Safety, Environmental
& Auditing
Environmental Manager
mbaker@phihelico.com
Flight Safety Manager
tkaufman@phihelico.com
Chad
Broussard
Industrial Safety Manager
cbroussard@phihelico.com
Quality Systems Compliance Manager
lleblanc@phihelico.com
Administrative Assistant
klejeune@phihelico.com
Since PHI’s inception in 1949, safety has been a core value. In over
five decades of operation, PHI has logged more that ten million flight
hours. During that time, we have developed and refined safety programs and
practices which have given us an unprecedented safety record in the
commercial helicopter industry.
This has been achieved through awareness, training, accountability,
incentives and a strong focus on pro-active efforts relative to safety
management. At PHI, we recognize that working safely is a pre-requisite to
working efficiently and profitably. From the very highest level of
management on down, commitment and accountability drive safety
performance. We remain proactive in strengthening our safety culture by
continuing to educate employees, monitor and measure results, and
recognize safe work practices. In recent years, operational control has
been enhanced which has improved systems and processes by developing
programs for viewing safety from a risk assessment/risk
management/accident avoidance context.
A key factor in enhancing our leadership position in helicopter safety
is a Management System in which Key Safety Performance Indicators are
identified and tracked throughout the organization.
Over the past ten years, PHI accident rate has average far below the
national average. During this time period, we flew a period exceeding two
years and over 550,000 flight hours accident free, an accomplishment
unsurpassed in the helicopter industry. In 2003, PHI reached yet another
milestone when for the first time in PHI history; we obtained an OSHA
Total Recordable Incident Rate of less than 1 per 200,000 man-hours
worked. This is just one more indicator of the fact that PHI is dedicated
to providing a safe work place to all employees.
In recognition of our safety accomplishments, PHI has received the Federal
Aviation Administration's "High Flyer" Award, the National Ocean Industry
Association's "Safety in Seas" Award, the Flight Safety Foundation's
"President's Citation for Safety Leadership" Award, the FAA’s “Spirit of
Safety Award” and countless other awards honoring our commitment to
safety.
PHI also has a longstanding commitment to the protection of the
environment. For over a decade, we have actively pursued alternative
technologies that allow the substitution of less toxic processes to reduce
potential health risks to our employees, to minimize emissions to the
environment and to reduce the production and disposal of hazardous wastes.
These technology changes have allowed many waste materials to be placed in
recycle programs. Through both internal and external environmental audits
of facilities and practices, PHI's full time environmental staff has
aggressively sought to identify and correct environmental problems.
Through its program of self disclosure, PHI has worked closely with
regulatory agencies to address both potential and actual contamination. For
example, we have instituted self monitoring of piping systems on a frequent
basis for evidence of leakage so that any leakage can be stopped and
corrected before harming the environment. With an aggressive written
environmental policy that encourages employee participation in identifying
and correcting environmental problems, PHI proudly looks to the 21st Century
as a leader in the helicopter industry setting the pace for environmental
friendly operations.
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