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UNCLAS //N05000//
MARADMIN 273/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/SD//
SUBJ/SAFETY THEME FOR FOURTH QUARTERS FY01//
REF/A/MSG/CMC MARADMIN/-/216/00//
POC/LEIF R. LARSEN/COLONEL/DIR SAFETY DIVISION/CMC (SD)
/TEL:DSN 224-1202 1077/TEL:COMM (703) 614-1202//
RMKS/1. IN KEEPING WITH REF A, RECREATIONAL SAFETY IS OUR
COORDINATED SAFETY THEME FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER FY 2001. THIS
IS THE THEME AROUND WHICH YOU SHOULD CONCENTRATE YOUR SAFETY
PROGRAM EMPHASIS AND COORDINATE SAFETY FAIRS, EXPOSITIONS AND
OTHER FOCUS EVENTS TO MAXIMIZE PARTICIPATION AND OPTIMIZE THE
USE OF SAFETY TRAINING ASSETS.
2. COMMANDERS SHOULD CONDUCT ONE SAFETY ORIENTED EVENT BETWEEN
1 JUL 01 AND 31 SEP 01. THIS MAY BE DONE WITH A PREVIOUSLY
SCHEDULED EVENT OR SEPARATELY, AND MAY BE TIED TO NATIONAL
SAFETY CAMPAIGNS, ONGOING INSTALLATION EFFORTS, SUMMER
RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS OR A NEW SAFETY INITIATIVE.
3. CONCENTRATE ON THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE KILLING AND
INJURING MARINES. IN FY00, DURING JUL-OCT THREE MARINES DROWNED
AND 12 MARINES DIED IN PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLE (PMV) CRASHES. THE
DROWNINGS TOOK PLACE WITHIN A TWO WEEK TIME FRAME NEAR THE END
OF SEPTEMBER. THERE WERE TWO DISABLING INJURIES IN PMV CRASHES
AND TWO IN OTHER OFF-DUTY ACTIVITIES. ALCOHOL WAS INVOLVED IN
SEVEN OF THE TRAFFIC CRASHES AND IN TEN OTHER OFF-DUTY MISHAPS.
FAILURE TO WEAR SAFETY BELTS, DROWSY DRIVING AND EXCESSIVE SPEED
WERE ALSO FREQUENT FACTORS. OTHER OFF-DUTY INJURIES RESULTED
FROM SPORTS, VARIOUS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND COMMON
ACTIVITIES AROUND THE HOME, E.G. MOWING THE YARD, AUTO AND
HOUSE REPAIR.
4. DURING THE PAST QUARTER MOTORCYCLE MISHAPS RESULTING IN
FATALITIES HAVE ESCALATED. TWO FATALITIES OCCURRED WHEN THE
MARINES WERE RIDING RECREATIONALLY WITH A GROUP OF OTHER CYCLISTS.
IN ADDITION, THE NUMBER OF MOTORCROSS INJURIES HAS RISEN. THERE
ARE WEBSITES THAT MAY BE OF USE IN DEVELOPING A MOTORCYCLE SAFETY
BRIEFING OR PROGRAM. THESE INCLUDE:
HTTP://WWW-AFSC.SAIA.AF.MIL/AFSC/RDBMS/GROUND/FEEDBACK/
ORMBRIEF/ACCMCYCLE.DOC AND THE LINK TO THE JOINT SERVICES TRAFFIC
SAFETY TASK FORCE ON THE HEADQUARTERS SAFETY WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.
HQMC.USMC.MIL/SAFETY.NSF. LOOK UNDER WHAT'S NEW.
5. EVERY LEADER SHOULD STRESS THE IMPORTANCE AND THE VALUE OF
APPLYING THE FIVE OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT STEPS INTO ALL SUMMER
ACTIVITIES: IDENTIFY HAZARDS, ASSESS HAZARDS, MAKE RISK/HAZARD
DECISIONS, IMPLEMENT CONTROLS AND SUPERVISE. LEADERS CAN HELP
ENSURE THIS PROCESS IS INCORPORATED BY MAKING PERSONAL CONTACT WITH
THEIR MARINES AND SAILORS TO FIND OUT THEIR LEAVE AND LIBERTY PLANS,
HAVE THEM IDENTIFY RISKS INHERENT TO THOSE PLANS AND HELP THEM MAKE
CHOICES TO REDUCE THOSE RISKS TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.
6. THIS OFFICE HAS DISTRIBUTED A COPY OF A PETE COLLINS SAFETY
VIDEO TO MARINE CORPS SAFETY OFFICES AND WILL PROVIDE OTHER
RECREATIONAL SAFETY IDEAS AND RESOURCES ON THE HEADQUARTERS SAFETY
WEBSITE AT HTTP: //WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/SAFETY.NSF.//
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