The University Research Institute on traffic and Road Safety (INTRAS), and the Institute of Biomechanics (IBV), and the Spanish Association of Aviation Psychology (AEPA) have signed a collaboration agreement to study ways to improve the working conditions of professionals of aviation. This cooperation allows to study, from different angles, future contributions that result in a consolidated flight safety and health of its employees.
The INTRAS is an interdisciplinary research center of the University of Valencia that collaborates in this initiative from its experience advising in issues such as road safety and traffic accidents, primarily from the perspective of human factors and driver behavior in interaction with the vehicle, as experts in field studies and evaluation naturalist.
The IBV is an expert in the use of methodologies that allow to measure and interpret the objective information provided by the users of a product or service, with the aim to improving it, taking into account the needs, preferences and expectations of these users. Also has experience in the study of non-invasive technologies for measuring fatigue while driving, through certain variables and physiological signals of who is driving.
The measuring of physiological signals of aviation professionals can be especially useful to obtain objective and detailed information on the response of the body subjected to fatigue or stress situations. “The agreement will help to evaluate the identified work conditions for these professionals as more stressful or those situations in which they suffer more fatigue and provide solutions that optimize the interaction in their workplace”, explains José Solaç, director of Market Innovation in Automotive and Transports of the IBV.
AEPA is a professional association of Aviation Psychologists and experts in Human Factors that will bring its extensive knowledge of the interaction between pilots and other aviation professionals, from the point of view of the human factor with the objective to enhancing and optimizing safety and health of people involved in aviation.
Last update: 24 de january de 2013 11:34.
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