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M O N D AY, M A R C H 2 1 , 2 0 1 6 N AT C A D A I LY D I S PAT C H 4 Fully Charged is a joint campaign among the FAA, NATCA and PASS. • Respect is a joint campaign among the FAA, NATCA, PASS and AFSCME. Air Traffic Organization Visit our exhibit to learn more and enter to win $250 OF PROFESSIONALISM FOUNDATIONS What do RESPECT in the workplace and maintaining the safety of the National Airspace System have in common? YOU! This week, the collaborative NATCA-FAA efforts to raise awareness of the Foundations of Professionalism in our workplaces begin a new discussion: how to create an environment of mutual dignity, support, and respect among all individuals. We believe that through awareness, education, and meaningful conversations, we can build a supportive workplace culture. As safety professionals, we make critical choices every day and this is no different. By choosing RESPECT for your colleagues, you create a culture of collaboration. And safety and professionalism are a direct result of those actions. We invite you to visit our Foundations of Professionalism booth (407/409) in the exhibition hall to learn more about RESPECT as well as the other programs below in the Foundations of Professionalism, which last year was awarded the U.S. Department of Transportation's prestigious Secretary's Award for Transportation Safety: The Foundations of Professionalism address the all-important aspect of the human component of aviation safety. These programs have helped instill core values of professionalism and personal responsibility to ensure the highest level of safety every day. ✈ A key component of proactive safety management is the Air Traffic Safety Action Program (ATSAP), a non-punitive, voluntary safety-reporting program that is now the largest of its kind in the world. By gathering data directly from controllers and managers, it is credited with hundreds of safety improvements at air traffic control facilities throughout the United States. ✈ Linking safety culture to professional responsibility, Professional Standards has successfully provided an alternative to traditional methods of addressing performance and conduct issues. It fosters an environment that provides training and tools to resolve issues on a peer-to-peer basis. Professional Standards stresses that controllers exhibit professionalism not by simply following the rules, but by continually striving to do more. ✈ Turn Off Tune In has been strongly embraced by the workforce, significantly changing the culture in the operating work environment. Using scientific data and workforce testimonials, the campaign increases awareness and education about the impact of distractions on safety, with a focus on electronic distractions. A distraction-free workplace means controllers and supervisors are in a far better position to make potentially life-saving decisions. ✈ Fully Charged addresses a long-standing safety risk for shift workers – fatigue. Backed by science and data, this initiative provides education to the workforce that directly applies to their daily lives. Through the campaign, the workforce is learning more about personal sleep needs, sleep disorders, how to recognize and deal with fatigue, and the dangers associated with working while fatigued.

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