The Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) works with the company on matters related to cabin and Flight Attendant safety and health.
Download the Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Member duties and responsibilitiesWho Do I Contact?
For assistance, contact any member of your Local ASHSC Committee. You can find a list of Committee Members on your Local Council Committees page. For your convenience, a list of Committee Chairs and links to the Local Committee lists are below.
ANC
Debi Wallstrom
anc.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the ANC Committee List >>
LAX
Carin Merritt
lax.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the LAX Committee List >>
PDX
Blair Kimball
pdx.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the PDX Committee List >>
SAN
Eva Gatus
san.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
SEA
David Lake
sea.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the SEA Committee List >>
SFO
Bradley Young
sfo.ashsc.chair@afaalaska.org
View the SFO Committee List >>
MEC
Seth Heiple, MEC Chairperson
Bradley Young, MEC Vice Chairperson
ashsc@afaalaska.org
Links
Committee News
View the SHSC news archives
Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Recap – 2nd Quarter 2023
Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) On Thursday, April 5, our AFA Local Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) Chairpersons met to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Debi Wallstrom (ANC), David Lake (SEA), KalinLackey (PDX), Brad […]

LOSA Observations Are Underway
Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) As previously communicated, AFA and management agreed to conduct a Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) to help improve safety for Flight Attendants, other crewmembers, and passengers. The LOSA program is jointly administered by AFA and management as outlined in the Inflight Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) Program letter of agreement. The […]

Operational Safety Debriefs
Master Executive Council (MEC) In 2019, AFA filed grievance number 36-99-2-170-19, which alleged management’s violation of section 19.A of the collective bargaining agreement. The violation was related to an incident where management conducted a debrief meeting with Flight Attendants while they were still on duty following a slide deployment incident. As there was no contractual […]

Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee Meeting Recap – 1st Quarter 2023
Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) On Thursday, January 5, our AFA Local Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) Chairpersons met to discuss their ongoing work to represent our Flight Attendants and push for improvements in our workplace. Representing you at the meeting were Debi Wallstrom (ANC), David Lake (SEA), Blair Kimball (PDX), Brad […]

Inflight Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) Program
Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) Our AFA Air Safety, Health, & Security Committee (ASHSC) and management regularly review a wide variety of data that allows us to identify and mitigate potential safety risks at our airline, an essential part of the Company’s Safety Management System (SMS). To supplement the safety data generated from […]