Employee Safety Training & Resources

These resources are used to give employees more in-depth training and resources to help continue education about SMS and can be used to help the safety manager build a successful and sound SMS program.

Scroll down this page to find helpful documents, links and videos divided into these six sections:

Section One:    SMS Safety Training and Resources
Section Two:    Fixed-Wing Specific Training
Section Three:  Helicopter Specific Training
Section Four:   Maintenance and Ground Operations Training
Section Five:    General Safety Training
Section Six:      OSHA Training and Resources

Section One: SMS Training and Resources

SMS Training for Employees

This course is designed to give an employee a basic understanding of an aviation SMS (Safety Management System) program.
Hazard Reporting
This module describes the characteristics of an effective hazard identification and resolution process for your operation and is designed to enhance the risk management pillar of your Safety Management System.
Click here to download the Hazard Reporting
Risk Management
This Safety Training Element Risk Management. This module is designed to enhance the risk management pillar of your Safety Management System.
Click here to download the Risk Management
Internal Evaluation Program (IEP)
This module describes the fundamentals, implementation, and execution of an Internal Evaluation Program. It is designed to enhance the safety assurance pillar of your Safety Management System.
Click here to download the Internal Evaluation Program (IEP)
Hazard Reporting Flow Chart
This flow chart helps a manager and user understand the process in which a hazard report can be filled and closed. A user can adjust and tailor this process as needed.
Click here to download the Hazard Reporting Flow Chart

Section Two: Fixed-Wing Specific Training

Cabin Crew Fire Fighting
This course is designed to give an employee information on how to deal with a inflight fire.
Click here to download the Cabin Crew Fire Fighting
Extinguishing In-Flight Laptop Computer Fires
This course is designed to give employees a way to handle inflight laptop fires.
Click here to view Extinguishing In-Flight Laptop Computer Fires
Airplane Upset Recovery
This is a two-part course designed to help teach pilots about Airplane Upset Recovery.
Click here to view Part 1 of Airplane Upset Recovery
Click here to view Part 2 of Airplane Upset Recovery

Aircraft In-Fight Icing by NASA

This course is developed by NASA and helps pilots learn more about in-flight icing.

Planning for an Obstacle Takeoff

This course is designed for Transport Category pilots that want to brush up on planning for obstacle clearance takeoffs.

RVSM Operational Overview

This video introduces the principles and objectives being Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) operations in EUR RVSM airspace.

FAA TV: RWSL Demonstration Video

Video demonstration of the function of Runway Status Lights.

Cabin Crew Surface Contamination Training

This course is designed to help show the effects of contamination on critical surfaces.

Section Three: Rotary-Wing Specific Training

Surviving the Wires Environment

Learn how to avoid the dangers in the helicopter and survive the wires environment. Produced by Helicopter Association International.

Commercial Helicopter Pilot Decision Making by the FAA

This course is designed to help commercial helicopter pilots break the chain by using smart decisions making skills.

Dangers of Hospitals calling multiple HAA Operators

This course was built to highlight the dangers of hospitals calling in multiple helicopters and scene requests with limited information.

Rules for Helicopter Operations around Long Island NY

This course is designed to inform pilots of the new rules for helicopter operations in the North Shore of Long Island New York.

BLM Basic Helicopter Safety

This course is a brief and basic overview of helicopter safety built for BLM wildland Firefighters.

Helicopter Passenger Management

This course is designed to give pilots a detailed list of items and concerns for flying passengers that are not familiar with helicopters.

Keep Your Eyes on the Hook / Ground Crew Safety for External Load Ops

This course was developed to aid in the safety awareness in long line work from the ground crew's perspective.

That Others May Live by Airbus Helicopters

This short video demonstrates what happened to a EMS pilot that took off into IMC conditions in a VFR aircraft and how external factors may have led to this incident that almost resulted in a accident.

Section Four: Maintenance and Ground Operations Training

Cold Stress in the Workplace

This video identifies cold stress environmental factors and the effects it has on the body. It also describes prevention techniques to help keep the body warm and prevent injuries.
Aircraft Ground Handling Damage Prevention
This training provides best practices for preventing business aircraft ground damage events.
Click here to download Aircraft Ground Handling Damage Prevention Training

Section 5: General Safety Training

FAA TV: Top 10 Causes of GA Accidents
Great 34-minute video about the top 10 GA Accidents that is presented by a current FAA accident investigator.
Click here to download the Top 10 Causes of GA Accidents

Medications and Flying

This video educates pilots on some of the possible undesirable effects of using medication while attempting to fly.

Human Factors Training by CASA

This course was designed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) to teach aviation workers about Human Factors.

Fatigue Risk Management by CASA

This course was designed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA). Fatigue risk management is a shared responsibility that involves operators and pilots taking steps to manage increasing levels of fatigue so that it does not result in a safety risk.

Pilot Fatigue by SKYBrary

This course was designed by SKYbrary Aviation Safety to teach pilots and aviation workers about Fatigue.

Stress in the Aviation Environment

This course points out the dangers behind having high levels of stress and being in aviation.

FEMA ICS-100 Course

This course is the FEMA Incident Command System level 100 course.

U.S. CSB Anatomy of a Disaster

This video is based on the 2005 explosion of the Texas City, Texas BP refinery plant. Although this is a ground based safety related accident it shows how a chain of events caused a major accident.

NTSB Weatherwise

This video educates pilots on the importance of making weather wise decisions and also identifies the main weather threat areas.

Fire Shelter Training

This video educates fire fighters and any ground-based personnel in the vicinity of forest fires, on the use of fire shelters.

Section 6: OSHA Safety Training and Resources

PRISM OSHA Checklist
The following checklist items may or may not be applicable to your company, and certain items may not fall within the company’s scope of responsibility. The checklist items are based upon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, which are cited by hyperlinks within the document. There may be references to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in this information. MSDS has been replaced by Safety Data Sheets (SDS) as explained in OSHA Hazard Communications above
Click here to download the Safety Training Element- OSHA Checklist
Alternate PRISM OSHA Self-Inspection Checklist for Small Entities
Click here to download the alternate PRISM OSHA Self-Inspection Checklist for Small Entities
PRISM OSHA Regulations
Complying with the FARs (Federal Aviation Regulations) is a major focal point of every flight department. Complying with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health) regulations, on the other hand, is a topic generally given lower significance by flight departments even though, interestingly enough, the number of injuries on the ground is statistically much higher than the number of injury occurrences in the air. There may be references to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in this information. MSDS has been replaced by Safety Data Sheets (SDS) as explained in OSHA Hazard Communications above.
Click here to download the PRISM OSHA Regulations
OSHA Hazardous Chemicals Labels and Pictograms Overview
The following resources can be used to help your organization comply with OSHA's latest Hazard Communication rules & regulations.
Click here to download the OSHA Hazardous Chemicals Labels and Pictograms Overview
OSHA Safety Data Sheet Overview
Click here to download the OSHA Safety Data Sheet Overview
OSHA Training Requirements for the Revised Hazard Communication
Click here to download the OSHA Training Requirements for the Revised Hazard Communication
OSHA Quick Card Pictogram
Click here to download the OSHA Quick Card Pictogram
OSHA Quick Card Labels
Click here to download the OSHA Quick Card Labels
OSHA Quick Card Safety Data Sheet
Click here to download the OSHA Quick Card Safety Data Sheet
OSHA Hazard Communication Employee Handout Cards
Click here to download the OSHA Hazard Communication Employee Handout Cards

Blood Borne Pathogens PPE Manager Training

PPE Training
These resources are used to help your organization comply with OSHA's blood borne pathogen rules & regulations.
Click here to download the PPE Training
Exposure Control Plan Template
Click here to download the Exposure Control Plan Template
OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910.1030
Click here to download the OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910.1030
Blood Borne Pathogens Course Instructors Guide
Click here to download the Blood Borne Pathogens Course Instructors Guide

OSHA Specific Training

Introduction to OSHA
This course is designed to give employees a basic understanding about OSHA.
Click here to download the Introduction to OSHA
Basic First Aid
This course is designed to give employees a basic set of first aid skills and knowledge.
Click here to download Basic First Aid
Fire Protection & Extinguishers
This course is designed to give employees a basic understanding of fire protection and fire extinguisher use.
Click here to download Fire Protection & Extinguishers
Hand and Power Tool Safety
This course is designed to teach employees how to safely use, hand & power tools. This course also provides help with identifying various types of tools and required PPE that should be used while working with specific tools.
Click here to download Hand and Power Tool Safety
Hazard Communication Training
This course is designed to teach employees about HAZCOM and SDS sheets.
Click here to download Hazard Communication Training
Hearing Conservation Training
This course is designed to teach employees about the Hearing protection and hearing conservation.
Click here to download Hearing Conservation Training
Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Safety Training
This course is designed to teach employees about the basic dangers of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S).
Click here to download the Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Safety Training
Portable Ladder Safety Training
This course is designed to teach employees about the basic dangers of using ladders in the workplace and how to prevent injuries while using ladders.
Click here to download the Portable Ladder Safety Training
Lockout-Tagout Safety Training
This course is designed to teach employees about the basic Lockout-Tagout procedures and policies that should be followed to prevent injuries.
Click here to download the Lockout-Tagout Safety Training