Organizational contradictions between safety and security – Perceived challenges and ways of integrating critical infrastructure protection in civil aviation

Pettersen, Kenneth; Bjørnskau, Torkel

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2014.04.018

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“…A surprising example of this may be a possible reliability drift related to the redesign and restructuring of the Norwegian civil aviation systems following the last decade of new security regulations. In this restructuring, motivated by European demands for security, implications for practices that support reliability do not seem to have been assessed, although research has indicated that the introduction of new security regulations in Norway has had an impact on communication and information sharing among personnel at airports (Pettersen and Bjørnskau, 2015).…”

Section: Limits To Drift Managementmentioning

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Drift, adaptation, resilience and reliability: Toward an empirical clarification

Pettersen

Schulman

2019

Safety Science

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Section: Limits To Drift Managementmentioning

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Drift, adaptation, resilience and reliability: Toward an empirical clarification

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Schulman

2019

Safety Science

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“…The decisions on whether to implement risk-reducing measures are often a result of quantitative probability assessments and cost-benefits assessments. In aviation, for example, safety risks are most often known and connected to the regular characteristics of the system (e.g., engine failure, fatigue and misunderstandings) and are possible to localize due to continuous experimentaland experience-based learning within civil aviation (Pettersen and Bjørnskau 2015) Conversely, security involves the threats to which organizations are exposed. Security risks are not necessarily directly linked to the production of an organization, and are, therefore, less controllable from an organizational perspective (Petersen 2014).…”

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“…The symbolic aspects of security risks such as terrorism also influence which counterterrorism measures are seen as relevant and which assets should be protected. While flight safety is organized to deal with experiences and fears related to technical reliability, human performance, and the organizational robustness of the aviation sector, aviation security is contingent upon being organized to protect against malicious perpetrators as well as the public's fear of their existence (Pettersen and Bjørnskau 2015). This makes the goals and the institutional logics of protection between security and safety very different.…”

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The Conceptual and Scientific Demarcation of Security in Contrast to Safety

Jore

2017

Eur J Secur Res

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Increased focus on protection from terrorism, espionage, cybersecurity and other malicious crimes has led to increased academic interest in the topic of security, especially in risk and safety studies. This article aims to investigate the conceptual and scientific demarcation of security in contrast to safety, and discuss the status of security as an independent science. Security is a multifaceted concept and academic definitions often distinguish security from safety in terms of intentionality. However, intentionality also plays a part in safety research thus this is not a sufficient parameter for distinguishing the two fields. The dichotomy of nonmalicious versus malicious is suggested as a means for differentiation. A new definition of security that incorporates elements associated with the current security research field is proposed. Security can be defined as the perceived or actual ability to prepare for, adapt to, withstand, and recover from dangers and crises caused by people's deliberate, intentional, and malicious acts such as terrorism, sabotage, organized crime, or hacking. The conclusion is that before security can be established as an independent discipline, it is necessary to determine what concepts and theories are related to the field, what levels of and objects in society should be included, in addition to the interrelationships and interdependencies with other disciplines.

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“…In fact the main contributor to aircraft maintenance is human who the aircraft maintenance personnel are. The work of aircraft maintenance personnel obviously is vital to the safety and economic viability of airlines operations [1]. Aviation safety must not be compromised by inadequate maintenance.…”

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The contributions of human factors on human error in Malaysia aviation maintenance industries

Padil

Said

Azizan

2018

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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Abstract. Aviation maintenance is a multitasking activity in which individuals perform varied tasks under constant pressure to meet deadlines as well as challenging work conditions. These situational characteristics combined with human factors can lead to various types of human related errors. The primary objective of this research is to develop a structural relationship model that incorporates human factors, organizational factors, and their impact on human errors in aviation maintenance. Towards that end, a questionnaire was developed which was administered to Malaysian aviation maintenance professionals. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach was used in this study utilizing AMOS software. Results showed that there were a significant relationship of human factors on human errors and were tested in the model. Human factors had a partial effect on organizational factors while organizational factors had a direct and positive impact on human errors. It was also revealed that organizational factors contributed to human errors when coupled with human factors construct. This study has contributed to the advancement of knowledge on human factors effecting safety and has provided guidelines for improving human factors performance relating to aviation maintenance activities and could be used as a reference for improving safety performance in the Malaysian aviation maintenance companies.

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Organizational contradictions between safety and security – Perceived challenges and ways of integrating critical infrastructure protection in civil aviation

Cited by 50 publications

References 12 publications

Drift, adaptation, resilience and reliability: Toward an empirical clarification

Drift, adaptation, resilience and reliability: Toward an empirical clarification

The Conceptual and Scientific Demarcation of Security in Contrast to Safety

The contributions of human factors on human error in Malaysia aviation maintenance industries

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