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INAUGURAL ISSUE I MARCH 2017 ASSESSMENTS THE CORNERSTONE OF RISK MANAGEMENT A CHANGE IN ASSESSMENT FOCUS ON STRATEGY TOOLS ASSESSMENTS page 6 page 12 page 16 INAUGURAL ISSUE I MARCH 2017 I VOL. 1., NO.1 THE NAVY'S RISK AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE 360°SAFE is published quarterly online by the Naval Safety Center. The editorial content of this magazine is edited and approved by the Naval Safety Center Public Affairs Office. Contents and opinions expressed are not necessarily the official views of the U.S. Government, the Depart- ment of Defense or the U.S. Navy and do not imply endorsement thereof. Unless otherwise noted, photos and artwork are for illustrative purposes only. Reference to commercial products or links to non-DoD resources do HTTP://SAFETY.NAVYLIVE.DODLIVE.MIL not imply Department of the Navy endorsement. 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DIRECTOR, AFLOAT SAFETY PROGRAMS CDR Jerry Lee Bennett ISSN 2167-244X CONTACT US DIRECTOR, SHORE SAFETY PROGRAMS Jonathan Wilson Commander, Naval Safety Center ATTN: 360°SAFE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT/ 375 A St. EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE Norfolk, VA 23511 Don Ciesielski Telephone: (757) 444-3520, ext. 7870 (DSN 564) DEPARTMENT HEAD, MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Maggie Menzies Email: [email protected] EDITORIAL STAFF EDITORIAL BOARD MANAGING EDITOR AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAMS Evelyn Odango CAPT Billy Murphy GySgt Ernesto DelGadillo EDITORS Edward Thompson Nika Glover Michael J. Morris SHORE SAFETY PROGRAMS Brad Loftis ART AND GRAPHICS Steve Geiger Allan Amen John W. Williams AFLOAT SAFETY PROGRAMS CDR J. Lee Bennett STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SOCIAL MEDIA Ron Keim Leslie Tomaino ORM/EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SAFETY PROGRAMS WEBMASTER CWO4 William "Toby" Turner Darlene Savage LT Mark Nagorniuk LESSONS LEARNED DIVISION Ashley Edwards Kevin Conroy CONNECT www.facebook.com/navalsafetycenter www.youtube.com/user/navalsafetycenter WITH US www.twitter.com/NSC_Updates www.dvidshub.net/unit/NSC 2 360°SAFE Inaugural Issue March 2017 360°SAFE MAGAZINE CONTENTS INAUGURAL ISSUE MARCH 2017 FEATURES ASSESSMENT 18 Expert assessment TOOLS: People Safety specialists take a close look at traffic and recreation and resources are programs to ensure compliance and success key elements for identifying hazards 20 Workplace inspections as mishap deterrents and controlling Frequently changing workplace conditions or high-risk risks. operations warrant more periodic checks 22 Predict and prevent ABOUT THE PHOTO: During an Aviation assessment teams continually seek opportunities to afloat operational safety assessment, predict and prevent potential mishaps members of the Naval Safety Cen- ter team provide a comprehensive 24 Our experts at your service look at alll operations and ancillary Safety experts with more than 300 years Navy experience carry support of every ship they visit. (U.S. out our mission of saving lives and reducing mishaps Navy photo by Visual Information Specialist Allan Amen) http://safety.navylive.dodlive.mil 1 360°SAFE MAGAZINE CONTENTS INAUGURAL ISSUE MARCH 2017 IN THIS ISSUE 3 We have moved! A message from the editorial staff about our digital content 6 A change in strategy for delivering our message A message from Commander, Naval Safety Center 8 BLUF I Bottom Line Up Front Statistics, numbers, analysis, and trends 11 Collaborating for safety and health Ergonomic power tools for DoD and government communities 14 Preventable losses hurt our Navy family An urgent need to face our greatest challenge: traffic mishaps 16 A simple measure to detect hazards 11 Self-assessments help catch small discrepancies early on ACCESS NOW We want to help you explore 360°SAFE digital magazine's content. Look for this icon on pages throughout the magazine. ON THE WEB 14 Your browser will open to display a web page where you can access magazine articles and other content. Don't miss an issue of 360°SAFE! Subscribe today. NEXT ISSUE 16 The next quarterly issue will focus on operational risk management. Contact [email protected] for the editorial calendar. 2 360°SAFE Inaugural Issue March 2017 We have moved! We have gone digital. While this is bittersweet for those of us in the Media group, we plan to continue bringing you in-depth articles and relevant mishap- prevention information. By now, most of you have received the final printed copies of Approach, MECH, Decisions, and Sea Compass. We understand the value of a printed format in certain aspects of your job, but we also know you understand our effort to reduce cost. We are increasing our presence on the web so you can still read your favorite stories – whenever and wherever you want. Our transition from print to digital is a work in progress and we appreciate your patience. We will leverage electronic and social media to give you quicker access to each current issue, printable articles and past issues. Our digital magazines are available on http://safety.navylive.dodlive.mil. You can also find current and archived issues on our website:www.public. navy.mil/NAVSAFECEN/Pages/media/mag_index.aspx. Email us your feedback and questions to [email protected]. We thank you for understanding. — The Editorial Staff http://safety.navylive.dodlive.mil 3 ASSESSMENTS We, the Naval Safety Center analysts and safety professionals, have a panoramic view of the fleet many don't fully appreciate. We're involved in all Class A investigations. We see mishap results up close and personal. We talk with survivors. We talk with deck plate Sailors, Marines and civilians. We see the conditions under which they work; the equipment, processes and procedures they use; how and what they are taught; how they're manned and how they communicate. We see plenty of room for improvement. 4 360°SAFE Inaugural Issue March 2017 ASSESSMENTS RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION SITUATIONAL AWARENESS STANDARDIZATION SAFETY CULTURE http://safety.navylive.dodlive.mil 5 A change in strategy for delivering our safety message For more than three decades, the media our Sailors, Marines and civilians continue to keep safety communications industry has been changing at the core of their risk-management efforts. As we move with the times. through this process, I want to make sure our magazines Information sharing has dramatically evolved from and other multimedia products continue to be the outlet daily newspapers, slick magazines and desktop personal for our communication efforts and your forum of choice computers to portable laptops with wireless internet for sharing lessons learned. capabilities. Today, data is synonymous with smart mobile Starting with the inaugural issue of 360°SAFE, the devices that communicate via cloud. This change influ- media team at the Naval Safety Center will produce three ences the way we do business and creates an opportunity online magazines that will focus on safety assessments, to embrace new technologies that will help the Navy operational risk management, and reporting and high- improve its safety culture. velocity learning. For more than six decades, the Naval Our newest magazine, 360°SAFE, will bring you Safety Center has worked side-by-side with big Navy to safety information, risk-management resources and help build safety awareness, increase training and educa- mishap analysis summaries exclusively online begin- tion resources, and contribute to a safer way of life for ning this spring. Approach and Sea & Shore community Sailors, Marines and civilians. Our work is not done. magazines have also transitioned from print to digital. My In 2015, Naval Safety Center analysts took an opera- staff and I are confident that we can take advantage of tional pause to evaluate the oversight services we provide electronic and social media to reach our most influential to our customers. After a critical assessment, we decided readers: the electronically savvy safety officers and safety to switch from traditional checklist-driven safety surveys professionals who are instrumental in reducing risky that measured compliance with instructions and proce- behaviors and promoting risk management. dures to a more comprehensive safety assessment process This change is of great significance, giving us the that examines the overall risk management culture of platform to quickly address the Fleet’s needs and require- organizations. To achieve the best results, we will collabo- ments. Fast access to information and resources will help rate with the Board of Inspection and Survey, and Fleet 6 360°SAFE Inaugural Issue March 2017 COMMANDER'S MESSAGE Since its early beginnings, the Naval Safety Center has published magazines that reach every community in the fleet. 1951 The Naval Aviation Safety Activity was established in Norfolk, Virginia. ... the Naval Safety Center 1955 The command was renamed Naval Aviation has worked side-by-side Safety Center. “There I was ... “ aviation stories were told in the aviation safety review, The Approach. It with big Navy to help build was later renamed Approach and published as a full- color magazine. safety awareness, increase 1961 Mech was published as a safety manual training and education to address safety-related issues in the aviation resources, and contribute maintenance community. It was later redesigned as a magazine featuring photos and illustrations.