SafetyEngineer
New Member
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I wanted to take this opportunity to make a statement (kind of a personal message or blog) and to express my thanks and appreciation to everyone.
First, about me. I know that my avatar is the NTSB symbol, but it is important to know that I am not an NTSB investigator. I was a former firefighter-paramedic and I am a private aviation accident/incident investigator as well as an occupation health and safety engineer. I wanted to become an NTSB investigator, but I haven’t reached that goal just yet. I use the NTSB insignia to immediately show that I am not a pilot or cabin crew, but an investigator and safety engineer instead. I hope this hasn’t angered anyone and if it has, I apologize.
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I have studied every major aircraft accident since 1968 and I have investigated several general aviation accidents privately. My goal is not to be ghoulish, but to understand what happened and to help educate everyone so corrective measures can be taken to keep it from happing again. I believe that the more we know about an accident or incident the more prepared we can be to mitigate any incident in the future.
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And… even though the investigations call to identify the human factors at play, I am one to try and give the flight crew the benefit of the doubt until all the evidence is in. I will side with pilots and cabin crew until there is a clear human error on their part. When that happens I choose to be constructive and not mean spirited about reporting and finding the solution to the problem. This is just my way, it is not an industry standard and I don’t ignore evidence to protect the crews, I just don’t believe in flock shooting them. Mistakes will be made, but there is a better way to correct them than be mean and disrespecting in my analysis. I hope that made sense.
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If there is any accident or incident you would like to talk about, for whatever reason, please e-mail me here or at erich@safeworkinc.com and I would be happy to answer your questions to the best of my ability.
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Second, I want to take this time to express my respect and best wishes to all who are involved in the safe operations of aircraft. From the skilled flight crew, to the professional cabin crews, to ground crews and maintenance, ramp agents, air traffic controllers who keep the TCA and other areas safe, and even to customer service reps who have to do damage control when things don’t go as planned in the airport. I hope this new year finds all of you and your families in good health and good spirits. May the new year bring you joy and prosperity, and may all of your future flights be safe.
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Thank you for taking the time to read this, allowing me to be a part of a great community, and for all you do.
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Respectfully,
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Eric
Safety Engineer
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Fly fast, stay safe! :rawk:
I wanted to take this opportunity to make a statement (kind of a personal message or blog) and to express my thanks and appreciation to everyone.
First, about me. I know that my avatar is the NTSB symbol, but it is important to know that I am not an NTSB investigator. I was a former firefighter-paramedic and I am a private aviation accident/incident investigator as well as an occupation health and safety engineer. I wanted to become an NTSB investigator, but I haven’t reached that goal just yet. I use the NTSB insignia to immediately show that I am not a pilot or cabin crew, but an investigator and safety engineer instead. I hope this hasn’t angered anyone and if it has, I apologize.
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</OI have studied every major aircraft accident since 1968 and I have investigated several general aviation accidents privately. My goal is not to be ghoulish, but to understand what happened and to help educate everyone so corrective measures can be taken to keep it from happing again. I believe that the more we know about an accident or incident the more prepared we can be to mitigate any incident in the future.
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</OAnd… even though the investigations call to identify the human factors at play, I am one to try and give the flight crew the benefit of the doubt until all the evidence is in. I will side with pilots and cabin crew until there is a clear human error on their part. When that happens I choose to be constructive and not mean spirited about reporting and finding the solution to the problem. This is just my way, it is not an industry standard and I don’t ignore evidence to protect the crews, I just don’t believe in flock shooting them. Mistakes will be made, but there is a better way to correct them than be mean and disrespecting in my analysis. I hope that made sense.
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</OIf there is any accident or incident you would like to talk about, for whatever reason, please e-mail me here or at erich@safeworkinc.com and I would be happy to answer your questions to the best of my ability.
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</OSecond, I want to take this time to express my respect and best wishes to all who are involved in the safe operations of aircraft. From the skilled flight crew, to the professional cabin crews, to ground crews and maintenance, ramp agents, air traffic controllers who keep the TCA and other areas safe, and even to customer service reps who have to do damage control when things don’t go as planned in the airport. I hope this new year finds all of you and your families in good health and good spirits. May the new year bring you joy and prosperity, and may all of your future flights be safe.
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</OThank you for taking the time to read this, allowing me to be a part of a great community, and for all you do.
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</ORespectfully,
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Safety Engineer
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</OFly fast, stay safe! :rawk:
