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MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSAFECOM/10/JAN//
SUBJ/SAFETY-RELATED MOBILE APPLICATION//
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 NAVAL SAFETY COMMAND
(NAVSAFECOM) HAS LAUNCHED A NEW MOBILE APPLICATION
TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND ACCESS TO ITS RESOURCES
AND PRODUCTS. THE MOBILE APPLICATION IS AN ADDITIONAL
TOOL FOR RETRIEVING SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION NEEDED
TO PERFORM REQUIRED TASKS AND ASSIGNED DUTIES AS A
SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER OR REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMANDS,
UNITS, DIVISIONS AND BATTALIONS.
2.  THE APPLICATION ENSURES ACCESS TO DEPARTMENTS OF
DEFENSE, NAVY, AND NAVSAFECOM DIRECTIVES, INSTRUCTIONS,
NAVAL SAFETY TRAINING SCHEDULES AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTERING NAVAL SAFETY PROGRAMS.
THE APPLICATION FEATURES CURRENT AND RELEVANT INFORMATION
AND TOOLS TO MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE RISK MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT ON AND OFF DUTY. USERS
WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD FORMS, CHECKLISTS, AND
MORE FOR USE OFFLINE.
3.  SPECIFIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON FOUR WARFARE
COMMUNITIES: AVIATION, SHORE, AFLOAT AND EXPEDITIONARY.
USERS CAN SUBSCRIBE TO ALERTS AND NOTICES ON A VARIETY OF
TOPICS, SUCH AS ALSAFES, NEWSLETTERS, BULLETINS, SEASONAL
AND SAFETY STAND DOWN PRODUCTS AND POLICY UPDATES.
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN THE WORK CENTERS
(AS PERMITTED) ON TOPICS INCLUDING FALL PROTECTION, HAZMAT,
ELECTRICAL SAFETY, TOOL MANAGEMENT, AND MORE, WITHOUT
REQUIRING NMCI CONNECTIVITY OR HARD-COPY VERSIONS.
4. THE APPLICATION IS UPDATED PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE
INFORMATION IS CURRENT AND RELEVANT; TRAINING TOPICS WILL
EXPAND IN THE COMING MONTHS ENABLING MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS
TO PROVIDE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT INFORMAL TRAINING
AND DISCUSSIONS. A FEEDBACK MECHANISM IS ALSO FEATURED ON THE
APPLICATION TO ALLOW USERS TO SUBMIT IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS ON
SAFETY-RELATED TOPICS AND INFORMATION.
5. NAVSAFECOM ENCOURAGES THE NAVAL ENTERPRISE TO REMAIN AWARE
OF BEST PRACTICES AND SAFETY-RELATED RESOURCES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO SAILORS, MARINES, CIVILIANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
6.  THE NAVSAFECOM SAFETY APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
IN THE APP STORES FOR BOTH APPLE AND ANDROID USERS.
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