As we transition from the summer to the fall and winter seasons, the Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) continues to promote a safety-first mindset, with the release of its annual 2022 Fall and Winter Safety presentation Oct. 1...

The Department of the Navy has released its new Safety Management System (SMS), signaling significant changes toward a safety focus and mindset that embraces critical self-assessment and self-correction from the deckplate on up...

The Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NAVSAFENVTRACEN) wants the naval enterprise to know a back-to-school mindset is not just for kids this fall. With more courses available, the center hopes to fill seats both virtually and in-person to accommodate the needs of the Navy and Marine...

The Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) Submarine Safety Division completed another Global Submarine Safety Officer Course Aug. 18...

It was the summer of 1976, the year of America’s bicentennial, and 23-year-old Air Force Airman David Kelley was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, his first duty station. At Nellis, Kelley got his first motorcycle, a 1974 Suzuki GT 380, from a fellow airman who was transferring from the...

The Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) marked another milestone with recent updates to its mission, functions and tasks, which outline its increased authority and responsibilities aimed at identifying hazards and reducing risk to our warfighters...

Divers across the naval enterprise will be safer, thanks in part to thorough assessments by the Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM), resulting in an update to diving operations and maintenance by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)...

Inclement weather can have various effects on ordnance handling operations. The NATOPS Conventional Weapons Handling Procedures Manual (NAVAIR-00-80T-103) mentions “Rain, snow, sleet, hail and other types of precipitation will impact the safe handling of ordnance.” The manual goes into greater...

Sailors and Marines often work in hazardous environments at their duty stations. Military aviation operations are some of the most dangerous with propellers spinning, jet exhaust blowing, high-powered electrical and radar systems, high-pressure air, high noise, numerous different types of hazardous...

Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana today where Rear Adm. Christopher M. Engdahl relieved Rear Adm. F.R. “Lucky” Luchtman as the 58th commander of the Navy’s top safety organization...