Alaska air carrier operator and pilot safety practices and attitudes: A statewide survey

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 984-991

  Conway, George A ^a   Hill, Alexandra ^b   Martin, Stephanie ^b   Mode, Nicolle A ^a   Berman, Matthew D ^b   Bensyl, Diana M ^a   Manwaring, Jan C ^a   Moran, Katherine A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air taxi; Alaska; Aviation; CFR Pt. 135; Occupational injury; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADULT; ALASKA; ATTITUDE; AVIATION; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 7244254250     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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