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180 Healthcare: Hospital Heliport Safety
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Introduction

Each year, thousands of patients are transported via helicopters throughout the United States. This is one of the many reason's hospital managers should proactively maintain their facilities' helipad.

This course takes a closer look at the hazards and possible solutions involving heliports in a hospital setting, including equipment, noise, as well as fueling hazards.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:
ID Objective
TO 1.0 Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment.
LO 1.1.1 Identify helicopter-related equipment hazards to which employees may be exposed.
LO 1.1.2 Describe possible best practices to eliminate or decrease exposure to heliport hazards.
LO 1.1.3 Discuss noise, communication, and debris hazards and solutions to eliminate or decrease the hazards.
LO 1.1.4 Identify best work practices to decrease injuries due to ergonomics while working on the heliport.

Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)