Emergency Response & Family Assistance - SM4 Safety Articles & Resources
From Where I Sit…These Are Good Folks To Know
The International Society of Air Safety Investigators, better known as ISASI, is a unique group of professionals pursuing excellence in aviation accident investigation and safety. The Society of Air Safety…
Planning Basics
Because your organization is unique, your response to an aviation accident or incident will also be unique. It will reflect the circumstances of the loss and it will reflect your…
Legal Issues
An aviation accident or incident can create significant legal challenges. Your response plan should address the strategies and tools that you will use to meet those challenges. Your post accident…
Clearing the Air on Family Assistance, Part III: If The Unthinkable Happens, Will We Be In It Alone?
In your response plan development, you should decide whether to provide family assistance on your own, entrust assistance support to a service provider, or develop a hybrid approach. Recent mishap…
Clearing the Air on Family Assistance, Part II: Family Assistance. So What IS It?
“When it comes to working with survivors and family members, I recognize that there are resource limitations, cultural sensitivities and, quite frankly, emotional anxiety. But I will tell you three…
The Care of Survivors and Families
The plan for your response to survivors and their families is one of the most important parts of your program. If you make mistakes as you manage your response to…
Clearing the Air
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” “…and I said, ‘Mr. President, we had an accident today. It’s a disaster.’ And his first response was, ‘Where…
A Culture Of Readiness And Responsibility
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer,German theologian In the preceding SM4 newsletter we stepped away from the written plan and examined the elements…
Accident Scene: Protection/Investigation
You have the responsibility to safeguard the accident scene if your aircraft is involved. That responsibility continues until local authorities or the NTSB assume it. Even after the assumption of…
