SAFETY AWARENESS DISPATCH
The Safety Awareness team creates concise, readable (and sometimes funny) safety lessons to help Sailors, Marines and civilian employees (and their families) avoid repeating a mishap. Our goal is to make people think! We do our best to tell a story that people will remember – that they’ll recall when going through their normal day – that empowers them to identify hazards, accept “ownership” and responsibility for those hazards (in their community, command, and home), and take action.
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SA 26-09 Shipboard Flooding
Whether working on vessels with a load displacement of 100,000 tons or a few hundred, the last thing... read more
Safety Awareness Dispatch
SA 26-09 Shipboard Flooding
Whether working on vessels with a load displacement of 100,000 tons or a few hundred, the last thing anyone would want is for that vessel to start filling up with water. We have so many ways to fight shipboard flooding with so many installed contingencies we can forget how damning it is for water to start flowing into hollow chunks of steel above mile-deep seas. That’s why we must remain vigilant and ensure our personnel are trained and ready to prevent and combat flooding at any time. In addition to the threat of sinking, shipboard flooding contributes to mold buildup and damages structural integrity and ship stability. It can result in loss of services, operational capabilities, and, worst-case scenario, death. Being able to identify causal factors is essential but being able to identify how to fight shipboard flooding properly and mitigate risk is paramount.
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SA 26-10 E-Scooter Mishaps/Episode VIII "The Last E-Scooter"
Across the country, e-scooter ER visits went up again last year, A... read more
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SA 26-10 E-Scooter Mishaps/Episode VIII "The Last E-Scooter"
Across the country, e-scooter ER visits went up again last year, A LOT, just as they have every year since 2020.1 But the good news is Navy and Marine Corps e-scooter injuries didn’t. By our unofficial Safety Awareness research team count, there were 16 reported mishaps in FY 2025 and 13 in 2024, both of which are down from 24 in 2023. Perhaps seven years of dispatches are getting the message across. We do know that some commands and bases have taken the (wise) step of restricting or prohibiting e-scooter use. Help us, help you to keep the trend going down. We don’t want you to get hurt, and you don’t want to either. With that in mind, read on.
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SA 26-11 Falling Through Openings Mishaps
Fall-through hazards are a serious safety concern in shipboard and industrial... read more
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SA 26-11 Falling Through Openings Mishaps
Fall-through hazards are a serious safety concern in shipboard and industrial environments where open hatches, removed deckplates, ladderwells and other deck openings are present. A fall through one of these openings can lead to severe injuries and may create additional risk to personnel responding to the incident. The following mishaps highlight how quickly these incidents can occur and reinforce the importance of properly securing deck openings and maintaining effective barriers and markings to ensure clear communication during daily operations.
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SA 26-12 101 Critical Days of Summer
Summer is coming shortly and many of our personnel are planning to or are already engaging in... read more
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SA 26-12 101 Critical Days of Summer
Summer is coming shortly and many of our personnel are planning to or are already engaging in warm weather activities. Something to keep in mind as we head into the season though is the 27 Sailors and Marines who died last summer and the more than 300 other off-duty mishaps. These are statistics we’re obviously hoping to reduce this year. The following is a random sampling of summer activity-related mishaps to keep in mind this season.
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