Security: Aviation Security Human Factors

6.6 Aviation Security Human Factors

The Aviation Security Human Factors Program ensures that security systems are operating at peak effectiveness and efficiency. The program accomplished this by enhancing operator performance and addressing systems integration issues for new and emerging technologies. Outcomes of this research include methods to improve operator selection, training, and performance monitoring. Research also identifies ways to enhance equipment design to accommodate constraints due to manpower, training, human factors engineering, health, and safety considerations.

The goals of human factors research are to identify major system deficiencies, to make recommendations for resolving deficiencies, and to optimize screener performance. The objects of the program include reducing aircraft fatalities and decreasing catastrophic financial loss from a sabotaged plane.

Products developed to address human factors issues include:

Screener selection testing
Computer-based training
Threat-image projection
Screener Readiness Testing
Computer-based training modules for screener checkpoint remedial and recurrent training
Functional requirements for screener selection, training, and performance monitoring for emerging detection technologies
Determination of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for emerging detection technologies
Selection tests, training, and performance monitoring techniques for emerging technologies
Elevated Podium for Integrated Checkpoint Security Supervision (EPICSS)
Development and testing of threat resolution procedures, using multiple technologies.

Aviation Security Human Factors Research Center, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport

Aviation Security Human Factors Research Center, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport

FAA POC:
Dr. Eric C. Neiderman
609-485-4360
neide@tc.faa.gov

NASA Headquarters Responsible Official: Code R
Curator: SAIC Information Services
http://www.aerospace.nasa.gov