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SUBJ/2023 101 CRITICAL DAYS OF SUMMER//
POC/JONES, JEFF M/NAVSAFECOM 004/UNIT: NORFOLK/TEL: 757-444-3520 X7243/DSN 564
-3520 X7243/EMAIL: JEFFREY.M.JONES16.CIV@US.NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS ALSAFE APPLIES TO NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMANDS.  THE
101 CRITICAL DAYS OF SUMMER SAFETY CAMPAIGN IS AN ANNUAL NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
INITIATIVE SPEARHEADED BY NAVAL SAFETY COMMAND (NAVSAFECOM) TO INCREASE
AWARENESS OF POTENTIAL RISKS RELATED TO OFF-DUTY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AS
WELL AS OTHER SUMMERTIME ENDEAVORS.  IT IS THE LONGEST VACATION PERIOD OF THE
YEAR FOR MILITARY MEMBERS, BEGINNING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND ENDING LABOR DAY
WEEKEND.  SUMMER ALSO INCLUDES FOUR HOLIDAYS, WHICH ARE FREQUENTLY COMMAND
-APPROVED EXTENDED WEEKENDS FOR UNIFORMED PERSONNEL.  THIS YEAR, THE CAMPAIGN
RUNS FROM 26 MAY 2023 TO 4 SEPTEMBER 2023.
2.  DURING THE 101 CRITICAL DAYS OF SUMMER IN 2022, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
LOST 29 SAILORS AND MARINES TO PREVENTABLE OFF-DUTY MISHAPS.  A GENERAL LACK OF
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND COMPLACENCY ARE ROOT CAUSES IN NUMEROUS OFF-DUTY
MISHAPS EVERY SUMMER.  IT IS IMPERATIVE TO MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT
MINDSET. NAVSAFECOM WILL PROVIDE CAMPAIGN MATERIAL IN MID-APRIL TO ASSIST
SAFETY PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO EDUCATE OUR SAILORS AND MARINES ON HOW
TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL RISKS OF SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES SO THEY CAN SAFELY ENJOY
THIS TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
3.  THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS OF
CLASS A-C OFF-DUTY MISHAPS REPORTED DURING THE LAST TWO SUMMER SEASONS IN THE
RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION (RMI) MISHAP REPORTING SYSTEM. SAFETY PROFESSIONALS
WITH ACCESS TO RMI CAN RESEARCH THE EXAMPLES WITH ONE CAUTION:  WHILE HELPFUL
FOR GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR USE BY SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, AVOID GOING
BEYOND FACTUAL INFORMATION BY RELEASING PRIVILEGED SAFETY INFORMATION (PSI) OR
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII).  NOTE:  COMMANDER, NAVAL SAFETY
COMMAND IS THE SOLE CUSTODIAN AND SOLE RELEASING AUTHORITY FOR PSI.  THE SAFETY
PRIVILEGE IS MEANT TO ENCOURAGE CANDOR FROM WITNESSES AND BOARD MEMBERS TO
IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSES OF MISHAPS AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE
MISHAPS.  PLEASE CONTACT NAVSAFECOM WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
4. NAVAL SAFETY COMMAND MISHAP DATA INDICATES THAT OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, THE
NUMBER OF MISHAPS THAT ARE NOT PMV-4 AND PMV-2 RELATED HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT
WITHOUT ANY TROUBLING UPWARD TRENDS.  THE DEDICATED EFFORTS BY OUR LEADERS,
SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PERSONNEL AT ALL LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE
ENTERPRISE ARE CRITICAL TO KEEPING SUMMER SAFETY AWARENESS HIGH.  NAVSAFECOM
ENCOURAGES THE NAVAL ENTERPRISE TO CONTINUE GETTING OUT IN FRONT AND NOT LET
THEIR GUARD DOWN IN THEIR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO EDUCATE ABOUT RISK AND
UNDERSTAND BEHAVIORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SUMMER-RELATED MISHAPS.
5.  THE SAFETY STAND DOWN PRESENTATION IS AVAILABLE AT
NAVALSAFETYCOMMAND.NAVY.MIL/STAND-DOWN/SAFETY-STAND-DOWN.
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