Re: Hazard Pay

From: Ken Lawson-Williams <Macgyver@FlightMedicMail.com>

Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:00:43 -0700 (PDT)

Slave Lake, Alberta (Fixed wing) instituted a US$35/flight (C$50) following a runway overshoot/crash onto a frozen lake (~1 hour response to find) with minor injuries a couple of years ago. All other fixed wing programs in Alberta do not have any hazard pay (despite two other programs with aircraft write-offs in the past 3 years) as it is felt that it could lead to increased risk taking - accepting flights that should not have taken off in order to get the cash. More likely cause of inappropriate launches is the contractual set-up with the Provincial Government that fines a program US$350 (C$500) if they miss their 30 minute launch window for either aviation contractor or medical crew causes such as a delay to get actual report/accurate patient info from the sending facility etc. And the attitude that P.F.C.C. has that they command - you fly, which tends to pressure pilots into launching ahead of actual weather and 'giving it a try' then returning empty PRN - as then their company makes some money and they don't have to fill in a report because of a refusal. Fly Safe. Ken L-W CCEMT-P/WMT Duct tape is like the force, it has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together. --- message from "Jack Sosebee" <JackS@cookchildrens.org> attached:

From: "Jack Sosebee" <JackS@cookchildrens.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:54:34 -0500

I am new to this list so this might be something talked about recently, if so let me know.

I am conducting a survey of programs that pay some type of hazard pay to staff. I am mainly looking at hospital based programs that pay the flight staff a transport diff over what other staff of the same credentials would make in another area of the hospital.

Also, I would be interested to know if you have staff on call from home, are they paid for this time and if so at what rate?

Thanks for the information,

Jack Sosebee

Director, Teddy Bear Transport

Cook Children's Medical Center

jacks@cookchildrens.org





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