R 051546Z FEB 01
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//SD//
TO MARADMIN
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UNCLAS //N05000//
MARADMIN 068/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/SD//
SUBJ/SAFETY THEME FOR SECOND QUARTER FY01//
REF/A/MSG/CMC MARADMIN/216/00//
POC/LEIF R. LARSEN/COL/DIR SAFETY DIVISION (SD)/HQMC
/TEL:DSN 224-1202 1077/TEL:COMM (703) 614-XXXX//
RMKS/1. IN KEEPING WITH REF A, OPERATIONAL SAFETY IS THE COORDINATED
SAFETY THEME FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF FY 2001. YOU SHOULD
CONCENTRATE YOUR SAFETY PROGRAM EMPHASIS ON SAFETY WHILE TRAINING
FOR AND CONDUCTING MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS.
2. COMMANDERS SHOULD CONDUCT AT LEAST ONE OPERATIONAL ORIENTED
SAFETY EVENT PRIOR TO APRIL. THIS MAY BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH
A PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED COMMAND EVENT, SEPARATELY, TIED TO ONGOING
INSTALLATION EFFORTS, OR A NEW INITIATIVE. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU
CHOSE TO CONDUCT YOUR SAFETY EVENT, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF IT
IS CONTENT.
3. CONCENTRATE ON THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE KILLING AND
INJURING OUR MARINES IN THE TRAINING/OPERATIONAL ARENA. LAST YEAR
12 MARINES DIED IN ON DUTY GROUND MISHAPS. TWENTYNINE OTHER
MARINES DIED IN AVIATION MISHAPS. THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF
MISHAPS WERE OPS/TRAINING ACCIDENTS, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY TACTICAL
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, NEARLY 600 INJURIES OCCURRED WHILE
PARTICIPATING IN ON DUTY ACTIVITIES.
4. EVERY LEADER MUST STRESS THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF APPLYING
THE FIVE OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT STEPS INTO ALL ACTIVITIES:
IDENTIFY HAZARDS, ASSESS HAZARDS, MAKE RISK DECISIONS, IMPLEMENT
CONTROLS AND SUPERVISE. ORM IS NOT A TOOL TO PREVENT MISSIONS OR
TRAINING FROM OCCURRING. INSTEAD, IT IS A TOOL TO ALLOW YOU TO
EXECUTE YOUR MISSIONS SUCCESSFULLY WHILE MINIMIZING UNACCEPTABLE
RISKS. WE DON'T SEND MARINES INTO COMBAT WITHOUT BULLETS; NEITHER
SHOULD WE SEND THEM OUT TO TRAIN WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ASSESS AND
CONTROL RISKS THEY MAY ENCOUNTER. PROVIDE YOUR MARINES THE TRAINING
THEY NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY AND SAFELY COMPLETE THEIR MISSION.//
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