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concerns that workers’ compensation claims would be unsuccessful; and
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a desire to protect crews' jobs.
61 See Submission 24, FAAA and Ansett Australia, Evidence, 2 November 2000.
62 Submission 14A, AFAP, p 6; see also Submission 16, Mrs Robin May, p 1. NJS in a supplementary submission to the inquiry detailed how confidential reports of fume incidents can be submitted to both the company and the ATSB, Submission 23A, NJS, p 1-2. This issue was further discussed by Captain Siebert during a public hearing held on 10 April 2000, NJS, Evidence, 10 April 2000, pp 207-208. During the public hearing on 10 April 2000 NJS attacked the credibility of AFAP in its criticism of NJS made during the inquiry, see NJS, Evidence, 10 April 2000, pp 210-211.
63 Confidential submissions and AFAP
2.66 For example, one confidential submission to the inquiry argued that the attitude of Workcover authorities and airlines to the effect of fumes on aircrew while flying “… will ensure that virtually no pilot will come forward to report aircraft fume incidents or associated health problems and therefore probably allowing a safety hazard to occur.”64
2.67 Mr Clive Phillips, a former employee of the Bureau of Air Safety Investigation, now incorporated in the ATSB, told the inquiry that:
I asked around on the Internet and through airline and union connections if anybody who had any concerns about the fumes, oil mist and fog, as it was determined that it was in aircraft, could please contact me. I was quite overwhelmed by the number of people who did. I was also overwhelmed by the number who wished to remain totally anonymous and did not want their names and phone numbers put on any files. There definitely seemed to be a reluctance to formally report these incidents …65
2.68 However, in contrast to this view, National Jet Systems Pty Ltd (NJS) claimed in April 2000 it had received very few approaches concerning the issue of air quality on board its BAe 146 aircraft:
… we have never had an approach by the FAAA, the AFAP, our own pilots’ body or any group of employees within our company about this issue (fumes on the BAe 146). The reports that we have had on this issue have all come through our safety reporting system. …
… we have never, in a nine-year history, had technical matters raised by the AFAP with National Jet. …
… the National Jet Systems Pilot Group … have not raised cabin air quality with National Jet Systems.66
2.69 The Committee is particularly concerned that some serious fume events are not reported even though it is clear from applicable aviation regulations, CASA publications and operators’ internal manuals that such occurrences should be reported.
2.70 The ‘no blame’ anonymous reporting system used by operators, as well as the Ansett reporting system, means there should be a consequential improvement in reporting of future incidents.
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