The Pros And Cons Of Maintenance Technicians

Members of the American public who utilize commercial aviation are most familiar with airport staff such as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel, airline gate agents, flight attendants and pilots. These professions are only a fraction of careers within the aviation industry. Additional jobs the public may not be aware of include ramp service personnel, re-fueling personnel, maintenance technicians and food service personnel; each of these positions has a certain level of associated risk. Considering my background in military aviation, I believe that maintenance technicians are exposed to the highest level of risk. This hypothesis will either be proved or discredited by research data obtained from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Maintenance technicians are exposed to numerous risks and have a high probability of injury compared to other professions. Mechanics come into close contact with various chemicals, many of
According to the analyzed information, the most hazardous job in aviation between the years 2010 and 2013 is ramp personnel. These results discredit my initial hypothesis about aircraft mechanics have the most hazardous profession in aviation. It is no astonishment to discover that ramp personnel are most frequently injured. There certainly is a sizeable amount of risk involved with that particular job due to the hectic environment they operate in. I personally believe that the number of injuries and fatalities is extremely high for ramp personnel because of insufficient training. Pilots, aircrews and maintenance technicians are also on the ramp for a short period of time compared to ramp personnel. Statistically, this increases the odds of an accident and assists my comprehension of the results even more. Maintenance technicians did come in close second, followed by equipment operators in third