Special European Workshop to Deal with Human Factors in Airport Safety

HAIFA, Israel, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

The BEMOSA consortium, a Europe-wide research project aimed at improving security in airports, will hold a special workshop for airport safety managers in Brussels on May 15, 2012.

The half-day event will focus on the findings and implications of extensive research conducted in European airports. The workshop will discuss the implications of the human factor on daily airport management and training programs to enhance security decisions by airport employees.

"From BEMOSA's research, it has become clear that the human factor will prove to be more decisive than technology in airport security and even the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognizes that," said the Technion Israel's Prof. Alan Kirschenbaum, a world expert in disaster management and BEMOSA's initiator and coordinator.

"It is here that the wide range of human nature, background, past behaviors and characteristics will play a key role in the decisions made," he added.

At the workshop, specific case studies will be provided together with their implications for airport security operations and aviation regulation in general, and false alarms and manager-employee relations in particular.

The workshop is specifically designed to meet the needs of airport security professionals, airport management officials, human resources and operations personnel, providers of airport security services and technology, providers of airport security training services, public officials and policy makers.

The workshop will be held in the offices of DG Research of the European Commission in Rue du Champs de Mars 21 in Brussels. The event is free of charge, but registration is obligatory.

About BEMOSA

BEMOSA (Behaviour Modelling for Security in Airports) is a Europe-wide research project aimed at improving security in airports through enhancing the capability of airport authority personnel to correctly detect potential security hazards and reduce false alarms.

Co-funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, BEMOSA is developing a behavior model that aims to illustrate how people make security decisions in the face of reality during "normal routine" and crisis situations. This is expected to result in increased security, reduced false alarms and increased profitability.

For more information about BEMOSA and to register for the workshop, visit http://www.bemosa.eu.

Contact

Simon van Dam
Project Manager
BEMOSA
+972-54-4563384
[email protected]

SOURCE The BEMOSA consortium