ihst helicopter safety and accidents
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The International Helicopter Safety Team is a global industry/govt group focused on cutting accident rates 80% by 2016 Get free safety toolkits at www.ihst.org .TRANSCRIPT
CHANGING THE GAMEIs it enough?
• In 2005, there were 436 civil helicopter accidents worldwide.
• Six years since then, we have seen progress, but not enough.
• In 2011, there were 382 civil helicopter accidents worldwide.
• U.S. helicopters accounted for 35% of these accidents.
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18.6% Rate of Decrease2006-2011
42.2% Rate of Decrease2006-2011
43.5% Rate of Decrease2006-2011
IHST Initiatives
• GATHER OPERATIONAL DATA
• ANALYZE ACCIDENT DATA
• DIG DEEP INTO ACCIDENT CAUSES
• DETERMINE WAYS TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS
• DEVELOP SAFETY TOOLKITS
Helicopter Accidents by Industry Area
Analyzing 523 accidents in the U.S. from three years of data(2000, 2001, and 2006), the IHST has verified that these industryareas have the highest percentage of accidents.
mission type share of accidents
1. Personal/Private 18.5 percent
2. Instructional/Training 17.6 percent
3. Aerial Application 10.3 percent
4. Emergency Medical Services 7.6 percent
5. Commercial 7.5 percent
Helicopter Accidents by Activity
Analyzing 523 accidents in the U.S. from three years of data(2000, 2001, and 2006), the IHST has verified that these activitieshave the highest percentage of accidents.
activity share of accidents
1. Instructional/Training 22.8 percent
2. Positioning/RTB 13.2 percent
3. Personal/Private 12.4 percent
4. Passenger/Cargo 9.8 percent
5. Aerial Application 9.0 percent
IHST SAFETY TOOLKITS
SMS 1st Edition Edition 2
Edition 2 Translation of Toolkits
in Progress
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