NTL Record

Title	“Operation Workload”: A Study of Passenger Energy Expenditure during an Emergency Evacuation
Record ID	39532
Personal Name Creator	Higgins, E.A.; Vant, James H.B.
Corporate Creator	Civil Aeromedical Institute
Corporate Contributor	United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
Publisher	Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date	19890300
Language	English
Abstract	In an earlier study at the Civil Aeromedical Institute, workloads were determined for passengers during an emergency evacuation. The evacuation tests were conducted in an orderly manner and were suggested as representative of a moderate workload. The current study is a continuation and amplification of that study and utilizes similar techniques for determining workload. In this study, passengers were required to avoid aircraft aisles and to traverse over seat backs to the exit in order to simulate a maximum effort which might be anticipated in an emergency. Thus, maximum workload could be estimated more realistically. This information is necessary to formulate qualification requirements for passenger protective breathing equipment. Recommended values proposed in the first study should be modified.
Rosap ID	dot:21313
Rosap URL	https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21313
TRT Terms	Air transportation crashes; Evacuation; Passengers; Workload; Smoke; Breathing apparatus; Heart rate; Respiratory system; Testing; Human subject testing
General Subjects	Aircraft accidents; Airplanes--Evacuation; Smoke; Breathing apparatus; Heart beat; Respiration; Physical fitness--Testing
Classification	NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness
Geographical Coverage	United States
Report Number	DOT/FAA/AM-89/5
Resource type	Tech Report
URL	https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39500/39532/AM-89-05.PDF
Format	PDF
Database	NTL Digital Repository