# Presentation: 334735

## Gary K. Woodsmall
Chief of Safety

***Safety Recap FY04***** **

***Gary K. Woodsmall***
***Chief of Safety***

**Notes:**
Good morning everyone 
I’d like to briefly review our safety performance for the last fiscal year
Following my briefing, Col Dick Bonner will brief his vision for CAP safety

## Yearly Mishap Comparison Current as of: 3 Nov 04

**Notes:**
This is how we closed out FY04.
We finished the year with 114,749 flight hours.
6 aircraft accidents yield an accident rate of 5.23
While this is less than GA normally experiences, we can do better
Two of our members died in a CA aircraft accident and another AZ man died in a vehicle crash in MO
The increase in bodily injuries and serious injuries are primarily from broken bones during cadet sports

## Aircraft Mishap Trends

**Landing deficiencies ****	****	****	****(12 to 11)**
**Hangar / tie-down carelessness****	****	****(11 to 7) **
**Bird Strikes ****	****	****	****	****(1 to 5)**
**Maintenance****	****	****	****	****(3 to 5)**
**Taxi carelessness****	****	****	****	****(6 to 3)**
**Weather / secured aircraft****	****	**** ****	****(N/C@3)**
**Takeoff deficiencies****	****	****	****(3 to 0)**
**Keep basic flight proficiency and ground operations as emphasis items**
**Promote good stewardship of our resources (Ops & Mx)**
**Emphasize proper tie-down methods and condition of tie-down equipment**
**Bird/Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) education**

**Notes:**
Here’s a list of aircraft mishap trends from the most frequently experienced to one we eliminated this year
The good news is more green arrows than red
Bird strikes and maintenance issues are on the rise

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Mx mishaps included:
Pushrod failure
Wing installation error
Broken bolt on MLG

## Vehicle Mishap Trends

**Loss of control****	****	****	****(0 to 3)**
**Backing****	****	****	****	****(2 to 3)**
**Failure to yield****	****	****	****(2 to 1)**
**Road debris****	****	****	****(2 to 0)**
**Emphasize fatigue countermeasures**
**Emphasize techniques for backing safely**
**Continue educating van drivers**
**Emphasize turns, backing and roll-over risk**
**Continue emphasis on seat belts**

**Notes:**
Red and green are tied here
Loss of control resulted in the death of one SWR member, who was not wearing a seatbelt
CO nearly lost a 16 year-old cadet who lost control and drove off a steep mountain road

## Bodily Injury Trends

**Fractures ****	****	****	****(1 to 8)**
**Sports injury****	****	****	****(2 to 6)**
**Cuts****	****	****	****	****(2 to 5)**
**Falls****	****	****	****	****(2 to 4)**
**Horseplay****	****	****	****(0 to 2)**
**Emphasize supervision of cadets during sports & obstacle/confidence courses**
**Horseplay on the increase – don’t tolerate**
**13 out of 17 injuries (76%) were cadets**
_***We’re trusted with these cadets –***_
_***please take this responsibility seriously***_

**Notes:**
As you saw on the first slide, bodily injuries and serious injuries both increased last year
Cadet sports caused the vast majority of the fractures
Also, several serious injuries from obstacle/confidence courses over the recent past have resulted in litigation.  Understandably, these events are now receiving close scrutiny at National Headquarters.
Parents trust our organization with their children – we can’t compromise this trust

## Obstacle/Confidence CourseRisk Controls

- 15 injuries (9 serious) during last 6 years
- Several involve litigation
- Addressed in the November Sentinel
- U.S. Marine Corps uses the following techniques:
- Have trained instructors from the facility during the event
- Student to instructor ratio of 10:1
- Instructors demonstrate proper techniques for each obstacle
- Assign an instructor to any obstacle requiring a climb over 6’
- Several other common-sense USMC techniques included in the Sentinel, which address fitness, warm-up, course condition and emergency equipment/procedures

**Notes:**
This high-risk activity has caused CAP members some serious injuries
I researched mitigation techniques and found some good ones at the USMC
These could have a profound affect on cadet confidence course safety
I’ll run these by the Safety Committee, General Council and Cadet Activities and hopefully get these risk controls implemented into these courses 

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And now it’s my pleasure to introduce Col Dick Bonner, the National Safety Officer

## Col Dick Bonner
National Safety Officer

***CAP Safety Vision***

***Col Dick Bonner***
***National Safety Officer***

## Safety Subcommittee

- Col Davis R. Bonner			CAP/SE, Chairman
- Col John T. Rooney			NCR/SE
- Lt Col Harold W. Jaynes		PCR/SE
- Lt Col David A. Belcher		NER/SE
- Lt Col E.G. “Hank” Hernandez	MER/SE
- Maj Charles P. Farry			SWR/SE
- Maj Ernest C. Manzano		SER/SE
- Maj Karen L. DeMars			GLR/SE
- Capt Larry Burch			RMR/SE
- Mr Gary K. Woodsmall		HQ CAP/SE, 							Advisor / Recorder

## Committee Goals

- Safety Culture
- Review of safety publications/guidance
- Safety Handbook for new members
- Hazard Awareness Training
- Checklists for different operational environments
- Unit Safety Resource Directory
- “Tell Me” Program
- Safety infraction accountability
- Accident investigation database

## “Semper Vigilans”

***“******Semper Vigilans”***
***(Always Vigilant)***

***“******Recte Faciendo Securus”***
***(Safe, by doing right)***