The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

Fatigue

Pilot died after low

level flying for 8 hrs
that day. He was
hearding sheep
Fatigue degrades every aspect of performance
resulting in :

Slowed reaction time

Impaired judgment
Higher error rate
Poor decision making ability
Poor coordination
Shift work puts you at a greater risk for
fatigue

Overtime gives better wages

but puts a worker at high risk
for fatigue
Things to fight fatigue:

Should eat properly

Ask others to check your work
Avoid complicated tasks when
you are too tired
Get the sleep you need
The Dirty Dozen
Stress
Stress-- is any outside force
or event that has an effect
on our body or mind.

Sky diving clubs first flight of the year

The pilot survived
Stress can be caused by trouble at home

Or at work

Or at play
Pressure

We feel pressure when we are asked

to do something we feel we can’t do
due to lack of resources, like time or
tools

Do we make our own

pressure???
We need the aircraft by 6pm !!!!!!

YES- you take on all the

responsibility

NO-insubordination,
confrontation
Buy yourself sometime: Let me check the workload and
I’ll get back to you

Get the other person involved:

We don’t have the manpower to
get it ready by 6pm . Do you still
want us to try even if it is late
Assertiveness

Do not let someone force you into

a situation that you feel is unsafe
Lack of awareness

Not taking into consideration all

things when problem solving

Putting a fire extinguisher

where someone will hit their
head, is not thinking ahead
Lack of Resources

When you don’t have the

proper parts don’t feel
pressured to make it work.
Lack of Knowledge

Don’t work on
something if you do
not have the training

Not having up to date

manuals can be a huge
problem
Lack of teamwork
When all involved are not
working toward a common
goal it can be very frustrating

But everyone's job gets

easier if everyone works
together
Norms

That’s OK it is
always like that
Complacency

Just because it was checked 100

times does not mean something may
be found on the 101st.
Distraction

Don’t allow outside forces to take

your focus on the job
Lack of communication

Hey take off the right engine

He said right........ I’ll get the tools

Did he say right or left??