Influence of Anticipatory Action on Technological Multi-Hazards Management at International Airports in Kenya
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Purpose: Aviation is dynamic and multi-hazards continuously emerge, propelling sustainable development and emergency practitioners to increasingly recognize the need to anticipate and manage multiple, concurrent risks. This study aimed to determine the influence of anticipatory action on technological multi-hazards management at international airports in Kenya.
Materials and Methods: The evaluation research design was employed in this study. The study used a sample size of 285 airport workers selected through stratified random sampling approach at international airports in Kenya. Primary data were collected using questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions, observation checklists, and structured interview protocols. The study used descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics involved measures of mean (average), standard deviation, frequency distributions and percentages. The inferential statistical procedure used in this study was t-test and Newman-Keuls multiple comparisons test using WINKS SDA Software.
Findings: The study found that structural anticipatory measures such as heat and smoke detectors, audio and visual flashing devices, emergency shut down system, emergency alerting system, avian radar and non-structural anticipatory action such as the inspection programme for fire detections influence the management of technological multi-hazards. Conversely, the use of indigenous knowledge, a non-structural anticipatory action, did not exhibit a significant influence in the management of multiple compounding risks.
Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study was informed by the “SHELL Model” which postulates that the person (liveware) represented at the centre of the model is the focus of interest, and has to appear in all the interaction (i.e., liveware-software, liveware-hardware, liveware-environment and liveware-liveware) (ICAO, (2015). This model is used to analyze human factors and system interactions. To airport operators, we recommend adoption of anticipatory measures to enhance management of technological multi-hazards at airports. For policymakers, we propose the formulation of a comprehensive policy framework that encourages the adoption of anticipatory technologies.
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