August 08 Safety Day

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August 08 Safety Day

• Recent damage to aircraft
• horizontal stabilizer

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Good News-Bad News

• Good News
• Safety accidents and incidents are being reported
• Minor Mishaps are even being reported
• No fatalities No total loss of vehicle or
  aircraft
• Bad News
• Too many preventable incidents
• Many are not reported promptly
• Many of our members may not know new reporting
  requirements
• Often not able to identify the time or person
  responsible for aircraft damage

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Why do we need a Safety Day?

• Six Form 78 reportable incidents since March
• 9 March tail tie down ring scraped
• reported out side of the 48 hour window
• 3 May fumes in the cockpit
• NHQ not called immediately
• 26 May tail tie down ring broke off
• unable to determine when damage occurred
• 22 June 3rd degree burn
• reported out side of the 48 hour window
• 19 July scratch on a cadet
• reported correctly
• 24 July Dent in Horizontal stabilizer
• unable to determine when damage occurred

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Why do we need a Safety Day?

• Several Negative Safety Trends
• Late reporting
• New CAPR 62-2 requirements
• Tail tie down hook damage
• Pilots Review/practice landing techniques
• IP set recoverable student limits
• Not knowing when or who caused damage
• Thorough pre and post flights
• Integrity

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What needs to change?

• Do we know the reporting rules?
• Do we treat CAP equipment like a rental car?
• Do we have a safety problem or a core value /
  safety attitude problem?

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Mishap ReportingCAPR 62-2 completely revised

• CAPR 62-2 27 NOVEMBER 2007 CAPR 62-2 (C1) 7
  DECEMBER 2007
• Lot of changes
• Increased reporting
• All mishaps are reportable
• Increase in Form 78 reports is expected
• Safety Worksheet (keep them handy)
• User friendly on-line Form 78 and 79
• See the actual regulation for specifics

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Reporting

• Accidents
• CAP activity director/ commander, safety officer,
  ranking senior member, will Immediately notify
  the CAP National Operations Center (NOC)
  toll-free at 888-211-1812, Ext 300, (24 hrs/day).
  
• Accidents, Incidents, Minor Mishaps
• Complete the on-line Form 78 report as soon as
  possible (within 48 hours)
• Responsibility rests with the appropriate unit /
  activity commander.
• For death or bodily injury accidents, DO NOT fill
  in the account portion of Form 78 without
  coordination with a CAP legal officer
• Contact MN Wg/CC, CV, or SE (Ops Pager at last
  resort)
• Minnesota Sup to CAPR 62-2

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Even Minor Bodily Injury may be Reportable

• Reportable Minor Mishaps include
• Fainting
• Sprain/pulls/spasm
• Self inflicted injury (punching the wall, etc)
• Sport injuries (scrapes, bloody noses, black
  eye, etc)
• Crush finger w/out broken bone (pinched in door)
• Asthma attack, etc.
• A Form 79 is not required for Minor Mishaps
• National Headquarters will determine if a Form 79
  is required

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How can I be sure I understand the new rules?

• Basic Safety Course, located on the Safety page
  of the National CAP website is an excellent
  review. (takes about 20 minutes)
• Required for all new safety officers within 90
  days of appointment
• All safety officers should review
• All squadron and activity commanders should
  review
• Remember, Safety briefings shall be incorporated
  into all field training exercises, encampments,
  and other special activities where members face
  risk. CAPR 62-1 Jun 08

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Review

• Accidents must be reported to the NOC immediately
  (Also inform the Wing CC)
• Online Form 78 must be completed within 48 hours
  for all accidents, incidents, and minor mishaps
• Even minor mishaps such as a sports injury may be
  reportable,
• See CAPR 62-2 for definitions of Accidents ,
  Incidents and Minor Mishaps for Aircraft,
  Vehicles, and Body Injury

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Do we have a Rental Car Mentality

• Of aircraft mishaps by CAP pilots
• 72 of pilots that had only completed Level 1
• Only 6 for those who completed Level 2-5
• WHY
• Level 1 pilots were there for the cheap flying
  rates (a rental car mentality)
• Level 2-5, had a concern for CAP resources

Review July Sentinel for this article
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Rental Car Mentality

• Do the 72 of mishap pilots who only completed
  Level 1 embrace CAP Core Values ?
• Does our wing have a Safety Problem or a Core
  Value Problem?
• Do we even know what our Core Values are?

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Is this the Flowchart for CAP Units??
Is it working
YES
NO
Dont mess with it
Did you mess With it?
YES
OOPS!!!
NO
Does anyone Else know?
Can you blame Someone else?
Does the Commander About it?
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
Hide it
Look the other way
Your Toast!
NO PROBLEM!
As of 1200 Hours 15 November 2001
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What are CAP Core Values?

• Well, theyre actually quite simple. These values
  represent a cultural commitment within Civil Air
  Patrol to practice basic honesty, to give of
  ones self for the betterment of humanity, to
  deliver top quality services, and to treat others
  fairly. In summary, core values require all CAP
  members to exemplify the highest standards of
  personal and professional conduct.
• As former Air Force Chief of Staff General Ronald
  Fogleman said, core values must guide our daily
  actions --- even when no one else is watching.
• CAP P 50-2

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CAP Core Values

• Integrity
• Volunteer Service
• Service Before Self for Air Force
• Excellence
• Respect

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How is our Wing doing?

• Aircraft tail tie down ring broken date of
  damage or pilot responsible not identified.
• Integrity? Did the pilot know he damaged the tail
  ring but chose not to report it?
• Service before Self? Was the pilot more concerned
  about his/her reputation than the safety of crew
  flying the aircraft next?
• Excellence? Was the skill or knowledge of the
  pilot so poor that he did not even suspect that
  he may have hit the tail ring? Was a thorough
  post flight completed after every sortie? Was the
  pilot ignorant of reporting requirements?
• Respect? Did the pilot responsible choose to
  disregard guidance provided by headquarters and
  his commander?

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How is our Wing doing?

• The same Core Value questions could be asked of
  several of our other safety mishaps.
• Five days to report a 3rd degree burn.
• Dent in horizontal stabilizer written up in the
  aircraft forms but not reported to safety despite
  the possibility of structural damage. No report
  of how the dent occurred.
• Member sent to the hospital by ambulance without
  a timely call to the NOC.

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Review

• Do not treat CAP equipment like rental equipment,
  it is our collective CAP resource to meet
  mission objectives
• Dont forget our Core Values
• Integrity
• Volunteer Service (Service before Self, AF)
• Excellence
• Respect

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Closing thoughts

• CAP members are the Air Forces Auxiliary
• They are viewed as one of Americas best
  volunteer professional organizations
• CAP members exemplify the highest standards of
  personal and professional conduct.
• Thought before action can prevent most accidents
  (ORM in a nutshell)
• Timely reporting is critical to identifying and
  eliminating hazards.
• Thorough pre and post flights are important to
  timely and accurate reporting
• Minor Mishap reporting may seem excessive but
  it only takes a few minutes