Significant human risk factors in aircraft maintenance technicians

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-62

  Chang, Yu Hern ^a   Wang, Ying Chun ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aircraft maintenance technicians; Aviation safety; Human factors; Risk factors; SHELL model

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS; AVIATION SAFETY; HUMAN FACTORS; RISK FACTORS; SHELL MODEL;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

MAINTENANCE;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 70350018005     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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