Hazard identification at airport ground handling locations

Abstract

Elements that participate in operational risk analysis procedures are hazard sources, hazards, and undesirable events. Following the International Civil Aviation Organization, the continuous hazard identification process allows the safety level in civil aviation to be reduced and maintained at an acceptable level or below that level. For hazard detection to be a systemic process, tools are needed to achieve this goal. The main stages of formulating hazards are task assessment, description of hazards, and description of causes. The description of hazards should be prepared based on information about the hazard sources. Brainstorming, engineering knowledge, or checklists can be used to obtain information about the hazard sources in a selected area. Checklists for the areas of analysis are a frequently used tool to identify hazard sources. The safety of air operations begins at the airport and apron. That is why assessing the risk at ground handling workstations is so essential. After analyzing the regulations on the safety of ground handling workers in terms of safety and occupational health and safety, many issues remain unregulated. Ground handling workers are an essential link affecting the safety of air operations. It is important that when starting the performance of their duties, employees are adequately trained, equipped with the necessary tools, and have a good level of well-being so that an accident does not occur. A checklist was developed to determine whether the employee has the appropriate equipment, is adequately trained, and whether his mental and physical health condition allows him to perform his duties. Forms were proposed for the airport equipment operator, airport apron worker, and operations coordination specialist. Declaring a response to the hazard allows the decision on whether or not to allow an employee to work.