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Airline Passenger Security Screening New Technologies and Implementation Issues (1996) / Chapter Skim
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... presence of metallic weapons and other dangerous materi- These potential improvements to current screening tech als. To address current security requirements, the FAA is nologies, as well as new technologies that meet anticipated examining new technologies designed to enhance the ef- future screening requirements, have technical features that festiveness of existing screening procedures.
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... The temporary intensification of security screening procedures, such as the procedures instituted in response to threats to air travel security at New York airports, appear to have been received by air carriers and the traveling public with little clamor. Because of the strong relationship between public acceptance and the perception of risk, the panel believes the FAA should make this link explicit in a strategy for implementing new passenger screening technologies.
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... Technologies to Address Future Passenger Screening Requirements The trade-off between technology performance and public acceptance is an issue for all technological improvements in airport security screening. Any changes to the now-familiar metal-detection portals will cause concerns over health effects, the invasion of privacy, and passenger convenience.
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... The panel concluded that the levels of radiation exposure required for image production are insignificant compared to the levels experienced during many other common activities, including airplane flights. Therefore, health concerns associated with imaging technologies have more to do with the perception among certain segments of the population, such as frequent travelers or pregnant women, that these radiation levels are harmful.
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... To aid air carriers and screening companies in selecting, training, and motivating passenger screening personnel and to provide direction on the use of ergonomics in designing security-screening equipment, the panel recommends that the FAA accelerate its program in human factors. The program can assist in developing effective measurements of operator performance, determining the optimal allocation of functions in new systems during development, and integrating research on operator ergonomics, selection, training, and motivation into the explosives-detection program.
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  • security screening
  • public acceptance

  • screening procedures
  • current screening
  • sample collection
  • traveling public
  • operator performance

  • screening equipment
  • screening personnel
  • successful implementation
  • specific threats
  • public education

  • current technologies
  • public reactions
  • technological improvements
  • security personnel
  • air travel

  • aviation security
  • screening process
  • airport security
  • human body
  • threat objects

  • screening technology
  • threat items
  • metallic weapons
  • explosive materials
  • international flights


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