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The Occupational Health and Safety of Flight Attendants by Robin F. Griffiths; David M.C. Powell is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Occupational Health and Safety of Flight Attendants about?
In order to perform safety-critical roles in emergency situations, fl ight attendants should meet minimum health standards and not be impaired by factors such as fatigue. In addition, the unique occupational and environmental characteristics of fl ight attendant employment may have consequential occupational health and safety implications, including radiation exposure, cancer, mental ill-health, musculoskeletal injury, reproductive disorders, and symptoms from cabin air contamination. The respective roles of governments and employers in managing these are controversial. A structured literature review was undertaken to identify key themes for promoting a future agenda for fl ight attendant health and safety. Recommendations include breast cancer health promotion, implementation of Fatigue Risk Management Systems, standardization of data collection on radiation exposure and health outcomes, and more coordinated approaches to occupational health and safety risk management. Research is ongoing into cabin air contamination incidents, cancer, and fatigue as health and safety concerns. Concerns are raised that statutory medical certifi cation for fl ight attendants will not benefi t eithe
Who reads The Occupational Health and Safety of Flight Attendants?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Medicine.
- Author
- Robin F. Griffiths; David M.C. Powell
- Publisher
- Aerospace Medical Association
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)