification and risk management.

Answer 8

Concept of safety (Doc 9859 3rd Edition)

Question 9

Safety is the state in which risks associated with aviation
activities, related to, or in direct support of the operation of
aircraft, are reduced and controlled to an acceptable level.

Answer 9

Concept of safety (ICAO Doc 9859 4th
Edition)

Question 10

► Traditional approach

Answer 10

Preventing accidents

Question 11

Safety

Answer 11

Focus on outcomes (direct cause/s)
► Unsafe acts by operational personnel
► Attach blame to/punish for failures to “perform safely”
► Address identified safety concern exclusively
► Identifies: WHAT? WHEN? WHO?
► But did not always discloses:
WHY? HOW

Question 12

The evolution of safety thinking

Answer 12

Technical factors, Human factors, Organizational Factors

Question 13

4 concept of accident causation

Answer 13

Organization, Workplace, People, Defences

Question 14

Meaning of Organization

Answer 14

Activities over which any organization has a reasonable deegre of direct control.

Question 15

Meaning of workplace

Answer 15

Factors that directly influence the efficiency of people in aviation workplaces.

Question 16

meaning of people.

Answer 16

Actions or inactions by people that have an immediate adverse effect

Question 17

Meaning of defences

Answer 17

Resources to protect against the risk that organiztions involved in production activites that gneerate and must control

Question 18

Monitor=

Answer 18

Organizational Process

Question 19

Improve =

Answer 19

Workplace Conditions

Question 20

Identify=

Answer 20

Latent Conditions

Question 21

Contain=

Answer 21

Active failures

Question 22

Reinforce=

Answer 22

Defencs