Sept. 12, 2019 PACAF Airman recognized for safety achievements The National Safety Council awarded the Rising Star of Safety award to Master Sgt. Jeremy Nixon, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces occupational safety manager, for his continued dedication to safety and contributions to the Air Force safety community.
Sept. 11, 2019 JBER's BASH program uses tree removal project Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Bird Air Strike Hazard program is reducing the flight safety risk to aircraft, aircrew and passengers with a project to remove wildlife-attracting trees in the BASH and wildlife exclusion zones.
Sept. 9, 2019 Safety professionals recognized at 2019 NSC Congress & Expo Three Air Force safety professionals were recognized for outstanding achievements in the safety profession at the National Safety Council’s 2019 NSC Congress & Expo held Sept. 6-11 in San Diego, California.
Sept. 9, 2019 19th OMRS bio team protects Airmen from work hazards Veterinarians x-ray animals to diagnose their illnesses. Maintainers clean aircraft with a variety of chemicals. Firefighters rescue families from fire and smoke. Those careers and tasks require consideration of the effect on workers’ health after a long period of exposure. The 19th Operational
Sept. 8, 2019 Acting Chief of Occupational Safety Wins Distinguished Service to Safety Award The National Safety Council awarded its top honor to Michael Ballard, Air Force Safety Center’s acting chief of occupational safety, Sept. 9 during the 2019 NSC Congress & Expo.
Sept. 3, 2019 PROACTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS: AFSOC’s Latest Safety and Readiness Tools (This article was originally posted in the 2019 Spring/Summer edition of Focus, AFSOC's Commando Safety Journal.)MFOQA what? ASAP – as soon as possible? LOSA – no idea…Well, these are the acronyms for the DoD andHAF-directed proactive safety programs:• MFOQA: Military Flight Operations Quality
Aug. 29, 2019 Disturbing distractions Texting, right? Texting is certainly considered one of the main causes of distracted driving, however, there are numerous other examples that we fail to take into consideration. Distracted driving is something that we are continuously reminded of, yet many fail to understand how dangerous it is and
Aug. 24, 2019 12th OSS egress training saves lives With approximately 1,200 students certified or recertified every year, the program teaches pilots how to properly egress from T-1A Jayhawk, T-6A Texan II and T-38C Talon aircraft.
Aug. 22, 2019 US hosts experts from 16 countries at Indo-Pacific Safety Air Forces Exchange Members from United States Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces hosted the annual Indo-Pacific Safety Air Forces Exchange in Waikiki, Hawaii, August 19-23.
Aug. 22, 2019 Keeping Cool Over Salt Lake Capt. Jonathan Lowell recounts his story and lessons learned after experiencing an integrated power package failure while flying a F-35A.