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. Safety Awareness Dispatch: SA 26-16 Water-Related Mishaps II When we’re off duty, we’re not typically surrounded by professionals who don’t hesitate to let us know to get our head in the game if we’re not focused; our work environment is much more structured. When off duty, it’s incumbent upon each of us to make smart decisions and manage risks appropriately. While the examples below are water-related, the lessons flow into all of our off-duty activities. We must elevate the level of risk management we apply to our off-duty activities to change the detrimental impact mishaps have on our team’s readiness.
| Published: | June 11, 2026 |
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.
