SAM 189 | Communications Overload
SAMatters Radio
English - December 05, 2017 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsEducation Science firedepartment firefighting firstresponder humanfactors incidentcommand safety situationalawareness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In reading casualty reports you will often see issues related to communications as a contributing factor. Miscommunications, lack of communications or too much radio traffic (to include overloaded radio channels) are often cited. It is the last of these issues I want to address. There is an inherent cognitive consequence from too much communications that can impact situational awareness. Essentially, you can stop listening… and it doesn’t happen on purpose.
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Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
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