IHST UpdatePresenter : Bob Sheffield

OGP Aviation Subcommittee Location Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Date 3 – 4 March 2013

Overview

• New Executive Committee Members• New Structure• New Products• Results• Requests

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Why?

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Every accident is our accident.

We share the same goal.

“The individual risk per period of flying exposure for an individual flying on OGP contracted business should be no greater than on the

average global airline.”

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IHST Organization ChartExecutive Committee

Government Co-ChairFAA - Kim Smith

Industry Co-ChairHAI – Matt Zuccaro

Program DirectorFAA – James Viola

SecretariatAHS – Mike Hirschberg

DirectorBristow – Bill Chiles

DirectorHelicopter Assoc. Canada – Fred Jones

Director Eurocopter - Gilles Bruniaux

DirectorSomen Chowdhury

DirectorAgustaWestland – Bob Sheffield

Regional Partners - Australia, Brazil, Canada, Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, India, Japan,

Middle East/North Africa and the United States

DirectorIrish Aviation Authority – John Steel

DirectorFlight Safety Foundation – Bill Voss

Communications TeamFAA - Tony Molinaro

Metrics Team Co-ChairFAA - Sean Hafner

DirectorSikorsky – Fred Brisbois

Metrics Team Co-ChairEd DiCampli

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IHST Organization ChartExecutive Committee

Government Co-ChairFAA - Kim Smith

Industry Co-ChairHAI – Matt Zuccaro

Program DirectorFAA – James Viola

SecretariatAHS – Mike Hirschberg

DirectorBristow – Bill Chiles

DirectorHelicopter Assoc. Canada – Fred Jones

Director Eurocopter - Gilles Bruniaux

DirectorSomen Chowdhury

DirectorAgustaWestland – Bob Sheffield

Regional Partners - Australia, Brazil, Canada, Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, India, Japan,

Middle East/North Africa and the United States

DirectorIrish Aviation Authority – John Steel

DirectorRobinson – Kurt Robinson

Communications TeamFAA - Tony Molinaro

Metrics Team Co-ChairFAA - Sean Hafner

DirectorSikorsky – Fred Brisbois

Metrics Team Co-ChairEd DiCampli

New Structure• Old IHST ExCom Structure

• International Helicopter Safety Team Executive Committee– US analysis team– US implementation team

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New Structure

• International Helicopter Safety Team Executive Committee

• US Helicopter Safety Team– Bill Chiles is industry Co-Chair– FAA will name other Co-Chair

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IHST Focus Areas

• Safety Management Systems (SMS)• Training• Systems & equipment Flight data monitoring systems (FDM)Health monitoring systems (HUMS)

• Maintenance

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IHST SAFETY TOOLKITSSMS 1st Edition Edition 2

Edition 2

Translation of Toolkits

in Progress

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EHEST SAFETY TOOLS• Helicopter Safety Brochures

• Helicopter Safety Video• Degraded Visual Environment (DVE)

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US JHSIT FACT SHEETS• Twelve Operational Pitfalls for Helicopter Pilots • Five Hazardous Attitudes for Helicopter Pilots to Recognize • Helicopter Pilot Safety Antidotes for Hazardous Attitudes • The Top 10 Ways You Can Prevent Helicopter Accidents • How Helicopter Pilots Die • Introduction • History • Accidents by Industry • Accidents by Activity • Worldwide Flight Hours • Worldwide Accident Rate • U.S. Accident Rate • Europe Accident Rate • Cornerstones • Recommendations • Safety Toolkits • Safety Culture & SMS • Costs & Benefits • IMSAFE Pilot Check List • U.S. Civil Helicopter Accidents (page 1) • U.S. Civil Helicopter Accidents (page 2)

US JHSIT LEAFLETS• Inadvertent Entry into Cloud or Fog

• Instructional Safety: Training Safety or Training Safely?

• Recurrent Training: Are You Current and Proficient?

• Controlled Flight into Terrain: How Does it Happen?

• Density Altitude – The Invisible Factor of Helicopter Performance

• Emergency Decision Making: What Happens When You Lose a Critical System?

• Energy in Autorotations – Using Energy for our Benefit

• Gaining Control over Loss-of-Control Accidents

• Rotor Rooter – Autorotation Acronyms

• Visibility: The Minimum You Should Know

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IHST = Worldwide Effort500 Volunteers in 40 Countries

Growing each Year• Led by teams in the US, Canada and Europe, the IHST now has

teams in:– Australia, – Brazil, – the Commonwealth of Independent States, – India, – Japan, – the Middle East & North Africa

• The IHST is working to establish effective teams in– Mexico,– New Zealand, and– South Africa.

U.S. Helicopter Total and Fatal Accident Rate 1999 – 2012 (Projected)Source: NTSB and 2010 General Aviation and Part 135 Survey

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Civil Registered Helicopters AccidentsIHST Started Jan 2006

Source: International Helicopter Safety Team

Current State Summary• The IHST has produced tools that can

deliver the 80% accident rate reduction.• The tools are effective.• The best operators have already proved

them!

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Total Oil -/Gas Industry

Rest of Oil -/Gas Industry

Aviation Subcommittee Members

Source: European Helicopter Safety Team

Revised Strategy• Leverage contacts with license holders

– Regulators– Insurers– OEMs and associations’ operator events – Best operators

• Focus on the training sector– Current highest source of accidents– Opportunity to create a safety mindset in new pilots

IHST - CHANGING THE GAMEIs it enough?

• In 2005, there were 436 civil helicopter accidents worldwide.

• In 2011, there were 382 civil helicopter accidents worldwide.

• We have seen progress, but not enough.

HELP US MEET OUR GOAL!

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WWW.IHST.ORG

IHST ON FACEBOOK

IHST ON TWITTER

We encourage you to add the www.ihst.org link toyour company website

How can we reach those who haven’t heard or heeded the IHST’s recommendations?

Collaboration Opportunities• Topics

– Training• Pilots• Maintenance

– Technology• Partners

– Associations (EHOC, EHA, HAI, etc.)– IHST, EHEST and regional partners– Manufacturers

Other requests•Joint audits

•Audit safety culture

•HUMS as a predictive tool

•Train hand flying  

Questions?