Worldwide Helicopter Safety Teams Will Release Accident Data at Heli-Expo 2018.

 

MEDIA ALERT

Contact: Tony Molinaro

Email: tony.molinaro@faa.gov

Best Practices to be Shared by North America, Europe, Brazil, Russia Safety Experts

The International Helicopter Safety Team (www.IHST.org) will gather its worldwide partners in a safety briefing and best practices panel discussion in Las Vegas at Heli-Expo 2018.  International teams representing nearly 50 countries will present and summarize 2017 accident data, discuss industry strengths and weaknesses, and highlight actions being taken to improve safety and reduce accidents.  

WHAT:            Media briefing to release 2017 accident data and confer about best practices for reducing accidents.

 

WHO:              Helicopter safety officials from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Russia.

 

WHEN:            Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

at 11:30 a.m. in Room N240

 

WHERE:         Heli-Expo 2018

Las Vegas Convention Center

Las Vegas, NV

 

BACKGROUND:  The IHST was formed in 2005 to lead a government and industry cooperative effort to promote helicopter safety and work to reduce accidents and fatalities.  More information about the IHST, its reports, safety tools, Reel Safety audio/video presentations and YouTube safety videos can be obtained at its web site at www.IHST.org and on the IHST Facebook page.

 

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