Aerial Application Safety Committee

The AERIAL application Safety committee

Is a committee of state, federal, industry, and other forest health specialists providing technical input to cooperating resource professionals regarding issues of aerial application safety, efficiency and effectiveness in state and federal forest health aerial application projects. 

The committee's goal is to promote a positive safety culture by applying components of Safety Management Systems in cooperative aerial application-related activities, provide information and technical assistance to local, state and federal program managers and their staff to ensure safe, effective aerial application projects, and develop and help provide aerial application management and safety training programs.

The committee also wants to facilitate improved aviation safety awareness and culture across Departments of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resource agencies involved in aerial application of pesticides and aircraft operations, contact local and states agencies new to aerial application projects for support and mentoring, distribute safety and technical information to application cooperators, and work indirectly through various working groups/councils and directly with partner organizations.