Question

Conduct a scholarly literature search of recent peer reviewed articles pertaining to the psychological and physiological effects of vision, noise, illumination, vibration, and daylight as it relates to ergonomic issues and the workplace. Select an article that you find interesting and write a summary of that article. Need the article referenced.

Answer 1

Answer.

‘EVALUATION OF AVIATION MAINTENANCE WORKING ENVIRONMENTS, FATIGUE AND MAINTENANCE ERRORS/ACCIDENTS’ Bosley, G.C., Miller, R.C. & Watson, G ( n.s.)

The given research focused on fatigue in the aviation maintenance environment in order to educate workers on the effects of fatigue and the proper health habits to reduce fatigue and its results, and thus achieve a greater level of transportation safety.
The study addressed the role of environmental factors such as noise, working temperatures, and lighting in influencing the level of fatigue in the aviation staff across the different departments . In addition, background data was collected on lifestyle habits as a control variable which may affect whether an aviation maintenance worker would experience greater fatigue. In addition, sleep recordings were noted in order to establish the magnitude of fatigue in response to the traditional theory of sleep deprivation as a cause of physical stress and fatigue in the body.
Each aviation maintenance specialty was examined to determine whether the working environment differed from other specialty’s working environments in terms of the independent variables.
The findings of the research showed that noise and low illumination appear to be significant factors that may increase fatigue across most aviation maintenance team specialties. Additionally, sleep recordings found that sleep duration was inadequate to maintain alertness and prevent fatigue, and also there were variations in sleep duration between shifts. The study therefore made a significant contribution in u derstanding and controlling he environmental factors which promote better worker performance over time by regulating the onset of fatigue.4 The onset of fatigue and ensuring safety from accidents in a wide variety of occupational pursuits.

Reference:

Bosley, G.C.; Miller, R.C. & Watson, G. ( n.s). ‘ Evaluation Of AviatIon Maintenance Working Environment, Fatigue And Maintenance Errors/ Accidents’

Retrieved on September 12,2018.

https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/maintenance_hf/fatigue/publications/media/article_evaluation_of_aviation_maintenance_working_environments.pdf