{"id":20045,"date":"2023-07-20T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=20045"},"modified":"2023-07-26T06:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T06:42:01","slug":"naval-safety-command-hosts-joint-safety-council-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=20045","title":{"rendered":"Naval Safety Command hosts Joint Safety Council meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

NORFOLK, Va. \u2013 In the early afternoon on Dec. 11, 2022, in Petronila, Texas, a 25-year-old Marine lieutenant crashed their motorcycle and was pronounced deceased on site.<\/p>\n

Two months later, on Feb. 10, 2023, during the early evening hours in Jacksonville, North Carolina, a Navy petty officer first class motorcyclist struck the rear of a vehicle. Bystanders attempted lifesaving measures but were unsuccessful. The rider was pronounced deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n

These are only two of more than 55 motorcycle-related fatalities the armed services have experienced so far this fiscal year. What can we do to reduce these mishaps and prevent further loss of our most valued resource \u2013 our people? It is a question that is foremost in the minds of the Joint Safety Council.<\/p>\n

By sharing and facilitating interservice lessons learned and best practices, the JSC is addressing not only motor vehicle mishaps, but other safety-related issues across aviation, afloat and ground operations.<\/p>\n

The Naval Safety Command hosted the JSC\u2019s quarterly meeting, on July 6-7. The council is comprised of representatives from all the armed services, including the National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and its newest member, the National Safety Council.<\/p>\n

The JSC stood up in August 2022, with the Department of the Air Force Chief of Safety, Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, leading the council. The council integrates with the Department of Defense\u2019s existing safety governance process, providing a conduit to elevate operational safety recommendations to senior DoD leadership.<\/p>\n

Leavitt noted this was her last meeting as chair and that Rear Adm. Christopher Engdahl, NAVSAFECOM commander, will now lead the JSC.<\/p>\n

The general acknowledged the ongoing challenge to reduce and prevent private motor vehicle mishaps, specifically PMV-4 (cars and trucks) and PMV-2 (motorcycles), across the services, but noted how data analysis can play a crucial role.<\/p>\n

Engdahl provided an overview of the command\u2019s data analysis capabilities (modeling) program, demonstrating the ability to differentiate between units exhibiting traits of previous mishap and non-mishap units.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to see how the Naval Safety Command is leading the way in data analytics,\u201d Leavitt said. \u201cWe have a lot of data, and we\u2019re beginning to standardize it, which will open up new opportunities. Now, we need to identify leading indicators in order to prevent future mishaps.\u201d<\/p>\n

To aid in this effort, the council is forming a data analysis working group, which will further facilitate interservice analytical initiatives and create synergy through collaboration, resolve common issues and share methodologies, data findings, mitigation efforts and recommend initiatives and studies to the JSC.<\/p>\n

If incidents start to trend negatively, Leavitt said it will be necessary to identify leading indicators and act accordingly to prevent future mishaps. Developing methods to identify these indicators will be one of the working group\u2019s first tasks to address.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see that seatbelts are a concern \u2013 people are not wearing them,\u201d said Lorraine Martin, NSC president and CEO.<\/p>\n

What are the other leading indicators in PMV mishaps \u2013 is it speed, complacency, distractions, or lack of safety equipment?<\/p>\n

The JSC hopes to answer these questions by analyzing motor vehicle data gathered from the services.<\/p>\n

Including external agencies, such as the NSC, adds a different perspective and helps the council realize that safety concerns, such as motor vehicle mishaps, are felt nationwide, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all very interested in learning from our safety teammates and sharing lessons learned that our members bring to the table,\u201d said Leavitt.<\/p>\n

Engdahl reiterated Leavitt\u2019s position on the JSC\u2019s way ahead. \u201cWe will continue to get better at sharing lessons learned from NAVSAFECOM and the other services,\u201d he said. \u201cThe move toward incorporating data analysis and standardizing our data amongst the Services is just one of the steps the council is taking to ensure our forces remain ready, relevant and safe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NORFOLK, Va. \u2013 In the early afternoon on Dec. 11, 2022, in Petronila, Texas, a 25-year-old Marine lieutenant crashed their motorcycle and was pronounced deceased on site. Two months later, on Feb. 10, 2023, during the early evening hours in Jacksonville, North Carolina, a Navy petty officer first class motorcyclist struck the rear of a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20045"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20047,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20045\/revisions\/20047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}