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| Helicopter Safety Spin |
For many of us, a helicopter ride is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. But for some, it’s a regular part of the workday.
People working in remote locations in the forestry, mining, oil, and construction industries are regularly flown in to work camps. Helicopters are used to move structures, equipment and materials in many industries. Healthcare workers and emergency responders load and unload patients from medical airlift helicopters. And of course there are workers directly involved with helicopters in the transportation industry and the military.
Whether you ride in a helicopter on a rare sightseeing trip or take it for granted as part of your job, keep safety in mind.
A safe flight is pretty well up to the pilot and crew. But your safety in approaching and leaving the helicopter is up to you.
Consider these safety guidelines:
- Crouch as you approach or leave the helicopter or leave on the down slope side of the helicopter to ensure extra clearance from the main rotor.
- Make sure the pilot can see you at all times as you approach or leave.
- Avoid the tail section, which also has a rotor.
- Hang on to your hardhat, unless it has a chin strap, so it does not come off.
- Carry tools or other articles below your waist, and horizontal rather than upright, so they cannot contact the rotor.
- Keep the helicopter landing pad free of loose items. Also keep cooking fires away from the landing spot so they do not cause ignition and explosion of helicopter fuel.
- After the cargo sling is hooked up, move forward and to the side. This is for two reasons: so the pilot can see your signal and so you can avoid being struck by the load.
- Learn and use the proper signals when working around helicopters. A mistaken signal can cause the helicopter to strike a power line or take off before a load is secured.
- Follow the instructions of your supervisor when you are traveling as part of a crew. You will be told to stand well away from the landing area and to be ready to board promptly.
No matter where or how you get to work, transportation safety is an important issue for everyone. Safety Smart! has hundreds of articles, Safety Talks, eLearning courses, fatality reports, puzzles and clip art to help you drive your employees to a new understanding of transportation safety.
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| If your commute is boring, it’s not always easy to keep your mind focused on the road ahead. But most of us at least manage to keep our eyes, if not our minds, on the road. Not this guy. He’s spending some quality time with a newspaper while zooming down a freeway at high speed during rush hour! How’d you like to be sharing the freeway with this guy? (Naval Safety Center) |
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| Earthquake Preparedness Activities Checklist for Businesses |
The earthquake tragedy that struck Japan can happen to any of you at any time. Earthquakes cannot be predicted. But they can be prepared for. This Checklist will help frame the steps your company should take to make adequate preparations for an earthquake.
Download the checklist at OHSInsider.com.
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| Air Ambulance’s Rotor Cuts Telephone Wire |
A tree pruner injured in a fall was lucky to avoid a second, potentially much worse fall, when a helicopter air ambulance summoned to transport him to hospital got too close to an overhead telephone line.
The British Columbia air ambulance had picked up the patient and was flying away when its rotor blades caught and sliced through the line. The helicopter easily could have crashed and people on the ground could have been struck by debris, but fortunately, the pilot was quickly able to land the helicopter in a nearby field without incident.
The chopper received some damage to its rotor blades.
The patient was transferred to a ground ambulance and driven to hospital. The pilot, who has been flying helicopters for 15 years, remains on the job.
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