Management and Organizational Studies 1022F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Jet Lag, Intelligence Quotient, Machismo

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Making mistakes is a natural part of being human. Safety is the state in which the possibility of harm to persons or property damage is reduced An accident much occur to initiate safety process. It is much better to be proactive and identify hazard and risk to eliminate accidents. Mechanical: early aviation focused primarily on the aircraft as the source of accidents. Environmental: if pilots are unprepared or the aircraft unequipped for dangerous weather conditions, accidents may result, led to the development of effective onboard weather radar and anti-icing systems. Social: attempts to understand safety as a function of the social environment, examine the social dynamics within flight crews to determine when risks and mistake occur, crm resulted from this perspective. Medical: describes accidents as the result of medical deficiencies in the pilots physiology, reason all pilots must maintain pilot medical certificates.