“Human Factors: Our Collective Challenge – Our Individual Responsibility” The Fifth International Helicopter Safety Symposium (IHSS 2011) will review the international helicopter community’s progress toward that goal and discuss how individual helicopter operators, pilots and mechanics can apply the lessons derived from its work to their daily activities. At this symposium, helicopter operators will have [...]
The EHSAT analysis shows that spatial disorientation is one major cause of accidents. This video was developed for EHEST by the French ‘Institut pour l’Amélioration de la Sécurité Aérienne’. Degraded Visual Environment & Loss of Control from IASA Institut. Download: M4V version | WMV version | WMV ZIP version
The toolkit has been developed primarily in a bullet point format to allow helicopter operators to use as a checklist. It is important to note that the toolkit is written as a “what” to do and not a prescriptive “how” to do. The operator can decide how the maintenance checklist guidelines can be implemented in [...]
European Helicopter Safety Implementation Team (EHSIT) meeting of 7-8 June The EHSIT processes the accident data analysed by the EHSAT to develop, implement and monitor safety enhancement action plans. The EHSIT is composed of five Specialist Teams (STs) on Training, on Operations & SMS, on Regulation, on Maintenance, and on Technology. Update from the EHSIT [...]
The AIRMED conference was organised by EHAC in Brighton on the 24 to 27 May 2011. The EHEST delivered two presentations: EHEST for AIRMED 2011 Opportunity for safety improvements EHEST part For more information, visit: http://www.airmed2011.com/
by EHSAT co-chair Michel Masson, EASA, and EHEST Communication SG Leader Duncan Trapp, CHC Helicopter 1st 2011 meeting of the EHSAT of 22 March in Cologne The final EHEST Report of 2000-2005 European Helicopter Accidents was presented at the 4th EASA Rotorcraft Symposium of 8-9 Dec 2010 in Cologne, a very successful event attended by [...]
3rd 2010 meeting of the European Helicopter Safety Analysis Team (EHSAT) on 6 Dec at EASA in Cologne The final EHEST Report of 2000-2005 European Helicopter Accidents was formally presented at the International Helicopter Safety Seminar (IHSS 2010) on 3-4 October which, for the first time, took place in Europe. This report is the main [...]
The year 2010 was pivotal for IHST as industry, associations, the international government regulatory agencies and helicopter operators continue their effort to reduce the worldwide helicopter accident rate by 80% by 2016. EHEST is part of the global initiative IHST and co-organised IHSS 2010. IHST Executive Committee (2011) Matthew S. Zuccaro (Co-Chair), Helicopter Association International, [...]
EHEST has released its final analysis report on helicopter accident analyses occurred in EASA Members States between 2000 and 2005. The report presents the results of more than 300 accidents where a final investigation report from the Accident Investigation Board has been issued. EHEST Brochure – accident report [UK] The European Helicopter Safety Analysis Team (EHSAT) [...]
The year 2010 is pivotal for IHST as industry, associations, the international government regulatory agencies and helicopter operators continue their aggressive effort to reduce the worldwide helicopter accident rate by 80% by 2016. Many Regional Partners are beginning the transition from data analysis to setting up the regional Helicopter Safety Implementation Teams to deliver and [...]
