In the early days of military aviation, knowledge and experiences were shared either in the hangar or at the bar. Today we operate in a much more complex environment where we must leverage technology to capture those unintentional errors, hazardous situations, and high-risk activities that may not be identified through traditional safety reporting channels.
SAFEREP represents the next iteration of digital reporting. Fully integrated in AFSAS, SAFEREP is the DAF’s only completely digital safety reporting avenue supporting all disciplines. It is specifically designed to fulfill that need by empowering every Airman and Guardian to identify hazards and offer risk mitigating solutions – anytime, anywhere using an app.
While the program was originally created to raise safety standards in the aviation community back in 2009, it has evolved to capture work safety issues in the occupational, space, and weapons disciplines as well.
Within minutes of identifying a potential hazard, such as a hole in the ground or an improperly designed aircraft part, a mobile report can be initiated on-site and submitted directly to the Air Force Safety Automated System. From here, all data is passed to the appropriate major command and down to the installation, where practices can be improved and resources can be allocated to resolve issues.
After evaluating the reporting coming in over the last nearly 8 years while the Airman Safety App has been in service, AFSEC saw an opportunity to expand this digital reporting capability to capture the full breadth of safety reporting that an Airman or Guardian might want to do. This goal required a re-design of the app interface, new, dedicated safety reporting capabilities, and a new name that reflected the total nature of the reporting activities supported by this App and the Airmen, Guardians, Sailors, and Marines who would be using it.
The design of SAFEREP reflects new capabilities compared to its predecessor the Airman Safety App. First, SAFEREP is a Joint platform … it includes pathways for Space Force, Navy, and Marine Corps personnel to participate in digital reporting. Next, when users click on their respective service crest, they will immediately be given options to identify a hazard, or report a near miss event. For those directly involved with aviation operations, maintenance, or support, they will see options to submit an aviation-safety report. Selecting the aviation option opens a sub-menu that allows users to create and submit any aviation report they wish.
This is the cutting edge of mishap prevention. Welcome to SAFEREP!