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Parachuting safety

Specialized planning for intentional parachute descents, aerial exits, landing zones, and related filming.

Also known as: skydiving safety

Reviewed

Hazards

  • Specialized planning for intentional parachute descents, aerial exits, landing zones, and related filming.

Controls

  • Use qualified coordinators and jumpers, approved aircraft and equipment, weather and altitude limits, communications, ground control, medical support, rehearsed contingencies, and aviation compliance.

Personal protective equipment

  • Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

  • Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Use qualified coordinators and jumpers, approved aircraft and equipment, weather and altitude limits, communications, ground control, medical support, rehearsed contingencies, and aviation compliance.

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