April 08 Safety MeetingApril 08 Safety Meeting

Lt Col Larry BrockshusLt Col Larry Brockshus

MN Wing/SEMN Wing/SE

TopicsTopics

New CAPR 62-2 New CAPR 62-2

NM Wing ConferenceNM Wing Conference

Apr SentinelApr Sentinel

CAPR 62-2 completely revisedCAPR 62-2 completely revised

CAPR 62-2 27 NOVEMBER 2007 & CAPR 62-2 CAPR 62-2 27 NOVEMBER 2007 & CAPR 62-2 (C1) 7 DECEMBER 2007 (C1) 7 DECEMBER 2007

Lot of changesLot of changes

Increased reportingIncreased reporting ““All All mishaps are reportable”mishaps are reportable”

Safety Worksheet (keep them handy)Safety Worksheet (keep them handy)

User friendly on-line Form 78 and 79User friendly on-line Form 78 and 79

See the actual regulation for specificsSee the actual regulation for specifics Several items shortened or left out for brevitySeveral items shortened or left out for brevity

When do I need to fill out a When do I need to fill out a Form 78?Form 78?

Some times the answer is obviousSome times the answer is obvious

But the rules have changedBut the rules have changed

Do I use the Form 78 to Report Do I use the Form 78 to Report Hazards ?Hazards ?

Use CAPF 26, CAP Use CAPF 26, CAP Safety Improvement Safety Improvement or Hazard Report or Hazard Report

Not Form 78Not Form 78

How about minor incidents?How about minor incidents?

It is not always easy to know.It is not always easy to know.

How about cold weather injuries?How about cold weather injuries?

In Minnesota… It is a way of life!

How about fainting?How about fainting?

What caused it?

How about that Senior Moment?How about that Senior Moment?

How about that tractor you bumped How about that tractor you bumped into with the CAP van?into with the CAP van?

ReportingReporting

AccidentsAccidents CAP activity director/ commander, safety officer, ranking senior CAP activity director/ commander, safety officer, ranking senior

member, will member, will Immediately Immediately notify the CAP National Operations notify the CAP National Operations CenterCenter (NOC) toll-free at 888-211-1812, Ext 300, (24 hrs/day). (NOC) toll-free at 888-211-1812, Ext 300, (24 hrs/day).

Accidents, Incidents, Minor MishapsAccidents, Incidents, Minor Mishaps Complete the on-line Form 78 report as soon as possible (within Complete the on-line Form 78 report as soon as possible (within

48 hours) 48 hours) Responsibility rests with the appropriate unit / activity commander. Responsibility rests with the appropriate unit / activity commander. For death or bodily injury accidents, For death or bodily injury accidents, DO NOT DO NOT fill in the “account” fill in the “account” portion of Form 78 without coordination with a CAP legal officer portion of Form 78 without coordination with a CAP legal officer

Contact MN Wg/CC or Wg/SE (Ops Pager at last resort)Contact MN Wg/CC or Wg/SE (Ops Pager at last resort) Minnesota Sup to CAPR 62-2Minnesota Sup to CAPR 62-2 Will update with new Wing CC selectionWill update with new Wing CC selection

DefinitionsDefinitions

MishapMishap Unplanned or unsought safety event, or series of events, that Unplanned or unsought safety event, or series of events, that

result in death, injury, or damage to equipment or property result in death, injury, or damage to equipment or property

AccidentAccident Death, serious bodily injuryDeath, serious bodily injury Major damage to, or loss of, equipment or propertyMajor damage to, or loss of, equipment or property Requires 78 and 79Requires 78 and 79

IncidentIncident Bodily injury or equipment/ property damage, less than an Bodily injury or equipment/ property damage, less than an

accidentaccident Requires 78 and 79Requires 78 and 79

Minor MishapMinor Mishap Interrupts normal procedures or activitiesInterrupts normal procedures or activities Not counted in the tally of accidents and/or incidents Not counted in the tally of accidents and/or incidents Requires 78 only (NHQ will make the determinationRequires 78 only (NHQ will make the determination))

Mishap Classification.Mishap Classification.

Aircraft. Aircraft. (1) Flight. (1) Flight. Mishaps involving aircraft authorized to participate in Mishaps involving aircraft authorized to participate in

CAP activities CAP activities (2) Ground. (2) Ground. Mishaps involving aircraft, authorized to participate Mishaps involving aircraft, authorized to participate

in CAP activities, with no intent of flightin CAP activities, with no intent of flight

Vehicle. Vehicle. Mishaps involving corporate vehicles, or pre-Mishaps involving corporate vehicles, or pre-approved member-owned vehicles , including damage to approved member-owned vehicles , including damage to structures structures Bodily Injury. Bodily Injury. Mishaps involving personal injuries Mishaps involving personal injuries sustained during authorized CAP activities. sustained during authorized CAP activities. OtherOther. Mishaps involving CAP personnel and property . Mishaps involving CAP personnel and property that do not meet the criteria for one of the above that do not meet the criteria for one of the above classifications. classifications.

FlightFlight

Accident:Accident: Death/injuries that meet accident level Death/injuries that meet accident level Damage effecting structural strength, Damage effecting structural strength,

performance, or flight characteristicperformance, or flight characteristic Damage to internal structure Damage to internal structure Total cost >$75,000Total cost >$75,000

FlightFlight

Incident: Incident: Medical requiring > first aidMedical requiring > first aid Bent fairings/cowling, skin, propeller, gear, rims, flaps, Bent fairings/cowling, skin, propeller, gear, rims, flaps,

engine, wing tipsengine, wing tips Total cost > $5000Total cost > $5000 Unplanned off-airport landingUnplanned off-airport landing OtherOther

Insufficient thrust for level fight,Insufficient thrust for level fight,Emergency/precautionary landing,Emergency/precautionary landing,Depart runway/taxiway (unplanned) Depart runway/taxiway (unplanned) Depart controlled flight, Depart controlled flight, Attitude/pitot-static loss, Attitude/pitot-static loss, Physiological that affects safetyPhysiological that affects safety

FlightFlight

Minor Mishap: Minor Mishap: Aircraft operation in authorized CAP activityAircraft operation in authorized CAP activity Mishap less than Accident/IncidentMishap less than Accident/Incident

Maintenance beyond preventive maintenance that Maintenance beyond preventive maintenance that is safety related (Brockshus definition) is safety related (Brockshus definition)

Incident important for trend analysis or cross-tellIncident important for trend analysis or cross-tell

i.e. Scraped tail hooki.e. Scraped tail hook

VehicleVehicle

Vehicle Accident:Vehicle Accident: Death or injuries that meet accident level Death or injuries that meet accident level Damage making vehicle not drivable or Damage making vehicle not drivable or

uneconomical to repairuneconomical to repair Critical part Critical part Damage >$500Damage >$500 Total costs >$10,000Total costs >$10,000

VehicleVehicle

IncidentIncident Medical required > first aidMedical required > first aid Depreciate vehicle >$500Depreciate vehicle >$500 Involves non-CAP vehicleInvolves non-CAP vehicle Total costs > $5000Total costs > $5000

Minor mishapMinor mishap Vehicle authorized to participate in CAP Vehicle authorized to participate in CAP

activities which does not meet the minimum activities which does not meet the minimum criteria to be classified as an accident or criteria to be classified as an accident or incident.incident.

Bodily Injury Bodily Injury

Accident: Accident: Death w/in 30 daysDeath w/in 30 days Hospitalization greater than 48hrs w/in 7 daysHospitalization greater than 48hrs w/in 7 days FractureFracture Severe bleedingSevere bleeding Nerve/muscle/tendon damage, organ damageNerve/muscle/tendon damage, organ damage Second or third degree burn >5% of bodySecond or third degree burn >5% of body

Bodily Injury Bodily Injury

Incident: Incident: Broken nose/finger/toe, suturesBroken nose/finger/toe, sutures Loss of consciousnessLoss of consciousness Insect bite reactionInsect bite reaction Eye/head/ears/throat/back injuries Eye/head/ears/throat/back injuries Lifting injuriesLifting injuries Injury from contact with hazardous material/poisoningInjury from contact with hazardous material/poisoning Heat/sun stroke/exhaustion, frostbite/hypothermiaHeat/sun stroke/exhaustion, frostbite/hypothermia Hospital >24hrsHospital >24hrs Dislocated bones/jointsDislocated bones/joints

Bodily injury Bodily injury

Minor Mishap: Minor Mishap: Fainting Fainting Sprain/pull/spasm Sprain/pull/spasm Self inflicted injury (punch the wall)Self inflicted injury (punch the wall) Sport injuries Sport injuries Crush finger w/out broken bone (pinched in door)Crush finger w/out broken bone (pinched in door) Asthma attack, etc.Asthma attack, etc.

Safety Mishap Report WorksheetSafety Mishap Report Worksheet

Used to collect safety mishap informationUsed to collect safety mishap information

Information in the same order as Form 78Information in the same order as Form 78

Commanders and activity directors should Commanders and activity directors should pre-print a supply of the worksheet and pre-print a supply of the worksheet and place them in their mission/activity place them in their mission/activity planning kits planning kits

Investigating CAP MishapsInvestigating CAP Mishaps

Written appointment of the investigator(s) Written appointment of the investigator(s) must be issued by a corporate officer. must be issued by a corporate officer. Death/bodily injury accidentDeath/bodily injury accident Delay formal or informal investigation until Delay formal or informal investigation until

authorized by the CAP NHQ/General Counselauthorized by the CAP NHQ/General Counsel

Primary purpose is to prevent similar Primary purpose is to prevent similar mishapsmishapsReports submitted by on-line Form 79. Reports submitted by on-line Form 79. Due at NHQ within 60 days of the mishap. Due at NHQ within 60 days of the mishap.

Wing Conf. Safety PresentationsWing Conf. Safety Presentations

Driving SafetyDriving Safety Presenter: MN State TrooperPresenter: MN State Trooper Location: Lake Miltona CLocation: Lake Miltona C Driving safety is critically important whether in a CAP van or the family car. Learn Driving safety is critically important whether in a CAP van or the family car. Learn

how to drive defensively, taking into consideration the type of vehicle, road and how to drive defensively, taking into consideration the type of vehicle, road and weather conditions.weather conditions.

Home SafetyHome Safety Presenter: Alexandria Fire Marshal Dennis StarkPresenter: Alexandria Fire Marshal Dennis Stark Location: Lake MinnewaskaLocation: Lake Minnewaska Is your home safe from fire and other hazards? Learn how to prevent fires and Is your home safe from fire and other hazards? Learn how to prevent fires and

accidents from happening and what to do in case of fire or other emergency in accidents from happening and what to do in case of fire or other emergency in your home.your home.

Personal SafetyPersonal Safety Presenter: Alexandria Police OfficerPresenter: Alexandria Police Officer Location: Lake OsakisLocation: Lake Osakis We tend to trust everyone – but should we? This seminar will teach you to be We tend to trust everyone – but should we? This seminar will teach you to be

more aware of situations that could compromise your personal safety, and give more aware of situations that could compromise your personal safety, and give you ideas on how to stay away from them.you ideas on how to stay away from them.

Wing Conf. Safety PresentationsWing Conf. Safety Presentations

Flying SafetyFlying Safety Presenter: Capt. Mike HartellPresenter: Capt. Mike Hartell Location: Lake Miltona ALocation: Lake Miltona A Beyond the safety pledge and safety regulations – flying safely is Beyond the safety pledge and safety regulations – flying safely is

a personal commitment to yourself, your family and to CAP. This a personal commitment to yourself, your family and to CAP. This seminar will discuss current flying safety hazards that are getting seminar will discuss current flying safety hazards that are getting our pilots into trouble.our pilots into trouble.

Ground Team SafetyGround Team Safety Presenter:Presenter: Location: Lake Miltona BLocation: Lake Miltona B The preparations you make before heading into the field for The preparations you make before heading into the field for

either a ground team training exercise or an actual mission is either a ground team training exercise or an actual mission is critically important to your safety. Learn about important steps to critically important to your safety. Learn about important steps to take to insure your safety on the Ground Team.take to insure your safety on the Ground Team.

April SentinelApril Sentinel

April 2008 Sentinel NewsletterApril 2008 Sentinel Newsletter

Graying PilotsGraying PilotsGood news- Very Good news- Very ExperiencedExperienced

Bad news- Bad news- Entropy(Entropy(everything in everything in our universe will our universe will decay)decay) Our love of flying Our love of flying

makes us deny any makes us deny any deficiency that could deficiency that could threaten our flight threaten our flight statusstatus

Discriminate against Discriminate against Deficiencies, NOT AgeDeficiencies, NOT Age

ObserveObserve Is lack of hearing from old age or from a Is lack of hearing from old age or from a

temporary cold?temporary cold? Can he read the charts during the day but not Can he read the charts during the day but not

at night?at night? Is poor performance from too many birthdays Is poor performance from too many birthdays

or too little proficencyor too little proficency

Make the tough callMake the tough call

Put restrictions on flightPut restrictions on flight Simple transport missions might be fine.Simple transport missions might be fine. Mountain or night flying might not be Okay.Mountain or night flying might not be Okay.

Command authority brings with it Command authority brings with it command responsibility. Don't let an command responsibility. Don't let an accident occur that you could have accident occur that you could have prevented -- it will haunt you forever.prevented -- it will haunt you forever.

The Glass Cockpit The Glass Cockpit ExperienceExperience..

Technology is wonderfulTechnology is wonderful Who would want to go backWho would want to go back Learning how to use the new technology is Learning how to use the new technology is

as important as ever.as important as ever.

The Glass Cockpit The Glass Cockpit ExperienceExperience

AdvantagesAdvantages More mental approachMore mental approach Increased situation Increased situation

awarenessawareness

DisadvantagesDisadvantages Loss of stick and rudder Loss of stick and rudder

skillsskills Requires consistent Requires consistent

recurrent trainingrecurrent training Distraction to the poorly Distraction to the poorly

trainedtrained

G1000 TrainingG1000 Training

Only practice and time will make you Only practice and time will make you effectiveeffective

Continue training with an instructorContinue training with an instructor

Use computer based continuation trainingUse computer based continuation training

Print medium not very effective, require Print medium not very effective, require interactive training with equipmentinteractive training with equipment

More info on this subject More info on this subject www.aopa.org/asf/publications/topicswww.aopa.org/asf/publications/topics

Operation CAPSAFEOperation CAPSAFE

Best Ground Safety SuggestionBest Ground Safety Suggestion Guide on how to make the tough call as an Guide on how to make the tough call as an

evaluator pilotevaluator pilot””How would I explain this course of action to How would I explain this course of action to an accident investigation board?”an accident investigation board?”

Best Ground Safety SuggestionBest Ground Safety Suggestion Personal limitationsPersonal limitations

No not be afraid to say “No not be afraid to say “NO I CAN'T DO NO I CAN'T DO THAT”THAT”

Think safe, Be safeThink safe, Be safe

Its Safety Man