ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 111840Z JAN 02 ZYB MIN PSN 345303J18
 
FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC//SN//
 
TO ALNAV
 
UNCLAS
ALNAV 001/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/SN//
 
SUBJ/SAFETY PERFORMANCE RECOGNITION AND ACCOUNTABILITY//
 
REF/A/MSG/SECNAV/091747ZAUG2001//
 
AMPN/REF A IS SECNAV ALNAV 081/01, PEOPLE: SAFEGUARDING OUR MOST
TREASURED ASSET//
 
RMKS/1.  AS CHIEF OF SAFETY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, IN REF A
I PREVIOUSLY SET FORTH MY PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF OUR
PEOPLE.  I WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRESSIVELY SUPPORT YOU, OUR SAILORS,
MARINES, AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, IN YOUR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, WHICH MEANS GETTING THE MISSION DONE WITH
MINIMAL RISK TO OUR PEOPLE OR DAMAGE TO/LOSS OF OUR ASSETS.  I AM
EQUALLY COMMITTED TO THE SAFETY OF ALL OUR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
FAMILIES.
 
2.  EXISTING SECNAV, OPNAV AND HQMC AWARDS PROGRAMS RECOGNIZE
OUTSTANDING SAFETY PERFORMANCE.  TO ENHANCE VISIBILITY AND MEANING
OF THOSE AWARD PROGRAMS, I WILL HOST AN ANNUAL SAFETY SUMMIT, DURING
WHICH I WILL PERSONALLY RECOGNIZE TOP PERFORMING UNITS IN SAFETY.
COMPETITORS WILL BE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR EFFORTS TO
ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS, FULLY INTEGRATE OPERATIONAL
RISK MANANGEMENT (ORM), AND CREATE A SOUND SAFETY CULTURE.
 
3.  TO ENHANCE OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SAFETY PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL
OF DON, I HAVE ASKED CNO, CMC AND COMMANDER NAVAL SAFETY CENTER TO
COORDINATE WITH DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (SAFETY), MS
CONNIE DEWITTE, SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE NECESSARY SUPPORT TO UNITS
THAT MOST NEED IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY PERFORMANCE.
 
4.  TO ALL COMMANDERS:  I REITERATE TO YOU MY STRONG BELIEF THAT
PEOPLE ARE OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET.  ENSURING THEIR SAFETY IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AS LEADERS.  MY COMMITMENT IS TO ASSIST YOU AND YOUR
SAFETY OFFICERS IN ANY WAY I CAN.  I LOOK TO YOU, AS LEADERS, TO DO
YOUR UTMOST TO PROTECT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.  BE MINDFUL THAT
INJURIES DO NOT OCCUR ONLY WHEN OUR PEOPLE PERFORM THE MOST
DANGEROUS TASKS, BUT EVEN THE MOST ROUTINE TASKS, IN DEFENSE OF OUR
NATION.  THE MOST ADVANCED EQUIPMENT IS OF NO BENEFIT TO OUR GREAT
NATION WITHOUT INJURY-FREE SAILORS, MARINES, AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
 
5.  SAIL SAFE AND SEMPER FI!
 
6.  A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE WITH REF A SHOULD BE DISSEMINATED TO ALL
HANDS.
 
7.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE GORDON R. ENGLAND, SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY.//
 
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