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... 1   1.1 Background In 1997, James Reason observed that it was ".
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... 2 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors showed a small reduction in incursions as compared to the previous year, but the number of events remained near the high marks for the time period. In 2020, the number of incursions dropped to occurrences near those recorded in 2014.
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... Why Examine Airside Human Factors? 3   yet an investigation is required by the FAA each time one occurs.
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... 4 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors For the foreseeable future, humans will be involved in all aspects of airside operations. Regardless of the activity, with the exception of the specific skills and unique physical environment associated with operating specific equipment, the factors that influence human performance are constants.
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... Why Examine Airside Human Factors? 5   1.3.1 Phase 1: Foundational Knowledge Development The research in Phase 1 developed the foundational knowledge on which the follow-on phases were built.
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... 6 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors 1.3.2 Phase 2: Risk Assessment and Mitigation Research The next step of the project was to examine airside human factors from the standpoint of risk. As the industry has acted to reduce V/PDs, the focus of the efforts has been on procedural, technological, and airport infrastructure changes, primarily led or directed by the FAA.
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... Why Examine Airside Human Factors? 7   • Technology solutions (Chapter 7)
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... 8 Airside Operations Safety: Understanding the Effects of Human Factors Three airport visits were conducted during the first phase of the project. During those visits, the team was able to interview a variety of airport and tenant personnel, observe airport operations, and examine airport publications that contained information related to human factors.
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... Why Examine Airside Human Factors? 9   1.4.3 Additional Resources Associated with the Report Two additional publications are available through ACRP that work in concert with this report but in two distinctly different ways: the Human Factors and Airside Operations Executive Summary and the Human Factors Research White Paper.

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