HAI Safety Committee Ignited

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HAI Safety

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What is an

Ignite

Presentation?

• Speaker has no control over the

advancement of slides.

• Slides advance every 15 seconds.

• Each presenter will have 5 minutes

to discuss their 20 slides.

• Speakers will try to keep up with

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HAI Safety Committee

The primary objective of the Safety Committee is to improve hazard and risk identification, assessment and mitigation, with the result of eliminating

accidents and fatalities in the helicopter industry. The Committee seeks to advise and educate the helicopter industry on safety issues.

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HAI Safety Committee

• The HAI Safety Committee represents a wide

cross section of helicopter applications within the overall industry.

• All segments face different safety concerns specific

to their unique area of operation.

• This presentation will highlight 8 of these

specialized segments within the helicopter industry.

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HAI Safety Committee

This presentation will introduce safety concerns from the following disciplines within the helicopter industry:

– Off Shore

– Air Medical (EMS)

– Firefighting

– Heavy Lift

– Utilities/Powerline/Pipeline

– Law Enforcement

– Training

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OFFSHORE

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RCEME

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Our first segment covers

Off Shore Operations

Presented by

Dale Farr

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OFF SHORE

Operations

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Offshore Helidecks

HSAC CAP 437

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….in sometimes very tight quarters

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Safety hazards for the crew: -Loading/unloading patients -Seated in cramped quarters -Infectious Diseases

-Bloodborne pathogens -Vomit

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AERIAL FIRE FIGHTING

Safety Awareness

Safety Ignite HAI 2015

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The use of

aircraft

and other aerial

resources to combat

wildfires

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Dale Farr Type One Helicopters “Heavy”

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Dale Farr Type Two Helicopters “Medium”

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Dale Farr Type Three Helicopters “Light”

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Dale Farr Single Engine Air Tanker “SEAT”

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Dale Farr Medium Air Tanker’s

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Dale Farr Heavy Air Tankers

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Dale Farr

Monitor daily briefings for use Can be hard to see and avoid

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Dale Farr

Airspace De-confliction

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Dale Farr

Communication’s

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Dale Farr Fuel, distance, altitude, topography, water or retardant?

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Dale Farr

Ground Crews

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Dale Farr

• Attend the daily Brief

• Weather

• Fire Behavior?

• Airspace?

• Mission?

• Radio Frequencies?

• Who else is Flying?

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Dale Farr Updated Load Calculation

 + or - 1000’ Alt Change

 + or – 5 Deg Temp Change

 Equipped weight changes

 Crew Weight changes

 Fuel load changes

Prevention

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Dale Farr Maintain Situational Awareness

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Dale Farr

Maintain Positive Radio Communication Confirm Visual Identification

When in Doubt? Don’t Drop!

Go-arounds are Good

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Dale Farr

Be Professional

Know your Limitations Manage the Risk

Practice Safety Every Time Enjoy Your Job

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Power Line, Construction and Patrol

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Power Line, Construction and Patrol

• The use of helicopters to construct, maintain and patrol power lines.

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Challenges

• Flying in the

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Challenges

• Flying in the critical area of the Height Velocity Chart. ( Living on the wrong side of the Dead Man’s Curve)

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Solutions

• When able, plan missions with as much advanced notice as reasonably possible.

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Solutions

• When possible, conduct a ground and aerial survey of the job site.

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Solutions

• Conduct advance meeting with customers to discuss expectations and capabilities of both Helicopter crews and customers.

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Solutions

• Ensure you have all the equipment needed.

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Solutions

• Conduct thorough safety

briefing at the site, at the beginning of each

day, and/or phase of the job.

• Empower each and

every worker with the ability and comfort

needed to stop the job at any point they feel

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Solutions

• Do not hurry.

• The helicopter is already saving time, or making the job more efficient.

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Solutions

• Use the right people in the right locations to ensure that communication flows.

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Solutions

• Have trained personnel inspect all external loads prior to lifting.

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Solutions

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Solutions

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Solutions Summary

• Give the job your all.

• All necessary: Resources, Time, Effort, Attention, Respect

• In this helicopter application no one is dying, unless we fail to do our job safely.

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Come Home

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Mike Cannon

Construction Heavy Lift

Safety

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• Aircraft Control • Obstacle Clearances • Entanglement • Additional Equipment • Rigging

External Loads

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Vertical

Referenc

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Max Gross Weight

Typical Weight & Balance

Max Gross: 13,000 Ramp Weight: - 8,500 Available Payload = 4,500 Weight of the load = 4,480

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“Dead Man’s Curve”

95% of operations occur here

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Congested Areas

• People & Property hazards • Limited landing options

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Set Crew

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Very

Limited

Options

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few…or the one - Spock

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Learning the HARD way

Try Something _{Mistake ?}

GOOD

BAD

Have you made this mistake

before ? YES

YES

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Experienced Crews

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Plan, Plan, Plan… execute

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Stay FOCUSED and CALM

under pressure

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Triple check EVERYTHING

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Train Safety and

Training Safely

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 Collegiate and Industry Partnership  Private, Individual or Mom & Pop

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 Accidents Data (IHST CY 2001)

 174 US Registered Helicopter Accidents in 2001  17% (29 Missions) Due to Flight Training

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 Accidents Resulting From…

 Fatigue

 Instructor’s Inability to Make Corrective Action in a

Timely Manner

 Poor or Lack of Judgment  Inexperience

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 Lack of Safety Education and Training to Students &

Instructors

 Basic SMS Education & Training

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 Increased Turn Over

 Experienced

Instructors Move On

 Low to Medium Level

Experienced Instructors (500 – 1000 Hours)

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 Allowing Student to “Go Too Far”

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 Identification of Positive Aircraft Control (Positive

Exchange of Controls)

 Lack of Proper CRM Training  Lack of Proper SRM Training

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 Operations Tempo  Leads to Fatigue

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 Incorporate Safety Education into Ground

School, Pre/Post Briefings, Initial or Recurrent Training.

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 Standardized Initial Instructor Training

 Continuous Safety and Operational Education  Operations Manuals, Maneuver Guides, etc.

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 Initiate “Go ‘round” More Frequently

 Stop Maneuver After One Correctable Mistake  Teach Maneuver/Procedure on SIM (or chair

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 Require Duty Day Limit

 Provide Fatigue Risk Management Tools  Emphasis Safety Training OVER Flight

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 Helicopter Specific Flight Instructor Refresher

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 Requirements for SMS or Other Safety Training

 Part 121

 Part 135…coming  Part 141…coming

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 Integrate Safety Into Training  One Correctable Mistake

 Understand and Mitigate Fatigue  Standardize Training

 Pass on Knowledge (Not Tribal Knowledge –

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Train Safety and

Training Safely

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HAI Safety Ignite 2014

LAW

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CEME

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Airborne Law Enforcement

Safety Awareness

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History

Airborne Law Enforcement has been around many years in different forms

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History

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History

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Airborne Law Enforcement Missions

The use of aircraft to assist ground units in various missions

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UAV’s Useful for Law Enforcement

• Inspect suspicious vehicle, inspect suspicious object • Inspect otherwise inaccessible objects/structures • Locate threats, follow individuals on foot

• Document area for planning during incident

– Entry points and escape routes

– Locations of hostages, threats and trapped civilians

• Document incident location for evidence • Crime deterrent

• Note: Useful for organizations currently with or without manned aviation units

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Patrol / Ground Support

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Patrol Duties / Responsibilities

• The Pilot and Tactical Flight Officer (TFO) both have duties during patrol missions:

• Pilot- focus attention to flying the aircraft • TFO- variety of duties to include:

– Police radio communications

– Visual scanning/keeping suspect(s) in sight

– Operation of FLIR, Searchlight, NVG’s, moving map system

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SWAT Missions

Are the repelling Officer’s in harms way due to this drop location?

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Hoist Operations

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Dive Team / Water Rescue

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Challenges / Risks

Inadvertent IMC

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Challenges / Risks

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Challenges / Risks

Training

Accidents-• Law Enforcement Industry is not immune from training accidents

– Emergency Procedures Flight Training – SWAT Team

– Dive Team – Hoist Ops

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Solutions

• Instrument

Training-– Instrument Rating

– Bi-Annual Refresher Training – MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY!

• Crew Resource Management (CRM) Training

– Crew should know what each other’s duties are

• Experience

– Statistics show <500 hours in airframe= increased risk for accident due to unfamiliarity

– Become familiar with the environment/location where you are flying

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Solutions

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Solutions

Inadvertent IMC Encounter-• Simulator-based Training

• Increases skill • Knowledge

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Solutions

• Be familiar with your aircraft and it’s equipment

• Conduct recurrent training in all areas where your agency

provides services- Patrol, Water Rescue, SWAT insertion, Hoist Operations, High Altitude/Mountain Rescue

• Conduct recurrent training on Emergency Procedures, Instrument Procedures

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Solutions

• Don’t take chances

• Know your personal limitations • Know your aircraft’s limitations • Caution on the side of safety

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Conclusion

• Airborne Law Enforcement- Conducts Many Missions • Crews must maintain proficiency in all areas of their

operation • Safety

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E

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ENG DEFINITION

Electronic news gathering. Using

electronic recording and transmitting

devices such as video cameras, recorders and broadcast transmitters to disseminate news to the public.

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The first operational ENG helicopter was a Bell G-2. The first “live” transmission was accomplished on July 24, 1958 by KTLA-TV located in Los Angeles, CA. KTLA-TV called their helicopter the

KTLA Telecopter.

Over the years the equipment has gotten smaller but the principle has stayed the same. “Live Shots”

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A typical ENG helicopter today is configured similar to the helicopter displayed in the

following slides.

Please note the similarities between todays ENG helicopters and KTLA Telecopter used way back in 1958.

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Photojournalist work station

- Audio mixer

- Video taper recorder

- Video switchers

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There are roughly 150 ENG helicopters operational throughout the United States. Below is a partial list of companies that operate ENG helicopters.

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Angel City Air - Helicopters Inc.

- National Helicopters Service - US Helicopters

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To make ENG operations as safe as possible a large majority of operators have established a working relationships with one another to

promote “Safety”. Most of the collaboration between operators occurs in two places.

1. The HAI ENG Committee

2. The National “ENG” Helicopters Association or NEHA for short.

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HAI ENG Committee

The HAI ENG Committee mission statement: Charged with developing and maintaining an awareness of all matters that affect the safe and efficient use of helicopters to conduct electronic news gathering. The Committee

makes recommendations for appropriate action by HAI to enhance the safe utilization of

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One of the major accomplishments the HAI ENG committee completed was publishing the, E-N-G Aviation Safety Manual.

“The new safety guidelines in this manual

serve as new industry safety standards for the ENG aviation community. Broadcast stations, their aircraft vendors and aircrews now have new and solid safety guidelines for

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NEHA

“National ENG

Helicopter Association”

The HAI ENG Committee mission statement: Charged with developing and maintaining an awareness of all matters that affect the safe and efficient use of helicopters to conduct electronic news gathering. The Committee makes recommendations for appropriate

action by HAI to enhance the safe utilization of helicopters in ENG operations

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NEHA’s mission is:

The primary goal remains the promotion of ENG (Electronic News Gathering) aviation safety. In addition, NEHA provides an

industry forum for other issues important to the ENG aviation community

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NEHA is free to join and is open to all individuals involved in ENG

operations. - Pilots

- Photojournalist - Mechanics

- News room producers - i.e.

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ENG wants to report the

news, not be the news

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WHEW…

_{WE DID IT!}

We highlighted the Safety Concerns of 8 different industries in 45 minutes!!! A lot of differences and a lot of

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