General · Lesson 12 of 40
Human Factors
Why skilled technicians still make errors, how to classify them, the PEAR, SHEL and Swiss cheese models, the Dirty Dozen and their countermeasures, safe shift turnovers, safety culture, and how MEDA and Form 8010-4 support investigation and reporting.
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- Classify a human error by what happened, by intent and as active or latent
- Use the PEAR, SHEL and Swiss cheese models to find the conditions behind an unsafe act
- Recognize each of the Dirty Dozen and name a countermeasure for it
- Brief a complete shift or task turnover
- Explain how safety culture, MEDA and FAA Form 8010-4 help prevent repeat errors