Chit Chat Can Kill
Posted by proforma on October 8, 2009
Whether on the job, in the car, or anywhere else where concentration is important, distractions like chatting can result in injury or death. This article is an important reminder to stay focused: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has cited violations of the “sterile cockpit rule” in six airline crashes since 2004. Pilots were chatting — in one case, making chicken noises — before they crashed, in some instances, resulting in fatalities.
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