Webinar on Hazard Identification and Risk Management in HEMS and Air Ambulance Operations

Austrocontrol are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Austro Control-webinar.

Regulatory oversight across Europe has shown that the carriage and use of high-pressure medical oxygen on board are not always recognized as operational risk factors within Safety Management Systems (SMS). As a result, these risks are not consistently managed.

This webinar will examine the applicable regulatory framework, key risk elements, operational challenges, and best practices for ensuring safe oxygen handling on board.

The session is designed for HEMS and air ambulance operators (management, operations, maintenance teams, medical doctors) as well as authorities involved in certification and oversight.

The webinar schedule intends to provide a 30-minute open microphone session for participants to ask questions and share best practices and ideas on the topic.

Speakers

Raul Ortiz de Urbina
Team Coordinator for Safety Management, Austro Control
Former Flight Operations Inspector Helicopter (ACG)
Team member on EASA Standardization Inspections in the OPS domain
ICAO Helicopter Expert Sub-Group (HSG)
25 years of helicopter flight experience (Maritime SAR, HEMS, Firefighting)

Frank Hartig, MD
Senior physician in emergency and intensive care medicine, University Clinic Innsbruck and Alpine Rescue Helicopter
Forensic expert for oxygen and diving accidents
Exploration cave diver and head of the research group on hyperbaric pathophysiology and decompression, University Clinic Innsbruck

When

December 10th 2025
Time: 9:00-11:00 am (GMT+1)
Location: Online via MS Teams 
(link provided after registration two days before webinar)

For more Information please visit:

www.austrocontrol.at/lfa-events