OSHA Regulations in the Aircraft Cabin

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the hazards that exist for aircraft cabin crew in the workplace. It describes the need for implementing OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulations in the aircraft cabin environment. The paper then looks at the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) re-authorization bill which was created with the aim of clearly establishing guidelines for safety in the cabin regarding all issues pertaining to the employee's health, safety, injury and emergency requirements.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Some Potential Hazards
OSHA Enforcement Scheme and Enforcement Issues
Some Notes on the FAA Stand
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"From the facts detailed above it is clear that there exists a danger to the in-flight crew from various defects and hazards of aviation. There is no denying that injuries caused to personnel on account of tripping, falls are the major accidents to crew members is serious. The accident may be caused by slippery floors, tripping over baggage or air turbulence, fire hazards, smoke, or emissions, bacteria and fungal infections, reduced oxygen, low humidity and ozone problems with fumes, altitude and infectious diseases. As such we may say that there is discrimination for the flight crew and legal anomalies affect the enforcement and application. Power struggle and interdepartmental struggle has caused the non implementation of OSHA and it is therefore clear that there exists a need to include cabin crew into the ambit of protection. Since both the responsible agencies have failed to implement the existing regulations, it is suggested that the government form a body separately for the aviation industry. This agency must lay down rules of operation and safety of personnel for all aircraft that is registered with the US, enforcing the rules over the FAA on a statutory basis, rather than an inter-department understanding. That appears to be the only solution to this problem of not including flight staff because of bureaucratic rivalry."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Committee on Air Quality in Passenger Cabins of Commercial Aircraft, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council (2002) "The Airliner Cabin Environment and the Health of Passengers and Crew" The National Academies Press.
• N. A. (2000, Dec) "FAA / OSHA Aviation Safety and Health Team: First Report" Retrieved 8 February, 2008 from http://www2.faa.gov/safety/programs_initiatives/health/ashp/media/faa-osha-report.pdf
• Nagda, Niren Laxmichand. (2000) "Air Quality and Comfort in Airliner Cabins" ASTM International.
• N. A. (2002, Jun) "FAA/OSHA: Aviation Safety and Health Team-Action Plan" Retrieved 8 February, 2008 fromhttp://www.faa.gov/safety/programs_initiatives/health/ashp/media/action-plan.rtf
• N. A. (2007, Jun) "FAA-OSHA Jurisdiction" Retrieved 8 February, 2008 from http://ashsd.afacwa.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=1397

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