Safety Pages

The NEMSPA Safety Pages are a resource for all air-medical operators. The contents will be updated often to provide information to educate EMS operators and to enhance the safety and efficiency of your operations.

At this time, the pages are under development. Check back often to see the following list of pages change and grow.

Be patient when accessing some of these documents. Some of the files are large and can take a minute to download and display.

Safety and the Safety Officer for Dummies. A slide presentation in .pdf format. You can download a copy within Adobe Reader by selecting FILE - SAVE A COPY.
Safety Links to the major organizations of interest to the air-medical transport industry.
Air Medical Services Accident Analysis is the findings and recommendations of an extensive study of air medical human factor accidents. Opens in Acrobat Reader.
A Letter from the FAA to all State EMS Directors, promoting helicopter EMS (HEMS) safety and discouraging "helicopter shopping".
Vision Zero:  The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) adopts a program of safety predicated on the elimination of any and all human-error accidents of serious consequence.
The Joint Helicopter Safety Advisory Team proposes the following recommendations for the U.S. helicopter fleet.
Guidelines for a robust Safety Management System as presented by the International Helicopter Safety Team.
To Be Continued...
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