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During the past 50 years, the Navy and Marine Corps dramatically cut mishap losses in many key areas. Despite this safety progress, mishaps still significantly affect all our resources and--most importantly--our people. This issue gained unprecedented visibility in
June 2003, when the Secretary of Defense issued a challenge for all services to reduce preventable mishaps by 50 percent by the end of FY05. The Secretary of the Navy's strategies to meet this goal include best industry safety practices, providing necessary safety resources, and engaging all leadership levels. Both the Navy and Marine Corps have developed Mishap Reduction Plans, which heavily depend on leaders' involvement, from the deck plates and in the field to the highest command levels.
The 2004 Safety Planner offers a valuable tool in meeting this extremely difficult and rewarding challenge. We will optimize operational efficiency and readiness by supporting and promoting a "24/7" risk-management culture. We will do this by emphasizing leadership, technical guidance, and resources to protect personnel and material assets, prevent mishaps, achieve regulatory compliance, and control hazards, hazardous occupational exposures, and associated costs.
The 2004 Safety Planner details numerous opportunities for improving our safety knowledge, programs and communication. If we take advantage of these opportunities in an energetic and creative manner, we will make significant progress on our road to meeting the 50 percent reduction goal.
--RADM Richard E. Brooks, Commander, Naval Safety
Center
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