Aug. 23, 2013 Labor Day safety to conclude CDOS campaign As summer comes to a close, the Critical Days of Summer campaign is set to conclude with Labor Day safety.Labor Day symbolizes the end of summer, the beginning of football season and a celebration for workers and their families, Staff Sgt. Gary Lund, 502nd Air Base Wing ground safety technician,
Aug. 22, 2013 New chief of safety shares vision Maj. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, Air Force chief of safety, knows the Air Force mission is risky business. Maintaining a healthy safety ethos - in garrisonand in combat - balances the risk required to fly, fight and win."Our mission is paramount," Neubauer said, "and safety is the muscle mass that connects
July 31, 2013 Knock-it-off! Knock-it-off! "Knock-it-off! Knock-it-off!" How often have you heard that? Or more important, were you ever in a position when a "knock-it-off" call should have been made? Why didn't you make the call?Whether at a Commander's Call, Safety Day meeting, or maintenance back shop meeting, your commander might have
July 30, 2013 Air Force Chief of Safety reminds Airmen to stay focused The Air Force Chief of Safety, Maj. Gen. Kurt F. Neubauer reminds everyone that we are halfway through the Critical Days of Summer campaign and to stay Safe 'n Sound - All Year Round.2013 CDS Mid-Campaign Message
July 30, 2013 Pull the plug With the temperatures still in the high to higher range, who's thinking about heat-producing appliances and the dangers of using them? Certainly not me! Surely you're not either. That's a mistake; many appliances can cause fires if not used properly: hair dryers, curling irons, clothing irons, phone
July 24, 2013 Air Force Ground Safety CoP migrates to SharePoint As of Aug. 1, the Air Force Ground Safety Community of Practice pages will no longer be available. These pages have been migrated and upgraded to SharePoint, which is already up and running. The address for this site is: https://cs3.eis.af.mil/sites/OO-SE-AF-18/default.aspx. All the information that
July 23, 2013 'Hang on' through summer No matter your past training or accomplishments, risk is relentless.A friend of my father, I'll call him "M," gave me my first safety lesson when I was about 10 years old.I was standing short and skinny, in 1978, above an intermediate rapids section of the river with a helmet, a life jacket and a
July 18, 2013 AFSEC Mentorship Motorcycle Ride The Air Force Safety Center hosted a mentorship motorcycle ride on June 6, 2013. The ride focused on safety and riding capabilities of experienced and novice riders. The ride provided group riding on multi-condition road surfaces, as well as allowing for multiple riders to critique each other on
July 16, 2013 Maj. Gen. Kurt Neubauer takes reign of Air Force safety enterprise Maj. Gen. Kurt F. Neubauer assumed the duties of Air Force chief of safety and commander of the Air Force Safety Center here on July 15th.Reporting directly to the Air Force chief of staff, Neubauer develops, executes and evaluates Air Force aviation, ground, weapons, space and system mishap
July 11, 2013 Risk management key to Air Force team's seven summits: Part 6 (Editor's Note: This is the final article in a series about the U.S. Air Force Seven Summits team. Since the start of the Seven Summits Challenge almost eight years ago, a lot has changed from the number of members, to their individual growth and service affiliation and duty stations, but what