Research Guides: Cabin Safety: Websites

Websites

Effective briefings for Cabin Operations (Airbus)
A flight operations briefing note from Airbus.
Cabin Decompression Awareness (Airbus)
A flight operations briefing note from Airbus.
Turbulence Threat Awareness (Airbus)
A flight operations briefing note from Airbus.
Skybrary: Cabin Safety
Developed by Eurocontrol, ICAO, Flight Safety Foundation and U.K. Flight Safety Committee, Skybrary focuses on the operational risks of global flight operations for commercial air transport.
SAE database: “Safety considerations of carry-on baggage relating to the emergency evacuation of transport category aircraft"
Society of Automotive Engineers Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) 4072. ERNIE login required.
Boeing Aero Qtr 04.11 Aviation Safety: Evolution of Airplane Interiors
Advancements in the safety and crashworthiness of airplane design.
Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Aircraft Cabin Crewmembers
FAA policy statement concerning implementation of section 829 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, outlining the circumstances in which OSHA requirements apply to aircraft crewmembers.
Federal Register: Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Aircraft Cabin Crewmembers
Summary of comments received by the FAA in response to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Aircraft Cabin Crewmembers.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Health Topics: Airline Industry
Hazards and solutions for ground, gate, ramp, and flight crews.
Cabin Operations Safety: Best Practices Guide 2015 (IATA)
Addresses numerous policies and procedures for cabin crew in normal, abnormal and emergency situations.

EPA Aircraft Drinking Water Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Aircraft Drinking Water Rule (ADWR) ensures that safe and reliable drinking water is provided to aircraft passengers and crew.
Commercial Airplanes Cabin Air Quality (Boeing)
These traveler’s tips deal with the environmental quality of the aircraft cabin.
Commercial Airplanes Cabin Air Systems (Boeing)
How the aircraft cabin air system works.

FAA/AM-02/16
Access-to-Egress: Interactive effects of factors that control the emergency evacuation of naïve passengers through the transport airplane Type-III overwing exit.
FAA/AM-03/15
Access-to-Egress II: Subject management and injuries in a study of emergency evacuation through the Type-III exit.
FAA/AM-04/02
Access-To-Egress III: Repeated Measurement of Factors That Control the Emergency Evacuation of Passengers Through the Transport Airplane Type-III Overwing Exit.
FAA/AM-00/11
Evacuee injuries and demographics in transport airplane precautionary emergency evacuations.
FAA/AM-94/11
A review of computer evacuation models and their data needs.
FAA/AM-81/07
Emergency cabin lighting installations: An analysis of ceiling- vs. lower-cabin-mounted lighting during evacuation trials.
[NTSB] SS 00/01
Emergency Evacuation of Commercial Airplanes
[NTSB] SIR-92/02
Flight Attendant Training and Performance During Emergency Situations
Cabin Operations: Unplanned Ground Evacuation (Airbus)
A flight operations briefing note from Airbus.
Cabin Operations: Planned Ground Evacuation (Airbus)
A flight operations briefing note from Airbus.
Part 25, Subpart D, Section 25.803 “Emergency Evacuation” - Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Federal Aviation Regulation requirements for emergency egress.

FAA/AM-82/07
Crashworthiness studies: Cabin, seat, restraint, and injury findings in selected general aviation accidents
FAA/AM-92/27
Effects of seating configuration and number of type III exits on emergency aircraft evacuation.
FAA/AM-12/18
Civil Aircraft Side-Facing Seat Research Summary
FAA/AM-99/05
Comparison of buckle release timing for push-button and lift-latch belt buckles
FAA/AM-03/09
Human factors associated with the certification of airplane passenger seats: Life preserver retrieval.
FAA/AM-95/20
Alternative methods for flotation seat cushion use.
FAA/AM-90/11
Development of a crashworthy seat for commuter aircraft.

[FAA] Cabin Safety Research Technical Group
The CSRTG is responsible for the identification, prioritizing, planning, and general direction of cabin safety research projects.
Seventh Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference
2013 conference proceedings: scroll down for links to previous conferences.
FAA/AM-85/10
Evaluation of a passenger mask modified with a rebreather bag for protection from smoke and fumes.
FAA/AM-95/08
Aircraft fires, smoke toxicity, and survival: An overview.
Cabin Smoke Awareness (Airbus)
A flight operations briefing note from Airbus.
Managing In-Flight Fires (Airbus)
A flight operations briefing note from Airbus.
Replacing Halon in Fire Protection Systems: a Progress Report (Boeing)
Efforts to find effective replacements for halon in airplane fire-extinguishing and suppression systems are promising, but much work remains.
Fire Protection: Passenger Cabin (Boeing)
A comprehensive systems-level approach in cabin design minimizes fire potential and helps ensure passenger safety.