Human Factors in Aviation

Human Factors is the science of understanding human interactions/performance with other elements of a system with the goal of reducing human errors, increasing productivity and enhancing safety. The field entails a combination of numerous disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, engineering, biomechanics, industrial design, physiology, anthropometry, interaction design, visual design, user experience and the user interface design.

This course will start by looking at what is the area of Human Factors and some of the aspects it covers, followed by looking at some of the key modules and theories in that area. After these areas we will then look at some of the steps that have been introduced to attempt to reduce the risk of accidents and incidents from occurring and finally we will take a look at a couple incidents and accidents and see how the modules/theories and solutions can be observed. 

The aim of this course is to increase safety and provide the tools to reduce the risk of accidents and incidents from occurring.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand different human factors and how they can have an impact on safety
• Describe various theories and models used in the field
• Apply various theories and models to accidents and incidents to find the root causes
• How to implement safety measures to reduce the risk of accidents and incidents from occurring

• Airline Pilots
• Maintenance Crew
• Cabin Crew
• Ground Operations crew
• Students
• Safety Managers and others associated with safety
• Aviation Professionals