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The Safety Awareness team creates concise, readable (and sometimes funny) safety lessons to help Sailors, Marines and civilian employees (and their families) avoid repeating a mishap. Our goal is to make people think! We do our best to tell a story that people will remember – that they’ll recall when going through their normal day – that empowers them to identify hazards, accept “ownership” and responsibility for those hazards (in their community, command, and home), and take action.

Your feedback is valuable! Send us your thoughts or ask to be added to our email distribution list at NAVSAFECOM_Safety_Awareness@us.navy.mil.

Below are the publicly releasable Safety Awareness dispatches. For access to the full library of SA dispatches and sanitized reports, visit our CAC-enabled website at https://intelshare.intelink.gov/sites/nsc.

 

2024


SA 24-36 - Winter Driving III
SA 24-35 - Winter Sports VI
SA 24-34 - Off-Duty Firearms Mishaps
SA 24-33 - Underway Replenishment Mishaps
SA 24-32 - Outdoor Fires
SA 24-31 - Autumn Outdoor Mishaps
SA 24-30 - Live Fire and Maneuver Mishaps
SA 24-29 - 101 Critical Days of Summer Wrap-Up
SA 24-28 - On-Duty Boat Mishaps
SA 24-27 - If You Ride A Motorcycle, Read This
SA 24-26 - Shipboard Ladder Mishaps V
SA 24-25 - M320 Grenade Launcher Mishaps
SA 24-23 - Random Acts of Senselessness (Summer Edition)
SA 24-22 - Pierside Heavy Weather Mishaps
SA 24-21 - On-Duty Negligent Discharges
SA 24-20 - The 50.5 Critical Days of Summer
SA 24-19 - Aviation Electrical Shocks
SA 24-17 - Summer Driving Mishaps
SA 24-16 - Heat Stress Mishaps II
SA 24-15 - The Consequences of Not Speaking Up
SA 24-14 - A Tale of Two Sonar Domes
SA 24-13 - Water-Related Mishaps
SA 24-12 - Pedestrian Mishaps II
SA 24-11 - Scooter Mishaps (Episode VI)
SA 24-10 - Off-Duty Firearms Mishaps IX
SA 24-09 - Backyard Blunders
SA 24-08 - Towed Array Mishaps
SA 24-07 - Motorcycle Mishaps IV
SA 24-06 - Why Don't We Follow Procedures
SA 24-05 - Gym Mishaps
SA 24-04 - Knife Mishaps III
SA 24-03 - The Office Mishaps
SA 24-02 - Weight Handling Mishaps
SA 24-01 - Winter Sports Mishaps V

2023

SA 23-36 - Winter Driving II
SA 23-35 - Communication Breakdowns
SA 23-34 - Holiday Hazards
SA 23-33 - Casualty Evacuation Failures
SA 23-32 - USS Saturn Shipyard Fire
SA 23-31 - Shipboard Ladder Mishaps IV
SA 23-30 - Gun and Bow Mishaps (Hunting Edition)
SA 23-29 - Fall-ing Down
SA 23-28 - Motorcycle Fatalities
SA 23-27 - Physical Training Injuries II
SA 23-26 - Tactical Vehicle Mishaps
SA 23-25 - M18 Service Pistol Mishaps
SA 23-24 - Fatigue
SA 23-23 - What is a Risk Registry and Why Do You Need One
SA 23-22 - All-Terrain Vehicle Mishaps
SA 23-21 - Team Sports Injuries
SA 23-20 - Heat Stress Mishaps
SA 23-19 - Amphibious Combat Vehicle Mishaps
SA 23-18 - Bladed Tool Mishaps
SA 23-17 - What Is The SMS and Why You Should Care
SA 23-16 - E-Scooter Mishaps V
SA 23-15 - Motorcycle Mishaps III
SA 23-14 - Off Duty Firearms Mishaps VIII
SA 23-13 - Rip Currents
SA 23-12 - Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
SA 23-11 - The "Summery" of Mishaps
SA 23-10 - The Importance of Training
SA 23-09 - Hawthorne Mortar Mishap
SA 23-08 - Why You Should Wear Your Seatbelt
SA 23-07 - Hazardous Material Mishaps
SA 23-06 - Inattention
SA 23-05 - PPE Related Mishaps
SA 23-04 - Aviation Maintenance Mishaps - The Human Element
SA 23-03 - Traumatic Brain Injuries
SA 23-02 - Afloat Electrical Mishaps
SA 23-01 - Winter Driving Mishaps

2022

SA 22-27 - Off-Duty Firearm Mishaps VII
SA 22-26 - Falls From Height
SA 22-25 - Winter Sports IV
SA 22-24 - Stairs and Pets
SA 22-23 - Bicycling Mishaps
SA 22-22 - Autumn Injuries
SA 22-21 - 101 Critical Days of Summer - A Debrief
SA 22-20 - Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Mishaps
SA 22-19 - Assault Amphibious Vehicle Sinking
SA 22-18 - Disabled Vehicle Mishaps
SA 22-17 - Stair-Related Mishaps
SA 22-16 - Obstacle Course Mishaps
SA 22-15 - The 50 1/2 Critical Days of Summer - A Mid-Term Report Card
SA 22-14 - Fireworks Mishaps III
SA 22-13 - Aircraft Damaged During Landing Gear Checks
SA 22-12 - Loss of Remotely Operated Vehicle
SA 22-11 - E-Scooter Mishaps (Episode IV)
SA 22-10 - We Know What You Did Last Summer
SA 22-09 - Force on Force Training
SA 22-08 - Motorcycle Mishaps II
SA 22-07 - Knife Mishaps II
LL 22-06 - Marine Left in Desert - Fatality
LL 22-05 - Eye-Related Mishaps
LL 22-04 - Amputations
LL 22-03 - Winter Sports Mishaps III
LL 22-02 - Office Mishaps II
LL 22-01 - Shipboard Ladder Mishaps (Episode III)

2021

LL 21-32 - Driving Safety
LL 21-31 - Holiday Ladder Falls
LL 21-30 - Off-Duty Firearms Mishaps
LL 21-29 - Autumn Fires
LL 21-28 - The Slips and Trips of Fall   |   VIDEO: Slips and Trips of Fall Once Upon a Mishap
LL 21-27 - Shipboard Missile Firing Mishap
LL 21-26 - Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Sinkings
LL 21-25 - Concussions
LL 21-24 - On-Duty Firearm Negligent Discharges
LL 21-23 - Physical Training Injuries
LL 21-22 - Afloat Tug-Related Mishaps
LL 21-21 - Cutting Corners
LL 21-20 - Helicopter Midair Collision
LL 21-19 - Aviation Wire Strike Mishap (Fatalities)
LL 21-18 - Heat-Related Mishaps
LL 21-17 - Shipboard Steering Casualties
LL 21-16 - Fireworks Mishaps II    |   VIDEO: Fireworks Once Upon a Mishap
LL 21-15 - Motorcycle Mishaps
LL 21-14 - Electric Scooters III (Revenge of the Cracks)   |   VIDEO: You're the Key to Electric Scooter Safety
LL 21-13 - Afloat Negligent Discharges
LL 21-12 - Animal-Related Injuries
LL 21-11 - Naval Safety Center's Summer Vacation   |   VIDEO: Capt Dave's Once Upon A Mishap (Summer Vacation edition)
LL 21-10 - Off-Duty Firearms Mishaps (Episode V)
LL 21-09 - Random Acts of Senselessness   |   VIDEO: Capt Dave's Random Acts Storytime
LL 21-08 - Shipboard Forklift Mishaps
LL 21-07 - Electrical Mishaps
LL 21-05 - Formality and Communication Breakdown
LL 21-03 - Lithium Battery Fires
LL 21-02 - Parachute Jump Exits
LL 21-01 - Winter Sports Mishaps II    |   VIDEO: Winter Sports Mishaps

2020

LL 20-33 - Deliberate Risk Assessments
LL 20-32 - Shipboard Ladder Mishaps
LL 20-31 - Winter Blunderland    /   Winter Blunderland Video
LL 20-29 - Off-Duty Vehicle Maintenance Mishaps
LL 20-28 - Hunting Mishaps
LL 20-27 - Wrong Tool for the Job
LL 20-26 - Autumn Fails    /    Once Upon a Mishap Video        
LL 20-25 - Keep Your Arms and Legs Inside the Vehicle    
LL 20-24 - Cold Water Dive Mishap            
LL 20-23 - Pedestrian Mishaps     
LL 20-22 - Fatigued Driving           
LL 20-21 - Electric Scooters II - We Told You So   
LL 20-20 - Shipboard Alarms        
LL 20-19 - Shallow Water Blackout            
LL 20-18 - Swimming Mishaps     
LL 20-17 - Falling Object Hazards
LL 20-14 - Fireworks Mishaps       
LL 20-12 - Mishaps of Summer    
LL 20-07 - Slips, Trips and Dental Trauma              
LL 20-06 - Off-Duty Firearms (...and a crossbow) 
LL 20-04 - Distracted Walking      
LL 20-02 - Winter Sports Mishaps
LL 20-01 - Winter Electrical Safety

2019

LL 19-26 - Holiday Ladder Safety
LL 19-25 - Backyard Fire Mishaps
LL 19-24 - Judgment Day
LL 19-23 - Six Traits of a Mishap Ship
LL 19-22 - Electric Scooters
LL 19-21 - Soccer Goal Anchoring
LL 19-18 - Knife Mishaps
LL 19-17 - Mishaps Averted
LL 19-16 - Off-Duty Firearms
LL 19-14 - The Office Space Mishaps
LL 19-13 - The Half-Life of Scared
LL 19-08 - Trailing Hand Technique (Shore_Civilian)
LL 19-06 - Trailing Hand Technique (Afloat)
LL 19-05 - Best Practice - Embedded Trainers
LL 19-04 - Firefighting - Hazards of Aircraft Composite Materials
LL 19-02 - Aircraft Move Briefs
LL 19-01 - Invisible Injuries - Hearing Loss

2018

LL 18-18 - Why We Don't See Motorcycles
LL 18-15 - Navy Off-Duty Firearms
LL 18-13 - Medical-Dental Sharp Safety
LL 18-09 - Off-Duty Hiking/Swimming Mishaps
LL 18-07 - Off-Duty Woodworking Mishaps
LL 18-05 - Shipboard Ladder Falls
LL 18-03 - USMC Off-Duty Firearms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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