The profession of fire fighting has been long recognized as a dangerous, complex and high-risk occupation. It has been only in the past 25 years, however, that any quantitative data have been ...

Perhaps the best place to open a discussion about critical decision-making would be to mention the three "decision outcome avenues" that CRM identifies. The best accident that we can experience is, of ...

Amtrak has a new Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer, and he is a former chief safety officer at both Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines. The Jan. 9 appointment of Ken Hylander ...

Real-world research has shown, for the first time, that the theory of effective crew resource management makes an ‘invaluable contribution’ to the safety and efficiency of police air support in ...

On March 21, 1977, Captain Jacob Van Zanten was the poster boy for all that was good in airline flying. Captain Van Zanten was the Chief Pilot for KLM, and had over 30 years of experience. He was ...

FlightSafety International has developed a crew resource management training course designed specifically for helicopter operations. The scenario-based training program covers human factors, teamwork, ...

This course in CRM (Crew Resource Management) complies with EU‐OPS. This course is divided into 12 sections: 1. Introduction. 2. Understanding the Human Factor. 3 ...

King Schools released a new online Crew Resource Management (CRM) course. The course focuses on effective communication and teamwork to improve safety and reduce stress in the cockpit. It provides ...

An estimated 15 million Americans suffer from medical errors in hospitals and miscommunication is the most common cause of these errors, according to a Sheridan Healthcare blog post. Some hospitals ...