Long Island Group – February 2011 Safety Briefing

Long Island Group-NER NY 251February 2011 Safety Briefing Topics:

It’s Worth RepeatingNew ORM Reports

New On-Line Safety BriefingsWinter Safety Tips: Driving & Living

New Cadet Safety Training PolicyPrepared By: 1st Lt. Harris Stein – LIG Safety Officer

CAP Safety• Focusing on safety is a Primary Goal of all activities, exercises

or missions. • All Seniors & Cadets are safety officers.• Unit Commanders, Safety Officers: Know who is qualified and

who can take part - advise those who are not. Keep your safety currency current is a must.

• Expanded selections of on-line safety briefings• No current safety education? Don’t Expect To Participate!

Suspension from all activities.• Intro To On-Line Safety For New Members – 31 Mar 11• Move towards on-line education and record keeping.

Timely Safety Thoughts• Prepare an ORM Worksheet during the planning process for

ALL CAP activities. • Safety Day – October 2011; Jan-March 2012. • Everyone must take-Introduction To On-Line Safety for New Members.

• Quarterly Safety Education Reports, post on-line.• REMEMBER, All Seniors & Cadets are safety officers. • Are you qualified to take part? Health(CAPF-60) & Education

requirements. • Annual Safety Survey-Don’t just say “yes”. • Unit Commanders & Safety Officers: If you do not post your

training in eServices, attendees will not get credit.

Operational Risk Management-ORM

• During the activity pre-planning phase-make it part of the process.

• Safety Briefing – Inform participants of hazards. • Analyze & list all potential hazards and risks. • Assess hazards and risk and rank them as to

frequency and potential severity.• Implement controls and risk reduction.• Mitigate potential hazards by understanding risks.• Post event-activity debriefing

ORM - New Worksheets

Safety Education on-Line

Electronic Reporting in eServices

eServices Home Page

Online Safety Briefings - Expanded• SAFETY BRIEFING TOPICS - CAP ONLINE SAFETY BRIEFINGS• Introduction to CAP Safety for New Members (Cadets and Senior Members) Executive Safety Course (NST

Classroom Course)• Hurricane Preparedness and Awareness • Introduction to Mishap Investigations (NST Classroom Course) • Lightning Safety • Personal Risk Management - 101 Critical Days of Summer • Spatial Disorientation • Techniques of Managing Safety as an Officer (NST Classroom Course)• Taking the High Ground: Personal Safety During a Flood • Wind Chill Index .ppt Winter Driving Safety • ONLINE TESTING FOR THESE MODULES, AS AVAILABLE, ARE COMPLETED IN eSERVICES • SPECIALTY TRACK SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES• BASIC SAFETY COURSE - SENIOR SAFETY COURSE - MASTER SAFETY COURSE

SPECIALITY TRACK SAFETY EDUCATION TESTS • OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT COURSES• BASIC ORM - INTERMEDIATE ORM - ADVANCED ORM - ORM EDUCATION TESTS ANNUAL ORM FAMILIARIZATION

(COMING SOON) • FAA SAFETY SEMINAR AND EVENTS LOOK-UP

National Website - Safety Education Briefings

Winter Driving Tips• Seatbelts, speed, sleep, salts, snow, sleet.• Winterize vehicle. Antifreeze, tire pressure• Be prepared to turn around.• Fog, slow down - dim lights or fog lights. • Ice – slow down, black ice, bridges/overpasses• Clear, clean windows. Extra wiper fluid.• Increase your follow distance.• Steer into skids, off the gas and breaks.• Stay clear of snow plows• Snow survival kits and gear.

Winter Home & Safety Tips• Advisories, Watches and Warnings-Stay Tuned• Snow, Freezing Rain, Sleet, Wind & Wind Chill• Home Safety: Family Emergency Plan, Emergency Tools &

Supplies – Food, Water and Clothing, Loss of power, Clean walking surfaces, Water Pipes

• Generator Safety, Kerosene Heaters, Woodstoves, Carbon Monoxide-Ventilation

• Fire Safety• Pet Safety• Outside Play & Work Safety-Over exertion, Hydration,

Hypothermia, Frostbite

Hot Off The PressPaper and Pencil – Classroom learning for younger cadets

New Policy - Cadet Safety Training

• 1. Complete an “Introduction to Core Values”.• 2. Complete the “Introduction to Safety” and

pass a formal test with a grade of 80%. This quiz can be taken on-line in eServices from the Safety Education Module of a senior can print quizzes from eServices and use pencil and paper. The hard copy quizzes in eServices can be accessed from the Cadet on-line testing Admin module.