The concept of a separate center for aerospace safety education was originally proposed by ERAU Prescott Professor William D.Waldock in 1986. At that time, the safety curriculum at the university consisted of two safety survey courses, offered within the aeronautical science degree program. Professor Waldock envisioned a series of courses and laboratory opportunities which would allow future aviation professionals to become educated in aerospace safety at the beginning of their careers. He attracted the support of ERAU senior management, including President Kenneth Tallman, and the Center for Aerospace Safety (CASE) became a reality in the summer of 1988. Later that year, an Advisory Council of prominent Safety professionals was formed to provide guidance for the new center.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Center for Aerospace Safety/Security Education (CASE) is your one-stop shop for educating your workforce in today's challenging aviation environment.  CASE offers a variety of aviation safety courses to fill your continuing education needs and even offers a Management Certificate in Aviation Safety. Look no further... go with the best!

This highly intensive certificate program combines all of the latest in safety and security topics in a professional and dynamic classroom environment at our Embry-Riddle Campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida or Prescott, Arizona. You can take one, two, or all of the certificate courses. Aviation Safety Management and Mishap/Accident Investigation and Management are needed for the Management Certificate in Aviation Safety and Security. For more information, visit the Programs and Events section.

The Robertson Crash Lab offers students the opportunity to conduct hands-on field investigation of selected aircraft accident scenarios. The eight acre facility, located just behind the center, includes eight field scenarios, a covered storage area, administrative space and storage space.

Current inventory at the lab includes a variety of actual accident aircraft such as: a Cessna 401A, a Cessna 208B, a Piper PA-28-161, a Varga Kachina plane, a Cessna 140, a Weedhopper Ultralight, and a Hughes 300 helicopter. Among the recent aquisitions are a "Glasflugel" glider which crashed in California, numerous components and cabin furnishings from B-737 and DC-8 aircraft, and several engines which experienced in-flight mechanical failures.

Additionally, many different aircraft components, engines, and fixtures are available for inspection and analysis. Students in the material factors, accident investigation and crash survival analysis classes are required to complete field investigations on selected, mocked-up accident scenes, and specific displays providing a dimension unavaiable in the classroom.