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SAFETY THEME FOR FOURTH QUARTERS FY01 

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  UNCLAS  //N05000//
  MARADMIN 273/01
  MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/SD//
  SUBJ/SAFETY THEME FOR FOURTH QUARTERS FY01//
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  POC/LEIF R. LARSEN/COLONEL/DIR SAFETY DIVISION/CMC (SD)
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  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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