Nov. 13, 2013 Holiday/Winter Safety Campaign "Letter to Airmen" Maj. Gen. Kurt F. Neubauer, Air Force chief of safety, issued a Holiday/Winter Safety Campaign "Letter to Airmen" on Nov. 13. As part of this year's Holiday/Winter Safety Campaign, "Safe-n-Sound," Neubauer asks all Airmen to remember "double checks - not second thoughts." The Holiday/Winter Safety
Nov. 12, 2013 Senior Safety Advisory Council meets to exchange safety ideas Members of the Air Force Senior Safety Advisory Council met Nov. 5 - 6 with Maj. Gen. Kurt F. Neubauer, Air Force chief of safety, to exchange ideas for current and future safety programs. "Safety is the connective tissue that pulls together all our efforts across all disciplines," said Neubauer, as
Oct. 31, 2013 JBER Airman is Rising Star of Safety Unknown to him nine years ago when he cross-trained to the safety career field, Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Franklin, 11th Air Force Ground Safety superintendent, would be one of the National Safety Council Rising Stars of Safety. Selected from more than 110 nominees working in a variety of industries
Oct. 28, 2013 PPE gives Laughlin rider second chance The motorcycle has minor damage, such as a broken foot peg, busted mirror, ruined carburetor and several cosmetic scratches; yet its rider, Airman 1st Class Randy Mullis, is lucky to be alive.Mullis, a radar approach control operator with the 47th Operations Support Squadron, was recently riding on
Oct. 22, 2013 DGMC specialist recognized for safety Sean Zortman, 60th Medical Group safety and occupational health specialist at David Grant USAF Medical Center, was recently recognized by the National Safety Council as one of forty Rising Stars of Safety during a ceremony presented by DuPont Sustainable Solutions in Chicago earlier this month. The
Oct. 10, 2013 Safety center physiologist honored for contributions to human factors, ergonomics disciplines Maj. Joe Pugliese, assigned to the Human Factors Division, Air Force Safety Center (AFSEC), received the Oliver Keith Hansen Outreach Award on Oct. 1, in San Diego, Calif., for his support of the Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance Program (MFOQA) and Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)
Sept. 25, 2013 Critical Days End The Air Force concluded its Critical Days of Summer campaign on Sept. 3, and the results reflect the need to be mindful that safety is integral to every choice we make and action we take. Maj. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, Air Force chief of safety, addresses the need for personal and professional commitment
Sept. 12, 2013 AFSEC now offers free online safety course materials Have you heard? The Air Force Safety Center (AFSEC) now offers free, online course materials. Computer-based training, study software for Associate Safety Professional (ASP) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Safety Career Development Courses (CDCs) and materials for resident courses are found
Sept. 12, 2013 How $19.99 saved my life What's your life worth? One-million dollars? Maybe a few hundred thousand? What if I told you something that cost me $19.99 saved my life?Two years ago, I paid $19.99 for a bicycle helmet and recently its value has surpassed its cost.I was doing what a lot of us at Osan Air Base do -- riding my
Aug. 27, 2013 AFSEC's own is honored Michael E. Eckert, a ground safety professional at the Air Force Safety Center, received the F. Ward Reilly Leadership Award at the Civil Air Patrol National Conference in Denver, Colo. Aug. 15-17. Eckert received this award for his volunteer role as a major with the CAP.The F. Ward Reilly