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SAFETY FIRST PROGRAM. SAFETY IS #1 ACCIDENTS National focus on Safety Training Unit Managers #1 priority Can be eliminated Leadership is the key ATTITUDE – Mission has lower priority than Safety SAFETY CULTURE It’s about how we operate What gets on the mind, gets on the muscles
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SAFETY FIRST PROGRAM • SAFETY IS #1 • ACCIDENTS • National focus on Safety • Training Unit Managers #1 priority • Can be eliminated • Leadership is the key • ATTITUDE – Mission has lower priority than Safety • SAFETY CULTURE • It’s about how we operate • What gets on the mind, gets on the muscles • Want to fly with the eagles, must fly like the eagles
NATIONAL FOCUS • Communications Network • National database • Monthly Safety Newsletter • Annual Safety Training • Training of Unit Managers is essential • For the foreseeable future Unit Managers will have limited experience • Safety Posters
ANNUAL SAFETY OBJECTIVES • Remain accident free • Safety Training - Everyone • Develop safety training budget • Review Risk Management Systems • Enhance Professionalism • WORK TO HIGHER STANDARDS
SAFETY FIRST PROGRAM • Focus on Key Personnel • Unit Managers • Safety Officers • Chief Officers • National Standards • Implement 2005 • Accreditation • 2005/2006 • Training • Subsidy for Unit Manager Course 2005 • Subsidy for Safety Officer Course 2006 • Continuation
COMMUNICATIONS • Proactive • Email by Job Description • Website • Interactive Communications • Newsletter • Safety Notices • Surveys • Safety Posters • Accident Database • HELP US HELP YOU!
UNIT MANAGER • Is key to the success of the organization • Superior personal traits: • Credibility • Courage • Judgment • Decision Making • Requires fundamental knowledge of: • Safety • Operations • Personnel Selection
SAFETY • TAKE ACTION BEFORE THE ACCIDENT • Leadership • Courage • Judgment • Decision Making • REFLECTS MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS • Accidents should not be tolerated as a cost of doing business • When was the last time you invited your local FAA Safety Inspector to your unit for an inspection, training or just talk? • ACTION BEFORE THE ACCIDENT • Takes courage • Takes leadership • Pays bigger dividends
USA ACCIDENT RATE • Average 8/100,000 • ALE – 20 per year (1999-2004) • Zero Accident Policy • No new causes of accidents • Accidents can be eliminated • Why can’t we learn from our mistakes? • It’s about ATTITUDE • NO WHINING – Offer solutions
ALE ACCIDENTS 1999 - 2004 • 101 – Accidents • 98 – Non-Fatal Injuries • 26 – Fatal Injuries • 74 – Aircraft Destroyed • 2004 Accidents 13 Total Accidents Some people don’t believe they can have an accident
ALE ACCIDENT CAUSES 1999-2004 • 6– CFIT (Low Visibility) • 2 – Fuel Exhaustion • 5 – Inadvertent IMC – 8 Fatalities • 30 – ENGINE/MECHANICAL FAILURE • 55 – LOSS OF CONTR0L * • 16 TRAINING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES – 28% • CONSIDER FACTORY/OTHER OPERATORS • FREQUENCY OF TRAINING
SAFETY & LEADERSHIP • Define Goals & Objectives • Develop Standards • Accept the Challenge • Make a Commitment • Be Courageous – Do the right thing • You can ELIMINATE ACCIDENTS, but it requires LEADERSHIP that has the courage to change how we operate! • U.S.C.G. Motto
LEADERSHIP SAFETY & STANDARDS • Known procedures produce known outcomes • Crew rest requirements • Standards produce repeatable results • Bad rules produce bad results • Standards are mechanisms for changing bad rules
STANDARDS • Written • Make it easy for people to do the right things the right way • Clear • Consistent • Training, Operations, Safety Maintenance • Must be task based • Accountability NOTE: No standards, No Accountability
STANDARDS • MISSION – What we do • OPERATIONS – How we do it • SAFETY • MISHAP PREVENTION • ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION • TRAINING • STAND-DOWN • MISHAP RESPONSE PLAN • MAINTENANCE • TRAINING • MAINTENANCE • ADMINISTRATION
DEVIATION FROM STANDARDS • Behavior is a function of Consequences • I.D. & correct immediately • Be consistent – No freebees • Be fair • Counsel, train, discipline, ground and remove