SAFETY AVIATION MAINTENANCE

Aircraft maintenance work includes inspection and repair of aircraft structures, coatings, and systems in hangars and on the air field. Good training and work practices ensure aircraft and worker safety. If you do the practices of the correct form with the appropiate tool and with the corresponding precaution, you are securing a good job without dangers.

When you work outsite between flights, the most important thing that you need to know it's the danger areas, these are the areas where the power of the engine can hurt you or something worse. When the aircraft is in idle power the safety distance it's less. Another important thing could be the noise area, in idle power this is 20 meters around the engine and in the take off power 50 meters. Inside this distances you need use ear protections to prevent ear damage by noise.



When you are working inside the aircraft, you have to secure that you don't forget anything inside, this could endanger the aicraft and more important, the passengers and tripulation. You always need use special protectors items for differents jobs,this protectors varies with the job task. Bump caps protect you from an accidental collision with an aircraft part. Hard hats protect you from falling objects. Safety glasses, a face shield, and goggles protect your face and eyes, depending on the task and materials. Coveralls and rubber gloves and boots protect your hands and feet from chemicals. Sturdy work gloves protect your hands from cuts and scrapes while steel-toe work boots with non-slip soles protect your toes and decrease the chance of falls. A respirator may be needed to control dusts from grinding and sanding operations. When you are working in the tall aircraft require ladders, platforms, and scaffolds to reach work areas. Follow ladder safety guidelines and use a fall protection harness where required.

Fabrication and repair work requires tools such as welding torches, drills, rivets, or grinders. Properly maintain your tools and follow safety procedures. When moving large, bulky aircraft parts and materials, use assistive devices or get help to make the lift safe. Use good ergonomic practices such as frequent 30-second micro-breaks and job task rotation to prevent fatigue and injury.

When you work with chemicals you need to use gloves and you need to have so much cautions. Aircraft chemicals include lubricants, fuels, coating strippers, paints, and solvents. These can be concentrated and contain hazardous materials. The majority of these chemicals are flammables, so you need move them away spark or ignition.

All the hangars have measurements of actuation for differents dangers. For example the evacuation in case of fire, or how act in case of the fall of a chemical. It's imporant to know these actuations when you start to work in a new place.