Section 1
To meet the Agency's stated goal of reducing and/or eliminating safety events within the National Airspace System (NAS), the Parties agree that events resulting from human factors can be mitigated. The continuous operation of the NAS and the associated impact on the employees who work within that system serve to reinforce the importance of human factors considerations in the operation of the Agency's facilities. In support of this effort, the Agency has established an ATO Human Performance Program that considers, at a minimum, Fatigue Risk Management, Human Factors, and Health and Wellness.
Section 2
The Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) may collect any and all data regarding human factors/causal factors associated with safety events. The ATO Human Performance Program may initiate, contract, or conduct studies of employees associated with human factors (e.g. fatigue, workload).
Employee participation in accordance with this Section shall be voluntary and no individual names will be recorded in the database. Interviews shall be conducted in a secure, confidential, closed-door setting so that employees feel comfortable. Any study conducted under this Article shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 49 of this Agreement.
Section 3
The Union may designate a national representative(s) to the ATO Human Performance Program in accordance with the provisions of Article 114 of this Agreement.