From:
James Kaufman <jkaufman**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETYINSTITUTE.ORG>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Skydiving culture. Was: [DCHAS-L] Safety training swag?
Date:
Oct 24, 2022 21:16 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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I want to suggest another way of looking at this made popular by Trevor Kletz in Great Britain. It's called the F.A.F.R. (fatal accident frequency rate). It compares the deaths from different activities per unit time of exposure.
Look at the number of car drivers, mileage per year, and average speed and fatalities. Compare that with the number of jumps, the length of time in a jump, and fatalities. My rough calculations show that you are 60 to 100 times more likely to die while skydiving than driving! ... Jim
But you never know ... maybe I miscalculated! It happened once before.
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On Oct 24, 2022, at 1:13 PM, Jessica Martin <
jessica.a.martin**At_Symbol_Here**UCONN.EDU> wrote:
That being said, I fully understand that, even with the safety measures in place, it was considered a high risk activity and I was to be prepared for that.
Keep in mind that death from activites such as skydiving, free climbing, scuba diving etc are generally not covered by life insurance (so if you have kids this is something to include in your risk analysis). Insurers have even been known to deny coverage for those who engage in such activities regardless:
https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/life-insurance/skydivers/
Rob Toreki
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