NTSB -- RECOMMENDATIONS ON HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND HIGHWAY SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT SUBJECTS OF NTSB PUBLIC MEETING

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

August 27, 2009

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RECOMMENDATIONS ON HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND

HIGHWAY SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT SUBJECTS OF NTSB PUBLIC

MEETING

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The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public

Board meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., in

its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza,

SW, Washington, DC.

Two items are on the agenda:

* Safety Recommendation letters - Safety Board proposes

19 recommendations regarding Helicopter Emergency

Medical Services (HEMS). These recommendations

addresses various safety issues including pilot

training; safety management systems to minimize risk;

collection and analysis of flight, weather, and safety

data; flight data monitoring; development of a low

altitude airspace infrastructure; and the use of dual

pilots, autopilots, and night vision imaging systems

(NVIS). Media Contact: Keith Holloway

* Highway Special Investigative Report - In May 2005,

the NTSB began its investigation of a school bus

accident that occurred in Liberty, Missouri. During

the course of the investigation, information was

uncovered that suggested pedal misapplication as a

factor in the accident. The NTSB subsequently

investigated four additional accidents involving heavy

vehicles, dating from 2005 to 2008, in which pedal

misapplication was determined to be a factor. The

report examines pedal misapplication through the

analysis of these five accidents and information

gathered from previous work on unintended acceleration

incidents. The report evaluates the benefits of brake

transmission shift interlock (BTSI) devices, pedal

design, positive separation, and event data recorders

to determine if they are effective in preventing

accidents and whether further preventive measures or

actions are needed. Media Contact: Bridget Serchak

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be

available on the Board's website at

http://www.ntsb.gov/Events/Boardmeeting.htm. Technical

support details are available under "Board Meetings." To

report any problems, please call 703-993-3100 and ask for

Webcast Technical Support.

Directions to the NTSB Board Room: Front door located on

Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From

Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D Streets

escalator, walk through shopping mall, at the CVS store (on

the left), and take escalator (on the right) down one level.

The Board room will be to your left.

NTSB Public Affairs contact: 202-314-6100

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