HeliLadder products are proven to be the safest in the industry, making them the least expensive ladder available. The most expensive ladder on the market is the one you fall off of.
More than 500,000 people are treated each year from ladder-related injuries in the U.S. alone. About 300 of these incidents result in death.
– National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
The average cost of workers’ comp claim for ladder injury is around $41,353.
– The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)
Due to a lack of new graduates and an aging workforce, the industry is facing a critical shortage of aircraft technicians. By all means necessary, we must do everything we can to protect them.
The outdated half-truth:
Maintenance ‘costs’ money.
FACT: Revenue generation is dependent upon aircraft availability. When an aircraft has out-of-service time due to un-necessary maintenance delays, revenue is lost.
FACT: If maintenance is performed in an efficient manner, in-service time increases, as does revenue generation.
In other words: It is true that inefficient maintenance costs you money, but efficient maintenance reduces out of service time, which increases revenue generation.
maintenance efficiency = mission readiness = revenue generation
EMS aviation example based upon an actual event:
A main rotor damper is due replacement on an Agusta 119. Due to the poor ergonomics and hazardous positioning forced upon the technician when using a conventional ladder, the task requires 1.5 hours to accomplish. A flight request is received 1.25 hours into the project. The revenue flight is missed.
In contrast, utilizing the professional grade HeliLadder allows the technician to safely and efficiently complete the task in 1 hour. The flight request is accepted, and revenue is generated. The purchase of HeliLadder equipment did not ‘cost’ the program anything, but rather generated revenue that otherwise would have been lost – and more importantly, provided emergent care to the patient!
Maintenance is a critically important process that provides aircraft availability and crew safety. Providing technicians with quality-designed tooling and professional grade ladder-stands supports the process of efficient maintenance.