Publication Date |
1996 |
Personal Author |
Klatt, M. L.; Hudson, D. S.; Conway, G. A. |
Page Count |
132 |
Abstract |
These proceedings report the findings and outcomes of a workshop on helicopter logging safety in Alaska. The specific topics covered at the proceedings included the epidemiology of Alaska helicopter logging deaths, synthesis of the aircraft accident data involving helicopter external load operations in the United States and Alaska from 1980 through 1994, public health approaches to preventing helicopter logging injuries, helicopter logging from a pilot's perspective, alternative aerologging techniques, helicopter logging safety and the concerns of the manufactor, weather and terrain hazards in helicopter logging, helicopter maintenance in helicopter logging operations, regulations and standards in external load operations, the business of helicopter logging, helicopter adaptations for external load operations, helicopter logging from a ground crewman's perspective, operational and aircrew factors in helicopter applications, and investigation findings of helicopter logging crashes. |
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Source Agency |
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Corporate Authors |
National Inst. of Occupational Safety and Health, Anchorage, AK. Div. of Safety Research.; Alaska Dept. of Labor, Juneau.; Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services, Juneau. Div. of Public |
Supplemental Notes |
Color illustrations reproduced in black and white. Prepared in cooperation with Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services, Juneau. Div. of Public Health. and Alaska Dept. of Labor, Juneau. |
Document Type |
Conference Proceedings |
NTIS Issue Number |
199714 |