Health and Safety of Aircrew: A Critique of the National and International Debates

Authors

  • Colin Boyd The University of Auckland
  • Felicity Lamm The University of Auckland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/lew.v0i0.1211

Abstract

There are a number of current debates about the enforcement of occupational health and safety of aircrew and about their levels of injury and illness. The impetuses for these debates are the regulatory reforms of occupational health and safety taking place in both New Zealand and overseas. This paper aims to provide an informed response to this discourse on the health and safety of aircrew by drawing on a number of sources. The paper presents a critique of the legislation governing the health and safety of aircrew and of the industry's response to possible legislative reforms. The paper also analyses civil aviation safety practices both nationally and internationally, and will argue that civil aviation authorities are not necessarily the best agencies to enforce and promote occupational health and safety in the airline industry.

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Author Biographies

Colin Boyd, The University of Auckland

Department of Management and Employment Relations

Felicity Lamm, The University of Auckland

Department of Management and Employment Relations

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Published

2002-12-13