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SUBJ/ALSAFE ANNOUNCING RELEASE OF FY12 ANNUAL REPORT//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ASSESSING THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS "SAFETY
REPORT CARD" FOR A SINGLE FISCAL YEAR IS A COMPLEX
PROPOSITION. TRENDS AREN'T NECESSARILY APPARENT, AND SHORT-
TERM TRENDS MAY BE MISLEADING IN THE LONG TERM. NEVERTHELESS,
STUDYING THE DATA IS A CRUCIAL PROCESS IN ORDER TO CHART
PRIORITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. TO HELP WITH THIS PROCESS,
THE NAVAL SAFETY CENTER HAS JUST RELEASED OUR FY12 ANNUAL
REPORT.
2. IN TERMS OF STATISTICAL MEASURES, THE 57-PAGE REPORT
DISPLAYS THE YEAR'S MISHAP DATA FOR THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS,
FOCUSING ON THE MISHAP-REDUCTION TARGETS, SUCH AS TRAFFIC AND
AVIATION. THE REPORT COMPARES FY12 WITH FY11, SHOWS FIVE-YEAR
AVERAGES, AND EXAMINES BOTH 10-YEAR AND 20-YEAR PERIODS.
INFORMATIVE PATTERNS APPEAR, SUGGESTING AREAS WHERE INCREASED
OR ADJUSTED MISHAP-PREVENTION EFFORTS ARE NECESSARY. THE
SHORT-TERM FOCUS IS ON CORRECTIVE ACTIONS-ISSUES ON WHICH WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY AND AVOID PREVENTABLE MISHAPS.
3. THE REPORT INCLUDES A SNAPSHOT OF THE RECURRENT
DISCREPANCIES THAT OUR SAFETY-SURVEY TEAMS FOUND DURING THEIR
HUNDREDS OF IN-DEPTH FLEET VISITS AROUND THE GLOBE. THESE
NUTS-AND-BOLTS DETAILS OF UNIT SAFETY PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHT
SHORTFALLS IN FLEET KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND
EXECUTION. ANOTHER FOCUS IS ON TRAFFIC SAFETY, ESPECIALLY
MOTORCYCLE MISHAPS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING. INCLUDED
ARE THE RESULTS OF OUR NEW SURVEYS OF TRAFFIC AND
RECREATION/OFF-DUTY SAFETY PROGRAMS, AND THE SERIES OF
MOTORCYCLE SYMPOSIA THAT WE HELD DURING FY12. YOU WILL ALSO
FIND INFORMATION ON SPECIAL TOPICS THAT CAME TO THE FORE
DURING FY12, SUCH AS HUMAN FACTORS, NEGLIGENT DISCHARGES OF
FIREARMS, PARACHUTING AND COMBAT-ZONE ELECTROCUTIONS.
4. YOU WILL FIND THE FULL REPORT AT
HTTP:(SLASH/SLASH)WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/NAVSAFECEN/DOCUMENTS/FY1
2_ANNUAL_REPORT_VER19.PDF. PLEASE FIND TIME TO REVIEW AND
DISCUSS WITH UNIT PERSONNEL. DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT US WITH
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR SUGGESTIONS. EMAIL SAFE-PAO@NAVY.MIL.
FOR FEEDBACK.//