SAFETY FIRST PROGRAM  SAFETY IS #1 – ACCIDENTS National focus on Safety Training Unit Managers #1 priority Can be eliminated Leadership is the key – ATTITUDE – Mission has lower priority than Safety – SAFETY CULTURE It’s about how we operate What gets on the mind, gets on the muscles Want to fly with the eagles, must fly like the eagles

NATIONAL FOCUS  Communications Network – National database – Monthly Safety Newsletter – Annual Safety Training – Training of Unit Managers is essential For the foreseeable future Unit Managers will have limited experience – Safety Posters

ANNUAL SAFETY OBJECTIVES  Remain accident free  Safety Training - Everyone  Develop safety training budget  Review Risk Management Systems  Enhance Professionalism – WORK TO HIGHER STANDARDS

SAFETY FIRST PROGRAM  Focus on Key Personnel – Unit Managers – Safety Officers – Chief Officers  National Standards – Implement 2005  Accreditation – 2005/2006  Training – Subsidy for Unit Manager Course 2005 – Subsidy for Safety Officer Course 2006 – Continuation

COMMUNICATIONS  Proactive  by Job Description  Website – Interactive Communications – Newsletter – Safety Notices – Surveys – Safety Posters – Accident Database – HELP US HELP YOU!

UNIT MANAGER  Is key to the success of the organization  Superior personal traits: – Credibility – Courage – Judgment – Decision Making  Requires fundamental knowledge of: – Safety – Operations – Personnel Selection

SAFETY TAKE ACTION BEFORE THE ACCIDENT Leadership Courage Judgment Decision Making REFLECTS MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS Accidents should not be tolerated as a cost of doing business When was the last time you invited your local FAA Safety Inspector to your unit for an inspection, training or just talk? ACTION BEFORE THE ACCIDENT Takes courage Takes leadership Pays bigger dividends

USA ACCIDENT RATE  Average 8/100,000  ALE – 20 per year ( )  Zero Accident Policy  No new causes of accidents  Accidents can be eliminated – Why can’t we learn from our mistakes? – It’s about ATTITUDE – NO WHINING – Offer solutions

ALE ACCIDENTS  101 – Accidents  98 – Non-Fatal Injuries  26 – Fatal Injuries  74 – Aircraft Destroyed  2004 Accidents 13 Total Accidents Some people don’t believe they can have an accident

ALE ACCIDENT CAUSES  6– CFIT (Low Visibility)  2 – Fuel Exhaustion  5 – Inadvertent IMC – 8 Fatalities  30 – ENGINE/MECHANICAL FAILURE  55 – LOSS OF CONTR0L * – 16 TRAINING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES – 28% – CONSIDER FACTORY/OTHER OPERATORS – FREQUENCY OF TRAINING

SAFETY & LEADERSHIP  Define Goals & Objectives  Develop Standards  Accept the Challenge  Make a Commitment  Be Courageous – Do the right thing  You can ELIMINATE ACCIDENTS, but it requires LEADERSHIP that has the courage to change how we operate!  U.S.C.G. Motto

LEADERSHIP SAFETY & STANDARDS  Known procedures produce known outcomes  Crew rest requirements  Standards produce repeatable results  Bad rules produce bad results  Standards are mechanisms for changing bad rules

STANDARDS  Written – Make it easy for people to do the right things the right way  Clear  Consistent  Training, Operations, Safety Maintenance – Must be task based – Accountability NOTE: No standards, No Accountability

STANDARDS  MISSION – What we do  OPERATIONS – How we do it  SAFETY – MISHAP PREVENTION – ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION – TRAINING – STAND-DOWN – MISHAP RESPONSE PLAN – MAINTENANCE  TRAINING  MAINTENANCE  ADMINISTRATION

DEVIATION FROM STANDARDS  Behavior is a function of Consequences  I.D. & correct immediately  Be consistent – No freebees  Be fair  Counsel, train, discipline, ground and remove