page_title: Environmental causes of aviation stress
section_title: Environmental stressors
hierarchical_section_title: Environmental causes of aviation stress / Environmental stressors
context_page_description: In aviation, a source of stress that comes from the environment is known as an environmental stressor. Stress is defined as a situation, variable, or circumstance that interrupts the normal functioning of an individual and, most of the time, causes a threat. It can be related not only to mental health, but also to physical health.
  Operating in aviation environments brings a combination of stressors that vary in nature and intensity. In the aviation industry, the main environmental stressors are time pressure, workload and overload, fatigue, noise, and temperature. These stressors are interconnected, meaning that the presence of one may cause others to occur. Scientists have studied each stressor to determine how to minimize its effects.
caption: The Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 aircraft involved in the Colgan Air Flight 3407 accident on February 12, 2009.
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