The IHST leads a government and industry cooperative effort to promote safety and reduce civil helicopter accidents. Since the IHST’s inception in 2005, the number of accidents worldwide has been decreasing by an annual rate of two percent, and the annual number of U.S. accidents has been reduced by 30 percent.
IHST-related workshops and seminars scheduled at Heli-Expo 2015 are the following:
Tuesday, March 3:
8:30 a.m. IIMC: Real Threat, Lethal Consequences
8:30 a.m. My Type A is Better Than Yours!
1:00 p.m. What the FRAT?
3:30 p.m. Big Data: SMS + FDM = Safety Assurance
3:30 p.m. The Hazardous Attitudes Lurking Within You
3:30 p.m. Operation Cloud Bound: Heli Instrument Proficiency
3:30 p.m. Training: The Safety Vaccination
Wednesday, March 4:
8:00 a.m. IHST Worldwide Partner Panel and Briefing
8:30 a.m. Training: The Safety Vaccination
8:30 a.m. Aeronautical Knowledge vs. What Pilots Should Know
10:00 a.m. What the FRAT?
11:30 a.m. Aeronautical Knowledge vs. What Pilots Should Know
11:30 a.m. Big Data: SMS + FDM = Safety Assurance
11:30 a.m. SMS and Technology: Do They Fit Together?
1:00 p.m. Safety Through Flight Data Management
1:00 p.m. Operation Cloud Bound: Heli Instrument Proficiency
1:00 p.m. SMS for Small-Fleet or Private Operators
2:30 p.m. The Hazardous Attitudes Lurking Within You
4:00 p.m. IIMC: Real Threat, Lethal Consequences
In addition to the safety workshops, the IHST will gather its worldwide partners in a safety briefing and discussion on Wednesday, March 4, from 8:00 am to 12:00 p.m. Participants will include safety experts from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Russia, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, and Mexico.
More information about the IHST, its reports, safety tools, and presentations from its 2014 safety symposium can be obtained at its web site (www.IHST.org) and on the IHST Facebook page.
