Workload and Stressors

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Workload &
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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Literature review...............................................................................................................................2
Swiss cheese model...........................................................................................................................8
Concluding statement...........................................................................................................................9
References...........................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
The workload is the extent of work done by the entity in the provided period or a regular
extent of work managed by the entity at the specific in a stand of the time. The volume of
performance managed by the entity provides an approximation of the efficacy and work of
that entity. The more amount of workload sometimes causes workload stress. Stress on the
workplace can perform different origins or come from only one factor of worker’s
accountabilities. Its influences are far reaching the workload stress can affect both employers
and the workers. The economy is presently on the increase; however, job security was not
certain in not-so-distant years. Downsizing, mergers, bankruptcies, layoffs happen in
different industries and organisations of every type; this means larger alterations for
employees. The workplace stress sometimes confused with the challenge, which encourages
the workers to gain knowledge and masters in new skills or abilities (Sexton, Thomas, and
Helmreich, 2000). In this literature, the importance of workload and stressors within the
aviation discussed, by reviewing different research articles.
Literature review
According to (Alam, 2016) techno-stress is the one of the main factor of pressure and stress
among the pilots. They further revealed that flying work is among the most pressurised and
stressful occupations. With several passengers on boarding, cruising at precisely high speed
and height, continually monitoring tool panel, enclosed by multifaceted avionics, and refined.
Flight panels, load tables, petroleum planning, climate constraints, antisocial flight timetables
and initial starts and late endings are how the place of work of air team looks like. At the
Mach 2, the cockpit of the fighter jet is equally more challenging as they carrying weapons
and armaments, added tools for accurate target attainment and multi-tasking (Alam, 2015).
The overnight aircraft makes pilots fewer likely to notice stimuli in their pictorial field and

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they are fewer approachable to flight threats. Fauscette, & Perry (2014) Also supported that
fact that technology related stress is also affecting the job performance of pilots.
According to Wickens (2002), Task organisation related to psychological workload, as the
opposing demands of jobs for attention surpass the operator’s incomplete sources. A pilot
study conducted by Chandramohan (2008), suggested that Cognitive pressure is distinct
accurately as the type of the task offered to the worker e.g. extreme cockpit workload or
improper knowledge on which some serious choices must be attained like landing in unclear
visibility or flopping of ground aids. He also revealed that emotional stress or pressure, on the
other side, is biased in nature. Its special effects are profoundly interpreted by orientation to
the history of life and character of the individual under stress or pressure and its
concentration quantifiable by the strain shaped.
Aviators are disposed to face physical and mental exhaustion because of the noise in cabin,
vibration, changes in pressure, extended flight periods, uneven functioning times and
deficiency of sleep or sleeplessness caused by the above mentioned reasons, though fatigue
extremely can disturb the flight processes of pilots. The seriousness of aviators tiredness
indications are likewise contingent on the altitude of flight, which can be separated into three
different levels: symptomless level (an altitude underneath 3000 m), compensatory level
(3000–5000 m) and dangerous level (above 7000 m). At the dangerous level the pilots
experiences more pressure.
Lee (2010) specified that in order to decrease the workload and pressure that can lead to
humanoid mistakes, it is extremely suggested to sensibly inspect the influence of new flight
processes on the pilot workload or pressure earlier they are applied. In totalling, safety
problems related to growth in the directional airspace must be measured in relation to pilot
work presentation, workload, and pressure.