Incident and accident theory in U.S. Jets safety compliance

¶ … Accident Theories

US Jets remains committed firmly to safety-first policy that includes compliance with all pertinent regulations. As the primary aviation regulatory body in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controls air traffic and maintains nationwide safety standards. In fact, California codes of regulations are drafted, issued, and enforced in conjunction with the FAA (California Code of Regulations, n.d.). Therefore, complying with the FAA will consistently be the number one concern of our company when it comes to the design and manufacture of mid-sized private jets.

Incident and accident theory

As extensions of human factors theory, incident and accident theory introduces additional elements such as ergonomic traps, which are related to management failure, as well as the conscious or unconscious personal errors that can lead to accidents (Cleveland State University Work Zone Safety and Efficiency Transportation Center, n.d.). Likewise, Heinrich's domino theory suggests that accidents do not happen as isolated incidents but as part of a causal chain of events. Safety professionals can use incident and accident and domino theories to predict, regulate, recognize, control, and mitigate hazards.

Justification of my selection

Incident and accident theory, combined with domino theory, encourages us to examine every level of the supply chain, as we are responsible for the quality of materials coming to us from manufacturers. Any lapse in quality control at this stage would be viewed as a human error and a management error. Once materials have been cleared, all procedural health and safety regulations need to be followed. Mistakes are made when workers fail to comply with health and safety standards, such as by not wearing protective gear or being overworked and careless when operating equipment. Likewise, carelessness, failure to monitor equipment, or failure to monitor personnel can lead to defects in the manufacturing process. Similarly, a lack of controls in the design department could cause serious design flaws in our products, which would at best lead to an FAA fine but at worst, cause human casualties.

Conclusions

To comply fully with and even surpass FAA regulations for aircraft safety, U.S. Jets is committed to applying incident and accident theory within a domino effect framework. Each stage of the development process, from design to final product testing, needs to be strictly monitored. Redundancies provide a solid and reliable means of preventing human error. Similarly, incident/accident theory emphasizes the importance of ergonomic workspaces and intelligent organizational culture and design to foster safety. Using incident/accident and domino theory will allow our management team to supervise all stages of the design and development of our products, ensuring that mistakes are avoided. The construction of our robust mid-sized private jets can be error-free if we eliminate all weak links, monitor processes, procedures, and materials, and ensure compliance with FAA regulations at every step of manufacturing.