Members of the International Helicopter Safety Team (www.IHST.org) will be providing their safety advice for Heli-Expo participants in Orlando at 11 different workshops and seminars.

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 2 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:

Tue, Mar 3, 8:30 am            IIMC: Real Threat, Lethal Consequences
Tues, Mar 3, 8:30 am            My Type A is Better Than Yours!
Tues, Mar 3, 1:00 pm            What the FRAT?
Tue, Mar 3, 3:30 pm            Big Data: SMS + FDM = Safety Assurance
Tue, Mar 3, 3:30 pm            The Hazardous Attitudes Lurking Within You
Tues, Mar 3, 3:30 pm            Operation Cloud Bound: Heli Instrument Proficiency
Tues, Mar 3, 3:30 pm            Training: The Safety Vaccination

Wed, Mar 4, 8:00 am            IHST Worldwide Partner Panel and Briefing
Wed, Mar 4, 8:30 am            Training: The Safety Vaccination
Wed, Mar 4, 8:30 am            Aeronautical Knowledge vs. What Pilots Should Know
Wed, Mar 4, 10:00 am            What the FRAT?
Wed, Mar 4, 11:30 am            Aeronautical Knowledge vs. What Pilots Should Know
Wed, Mar 4, 11:30 am            Big Data: SMS + FDM = Safety Assurance
Wed, Mar 4, 11:30 am            SMS and Technology: Do They Fit Together?
Wed, Mar 4, 1:00 pm            Safety Through Flight Data Management
Wed, Mar 4, 1:00 pm            Operation Cloud Bound: Heli Instrument Proficiency
Wed, Mar 4, 1:00 pm            SMS for Small-Fleet or Private Operators
Wed, Mar 4, 2:30 pm            The Hazardous Attitudes Lurking Within You
Wed, Mar 4, 4:00 pm            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 noon.  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.