Hi Kachapol,
A/ When is your assignment due?
B/ To what depth do you wish or need to research?
Words, thoughts and phrases for you which may engender further thought
for your assignmnet, before even searching websites:
1/ "Main safety issues for regulators" .. COST. Cost can be measured
as a balance of insurance. That is, affordable safety. That cost has
now increased due to the prevalence of claims due negligence over a
broad array of industries, not just airlines. (Refer Dick Smith before
he departed from CASA). Not so much a cost for the regulators, but for
the airlines. Therefore the issue becomes political within the
balance. It has nothing to do with due care for passengers or airline
staff. It is all about affordability. OH&S (Occupational Horse & S**t)
has reared it's anal sphincter muscles in very recent months in
Australia.
After meeting with a few "experts" regarding ground handling, terminal
fire evacuation procedures etc. some of them say that the most
potential dangerous work area is on any tarmac at an airport. This
point will further your argument in point 3.
Safety issues include: tarmac service personnel approaching an
aircraft prior to the anti-collision beacons being extinguished; ditto
approaching or passing by an engine prior to spool down, regardless of
the status of the beacon; inclement weather airborne and on-ground;
passive long term danger of non-compliance of PPE (Personal protection
equipment) such as earmuffs, high-visibility safety vests and steel
capped boots. In the air: the fact that once airborne, staff and
passengers are encapsulated by time to endure potential or real
threats of others. (You can't just pull over to the side of the road).
2/ Numerous light aircraft crashes; SARS; 9/11 as negatives. The
positives will be found in research on say improved designs of
particularly aircraft engines and maintenance and highlighted
security. Consider also Air Marshalls.
3/ It's now safer to fly I think due to 2 main points. An aircraft
will be rendered unserviceable if it's status does not meet the M.E.L.
(Minimum Equipment List).... and the fact that each aircraft in
controlled airspace is monitored. Compare this to say car usage by
anyone who has a license to drive.
All for now,
Phil |
