The Transition From Event Reports to Measurable Organizational Impact: Workshop Proceedings Report

The Transition From Event Reports to Measurable Organizational Impact: Workshop Proceedings Report

Publication info
Author
Avers KB, Johnson WB, Banks JO, Wenzel B
Category
Enhancing Safety Publications Airworthiness Human Factors
Date of publication
01/03/2014

Collecting, analyzing, and transitioning data into actionable solutions is one of the most critical endeavors in aviation. There are a number of challenges that plague event reporting and analysis. This report describes the top 10 challenges: 1. Overcoming resistance/concerns about event data collection 2. Individual trust 3. Consistency in data analysis 4. Smaller carriers/Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facilities do not dedicate adequate resources to event reports 5. Inefficient use of data from different sources that came in different formats 6. Why fund and promote--what is the return on investment (ROI)? 7. Lack of combined knowledge of human factors and task expertise to interpret data analysis 8. Why report--what's in it for me? 9. Lack of automated report generation 10. Need logical and proven implementation processes The results outlined in this report can be used as a starting place for best practices in incident reporting, analysis, and solution implementation.

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