Safety Culture in the News

Safety Culture in the News

Robinson Crash highlights Lack of Powerline Maps

Robinson Crash highlights Lack of Australian Powerline Maps

(http://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/robinson-crash-highlights-lack-of-powerline-maps)

“While this accident was a private aviation operation, the significance of this report for aerial application safety–including firebombing–is obvious.

“If all state electricity regulators and power companies took the same safety-based approach as Qld and NSW already have (voluntarily because of their clear safety culture), this would make a very real and practical improvement in low-level aviation safety for very little cost.”

“There are also a number of spin-off benefits of marking powerlines–especially for farmers–who can make their farms safer for trucks and other tall machinery such as headers and cotton pickers as well as aerial contractors.

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