Flightmed Digest, Vol 60, Issue 5

[Michael McGrane]

Safety Officer
Training Workshop
 
A pre-conference training course offered in parallel with AMTC 2008
 

Now EXPANDED to two full
days with added content and
hands-on instruction and training
 

October 18-19, 2008
 

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
 
Safety Management Specialties is again pleased to offer its Safety  
Officer Training Workshop as a pre-conference training session in  
parallel with the 2008 Air Medical Transport Conference. This is the  
course that has received consistently excellent reviews by attendees  
of AMTC 2006 and 2007. Now, in 2008, it has been expanded to two full  
days of training, and includes hands-on demonstration and practice  
with safety program tools that air medical safety officers and  
administrators can immediately begin to implement within their local  
programs.
 

Air medical programs operate in hazardous environments and with unique  
risks. Essential to reducing these risks are well-organized and  
vigorous safety programs for both hospitals and air operators.  
However, most safety programs underperform*they fail to meet their  
goals or they fall short of their potential.
 

What are the keys to a successful safety program? Leadership,  
knowledge, and a top-down emphasis on safety spearheaded by  
knowledgeable safety officers and committed program managers. This  
class is designed for all individuals who are responsible for program  
safety at the local level. This includes designated safety officers  
(pilot and non-pilot), program directors, and others.
 

The two-day curriculum will provide both experienced and novice safety  
officers with resources and knowledge needed to design, implement, and  
evaluate the effectiveness of their safety program. Participants will  
acquire knowledge and tools for building a robust safety culture  
within their organization, and will learn to identify their program's  
safety deficiencies and high-risk areas. The workshop will provide  
lecture and discussion of safety principles, case examples of  
successful safety program models, and hands-on practice with safety  
information collection, analysis, and interpretation. Exceptional air  
medical safety practices will be highlighted and contrasted with those  
that are substandard.
 

Workshop attendees will be provided with a course manual and other  
support materials including:
 

* Safety program textbook
* Guidelines for implementing a safety management system
* Safety analysis and incident tracking templates
* Format and content guide for PAIPs
* Suggested formats for safety committee structure and minutes
* Internal safety audit forms
* OSHA standards manual
* Facility fire protection standards
* A course completion certificate
 

The Safety Officer Training Workshop is designed to meet all of the  
training requirements proposed for basic safety officer certification  
currently being considered by the AAMS safety committee.
 

Your Course Instructors
 
Dr. Robert S. Dodd, ScD., M.S., ATP is currently Chief of Safety  
Studies and Statistical Analysis at the National Transportation Safety  
Board (NTSB) and previously held a similar position at the Flight  
Safety Foundation. As founder and president of Dodd & Associates, Dr.  
Dodd spent many years researching transportation safety, occupational  
safety, and public health, including dozens of safety audits for both  
hospital-based air medical programs and aviation service providers  
(135 operators).
 

Dr. Dodd has over 20 years experience as a safety practitioner in the  
air medical field. He spearheaded seminal research on air medical  
safety for the NTSB in the mid-1980's, leading to new revelations and  
awareness about the industry's unique risks and challenges. Dr. Dodd  
has also served as a safety analyst and research scientist for the Air  
Line Pilots Association, and as a principal investigator for NASA Ames  
Research Center on the National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service.
 

Dr. Dodd holds a Master of Science degree in System Safety from the  
University of Southern California. He received his Doctorate of  
Science in public health and injury prevention from Johns Hopkins  
University, where he currently serves on the faculty of the Department  
of Health Policy and Management within the Bloomberg School of Public  
Health. Dr. Dodd is also a certificated Air Transport Pilot and flight  
instructor with over 3000 flight hours.
 

Richard J. Tarrel, S.B. Mr. Tarrel is the principal research scientist  
and president of Safety Management Specialties, a research firm that  
addresses transportation, air medical, and occupational safety. He has  
over 25 years of experience in various areas of aviation safety  
including risk assessment, accident investigation, human factors,  
operations, and organizational behavior. As Senior Research Scientist  
for Dodd & Associates, he was a key team member on safety audits of  
more than 40 air medical programs.
 

Previously, Mr. Tarrel was a research associate for NASA Ames  
Rotorcraft Human Factors Division and for nine years, served Principal  
Research Scientist and Research Coordinator of NASA's Aviation Safety  
Reporting System. His research includes projects on airport safety and  
aircraft accidents for the Flight Safety Foundation, Bureau of  
Transportation Statistics, Stanford University, and IBM.
 

Mr. Tarrel earned his degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT,  
and was a faculty member in the Aviation Department of San Jose State  
University. He is a captain for a large Part 135 airline and has  
accumulated over 4500 flight hours and 32 years of flight experience.
 
Course details:
 

Safety Officer Training Workshop
 
A 2-day pre-conference course in parallel with AMTC 2008
 
October 18-19, 2008
 
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
 
Tuition cost: $549 per person
 

Costs include safety program textbook, OSHA manual, and a
workshop training and resource manual for each attendee.
 

Workshop schedule:
Saturday, October 18, 8:00 am through 5:00 pm
Sunday October 19, 8:00 am through 5:00 pm
 

Refreshments and one lunch provided
 

To enroll, call:
1-877-GO4-SMS1
or email: rtarrel at doddgroup.org 
 

Early bird discount:
Enroll by August 31 and save 10%
$495 per person
 



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Today's Topics:

   1. Safety Officer/program (Michael Stauter)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:18:44 -0500
From: "Michael Stauter" <mjs6029 at msn.com>
Subject: Safety Officer/program
To: FLIGHTMED at FLIGHTWEB.COM
Message-ID: <BAY107-F3415604CB1022C239DBCB3BC590 at phx.gbl>
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Hello everyone,

Does anybody have some good resources, or protocols in place regarding the 
Safety officer's role, such as job description/duties.  My program is 
currently restructuring its safety program and looking towards CAMTS 
acredition in the near future, and any information would be greatly 
apprecitated.
Thank you

Michael Stauter
Flight Nurse
Life Flight




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