Unit 2 p1 Describe different types of health and safety accidents or incidents
that can occur relating to aircraft, other airside and landside hazards
1.1 define health and safety:
In every business you’ll see health and safety policy but what the actual content is I will explain.
There are rules, laws and principles that are made to keep people safe from any injury or disease at
work and in public places. Health is your physical, mental and social well- being while safety is
Show accident statistics at workplaces, at airports and in the air
first statistics regarding accidents that happen in the workplace in general
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh1920.pdf
In the statistic above you see that it is from 2001 to 2020 and also in 2001 the self- reported
workplace for non- fatal injury per 100,000 workers has fell down. Towards 2010- 2019 it kind of
stayed the same.
,second statistics regarding accidents that happen in the airport
https://www.legalexpert.co.uk/peronsal-injury-compensation/belfast-city-airport-accident-claims/
In the statistics above you’ll see that the blue line represents the number of fatal accidents and that
it eventually gets lower. Some years are high and then it gets lower.
third statistics regarding accidents that happen in the air
, https://news.aviation-safety.net/2020/01/01/aviation-safety-network-releases-2019-airliner-
accident-statistics/
As you can see in the statistics from 2019 there are more En route accidents than initial climb. 20
fatal accidents and 283 fatalities, but also you can see the places where and what kinds off aircraft
was involved. The biggest number is march Ethopia.
1.2 describe five different types of health and safety accidents or incidents the accident or incident
statics have to support your description
describe 5 incidents/ accidents
1 aircraft related
American Airlines Flight 587 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy to
Las Americas airport. This Accident happened November 12 2001 two months and one day after the
September 11 attack on the World Trade Center. It spawned fears for another terrorist attack, but
after investigation the unnecessary and excessive rudder inputs from the first officer caused troubles.
Airbus and American Airlines are there still disagreeing on who is responsible for the disaster.
According to American Airlines, Airbus is guilty because the plane had an oversensitive rudder.
Airbus, in turn, claims that American Airlines knew that the rudder of an Airbus A300 work differently
than other aircraft, and should have trained its pilots better on this. On the aircraft 260 passengers
died and 5 people died that were on the ground. You can definitely see in the statistics after 9/11
that can occur relating to aircraft, other airside and landside hazards
1.1 define health and safety:
In every business you’ll see health and safety policy but what the actual content is I will explain.
There are rules, laws and principles that are made to keep people safe from any injury or disease at
work and in public places. Health is your physical, mental and social well- being while safety is
Show accident statistics at workplaces, at airports and in the air
first statistics regarding accidents that happen in the workplace in general
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh1920.pdf
In the statistic above you see that it is from 2001 to 2020 and also in 2001 the self- reported
workplace for non- fatal injury per 100,000 workers has fell down. Towards 2010- 2019 it kind of
stayed the same.
,second statistics regarding accidents that happen in the airport
https://www.legalexpert.co.uk/peronsal-injury-compensation/belfast-city-airport-accident-claims/
In the statistics above you’ll see that the blue line represents the number of fatal accidents and that
it eventually gets lower. Some years are high and then it gets lower.
third statistics regarding accidents that happen in the air
, https://news.aviation-safety.net/2020/01/01/aviation-safety-network-releases-2019-airliner-
accident-statistics/
As you can see in the statistics from 2019 there are more En route accidents than initial climb. 20
fatal accidents and 283 fatalities, but also you can see the places where and what kinds off aircraft
was involved. The biggest number is march Ethopia.
1.2 describe five different types of health and safety accidents or incidents the accident or incident
statics have to support your description
describe 5 incidents/ accidents
1 aircraft related
American Airlines Flight 587 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy to
Las Americas airport. This Accident happened November 12 2001 two months and one day after the
September 11 attack on the World Trade Center. It spawned fears for another terrorist attack, but
after investigation the unnecessary and excessive rudder inputs from the first officer caused troubles.
Airbus and American Airlines are there still disagreeing on who is responsible for the disaster.
According to American Airlines, Airbus is guilty because the plane had an oversensitive rudder.
Airbus, in turn, claims that American Airlines knew that the rudder of an Airbus A300 work differently
than other aircraft, and should have trained its pilots better on this. On the aircraft 260 passengers
died and 5 people died that were on the ground. You can definitely see in the statistics after 9/11
