The Flight Safety Foundation has released a groundbreaking assessment today that provides a comprehensive look at the risks facing the Helicopter Emergency medical services (HEMS) industry. The Industry Risk Profile (IRP), developed by Aerosafe Risk Management, also provides a roadmap outlining proactive steps that the industry and regulators can follow in order to mitigate these risks. Aerosafe developed the IRP using internationally recognized risk management standards. This independent analysis utilized a wide variety of data and perspectives from the HEMS industry. The IRP process is designed specifically to allow industry to step up and shape a way forward.  "When we started this project, we knew that industry had already been working to address the risks it faces at the operational and organizational levels," commented Aerosafe CEO Kimberley Turner. "The IRP highlights 26 key systemic risks, many of which are at the structural and oversight level of the industry. The broader context of the IRP digs deep and provides a common rallying point for all of the HEMS industry to move forward."