Operations & Safety

2007 Human Factors Symposium Presentations

 

 

 

19th FAA/ATA International Symposium on Human Factors

in Maintenance and Ramp Operations

 

 

WEDNESDAY, September 5, 2007

 

9:00 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome:

Mr. John (Jay) Hiles, AFS-330, FAA; Symposium "Master of Ceremonies"

 

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Session One: Opening Session

Mr. James Ballough, Director, Flight Standards Service, FAA; Session Moderator

Mr. Nick Sabatini, Associate Administrator, Aviation Safety, FAA

Mr. Mickey Cohen, President and GM, AAR Aircraft Systems Indianapolis - An MRO Perspective on Human Factors and Safety Management Systems

Mr. Ray Marzullo, Vice President, Customer Service, NA, The Boeing Company

 

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Session Two: Challenges and Solutions in Ground Safety

Mr. Mike O’Brien, Director, Program Implementation/Auditing, IATA – IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations

Mr. Sean McHugh, JetBlue – Aircraft Damage: Learning from Investigations

Mr. Gerry McGill, Regional Manager, Ground Safety, Continental Airlines

 

1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Session Three: Human Factors Training Demonstrations

Dr. Bill Johnson, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, FAA; Session Creator and Moderator

Mr. Hank Schaeffer, Manager, Maintenance Standards and Regulatory Affairs, Alteon Training

Mr. Jerry Allen, Director, Baines-Simmons Americas

Mr. Richard Komarniski, President, Grey Owl Aviation Consultants Inc.

Mr. Vangelis Demosthenous, Training Consultant, Trinity College-University of Dublin

Mr. Rene Lalumiere, Aviation Consultant, Safety Training Services Inc.

 

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Session Four: Labor and Management Views on Ground Safety Issues
                         
Mr. Rudy Quevedo, Director of Safety – North American Airlines, Moderator

Ms. Kim McDaniel, Manager, Corporate Safety, Southwest Airlines - Labor and Management Views on Ground Safety

Mr. Mike Neville, Safety Coordinator, Transport Workers Union – American Airlines -

  Ramp Safety - From a Ramp Worker's Perspective

 

 

THURSDAY, September 6, 2007

9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Session Five: Voluntary Reporting and Just Culture

Mr. Basil Barimo, VP, Operations and Safety, ATA; Session Chairperson

The Honorable Robert L. Sumwalt, III, Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board

Mr. David Marx, President, Outcome Engineering

Dr. Manoj Patankar, Dean of Engineering, St. Louis University – The FAA Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)

 

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Session Six: Safety Management Update

Mr. Steven Smith, Manager, Air Traffic Safety Oversight, FAA – FAA Safety Management Systems (SMS)

Mr. Gordon Dupont, President, System Safety Services – Training for a Safety Management System; Training for SMS (Handout) 

Mr. Craig Amadeo, General Manager, Quality Assurance and Compliance Systems, Delta Air Lines – Implementation of an SMS into an ATOS Environment

Dr. Gary Eiff, Chief Executive Officer, RSBP – Multi-Phased SMS

 

1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Session Seven: Multi-Topic

Mr. David Cann, Manager, Aircraft Maintenance Division, FAA – FAA Historical View of Maintenance Human Factors

Dr. Mike Maddox, Senior Scientist, HumanCentric – The New HF Guide for Aviation Maintenance

Mr. Guy Schroeder, Director of Ground Safety, Continental Airlines – Operator's Manual, Human Factors in Airport Operations 

 

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Session Eight: Equipment Design for Safe Maintenance and Ground Operations

Mr. Nick Heemskerk, Manager, Global Product Development, FMC Technologies Airport Systems - Equipment Design for Safe Ground Operations

Mr. Paul Borton, Manager, Sales & Marketing, Tronair - Hydraulic Fluid Handling, Filtration and Sampling; Towbar and Jack Maintenance

 

 

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