As the Command Safety Non Commissioned Officer
(NCO) for a squadron of approximately 280 employees, with twelve F/A-18
aircraft and its associated ground support equipment which valued in excess of
480 million dollars, my responsibilities were to protect all personnel and assigned
equipment. My primary objectives were to ensure the safety of personnel, and
ensure the availability of safe airworthy aircraft for the pilots. My duties
included:
·Developed or implemented programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses to provide safe work environment and maintain compliance with all applicable standards.
· Performing monthly command safety
surveys/assessments to measure the safety climate within the command and
identify potential hazards.
· Conducted annual safety stand downs to ensure
that employees retained
an adequate focus toward personal safety.
·Responsible for managing a sound and
effective ground and aviation safety program within the squadron.
·Conducted mishap investigations with detailed
root cause analysis and corrective action plans for all personal injury,
property damage, and aircraft accident cases within the command.
·Supervised and monitored accident prevention
practices, and employee compliance with safety policies and procedures for the
workforce/command.
·Applied
Operational/Composite Risk Management principles/initiatives, when monitoring
operations/job tasks to improve employee's job performance and reduce the
occurrence of employee incident/injury rates.
· Performed safety and health inspections/
surveys for all assigned work areas which included maintenance shops for
avionics, electricians, hydraulics, metal fabrication, as well as ammunitions
and explosives employees.
· Evaluated safety conditions for all offices,
and flight line operations at the home station and during remote detachments.
· Provided detailed written responses and
recommendations for implementing hazard elimination/reduction controls, and
hazard abatement procedures.
·
Briefed executive officers and senior
enlisted staff on monthly assessments for command safety compliance and
enforcement issues; made recommendations for safety policies/procedure changes
within the command.
