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UNCLAS //N05000//
MARADMIN 098/02
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/SD//
SUBJ/SAFETY THEME FOR THIRD QUARTER FY02//
REF/A/MSG/CMC MARADMIN/-/216/00//
POC/HENRY C. DEWEY III/COLONEL/DIR SAFETY DIVISION/CMC (SD)
/TEL:DSN 224-1202/TEL:COMM (703) 614-1202//
RMKS/1. IN KEEPING WITH COMMANDANT'S GUIDANCE, THE COORDINATED
SAFETY THEME FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF FY02 IS SUMMER SAFETY.
2. SUMMER TRADITIONALLY BEGINS ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND
CONTINUES FULL FORCE THROUGH THE END OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
THESE 101 DAYS OF SUMMER PROVIDE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FUN IN THE SUN. MANY OF US TAKE SOME WELL EARNED LEAVE WITH
FAMILY OR FRIENDS. UNFORTUNATELY, SUMMER ALSO BRINGS INCREASED
RISKS, DEADLY RISKS THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED THROUGH SOME BASIC
ORM AND ADVANCED PLANNING.
3. FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED. LAST SUMMER, TEN MARINES DIED
IN CAR ACCIDENTS. A STUDY RELEASED LAST MAY BY THE NATIONAL
SAFE KIDS FOUNDATION FOUND THAT MAY THROUGH AUGUST ACCOUNTS
FOR NEARLY HALF OF ALL ACCIDENTAL CHILDHOOD DEATHS. JULY
EARNS THE DISTINCTION OF THE MOST DANGEROUS MONTH OF ALL.
JUST AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO COUNT THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO
ENJOY THE SUMMER, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO COUNT THE DIFFERENT
WAYS TO HURT YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY. IN 1998, SUMMER
BARBECUES RESULTED IN OVER 6000 HOME FIRES AND OVER $29
MILLION IN DAMAGE. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. IN 1999, ONE
CHILD DIED EVERY FOUR DAYS WHILE AN ADULT RAN A "QUICK"
ERRAND AND LEFT THE KID IN THE CAR. WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE
IN HAND, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WHEN YOU PACK UP YOUR
FAMILY FOR SUMMER VACATION, ALONG WITH YOUR SWIMSUIT
AND SUNSCREEN, MAKE SURE YOU PACK A HEALTHY SUPPLY OF
RISK MANAGEMENT.
4. ALL COMMANDERS SHALL HOLD ONE SAFETY EVENT BETWEEN
1 APRIL AND 30 JUNE OF THIS YEAR FOCUSING ON SUMMER SAFETY
IN ORDER TO PREVENT FURTHER MISHAPS. WE HAVE YET TO HIT
SUMMERTIME, STATISTICALLY THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME OF YEAR,
AND WE ARE ALREADY KILLING OURSELVES AT THE CYCLE RATE.
WE DON'T SEND OUR MARINES INTO BATTLE WITHOUT THE TOOLS FOR
SUCCESS. DON'T SEND THEM INTO THE 101 DAYS OF SUMMER WITHOUT
THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SURVIVE EITHER. THE ONLY REQUIREMENT
LEVIED FROM THIS HEADQUARTERS IS THAT THE SAFETY EVENT
PROVIDES MARINES WITH USEFUL SUMMER SAFETY INFORMATION.
BE SMART, BE SAFE, AND BE BACK IN THE FIGHT ON MONDAY
MORNING!//
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