MEMORANDUM FOR A1 - Air Force E-Publishing

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2.2.4.5. Conduct safety briefings and provide unit personnel with educational safety
materials. MAJCOM/Wing Safety websites should be accessed to get briefing
topics/material (e.g., Critical Days of Summer).
2.2.4.6. Assist the unit commander and supervisors with the hazard abatement process.
2.2.4.7. Facilitate the inspection process for their unit.
2.3. Safety Education/Training. Education and training prepares Air Force personnel to meet
their safety and health responsibilities. Each installation shall develop, implement and integrate
safety guidelines and standards into existing training programs at the local level. Commanders at
all levels will promote safety awareness at all appropriate venues such as commander calls,
holiday safety briefings and other events or functions.
2.3.1. Commander Orientation. The COS will provide face-to-face training to new
commanders within 60 days of their arrival or appointment on the safety and health of the
organization. Air Reserve Components will complete this requirement within 90 days (3 Unit
Training Assemblies). Telephonic training is satisfactory for units that support commanders
at operating locations away from the COS’s home base. The training will be documented and
include, but is not limited to the following items:
2.3.1.1. Launch vehicle operations and concerns (if applicable).
2.3.1.2. Safety responsibilities.
2.3.1.3. Last annual inspection results and open recommendations, unabated hazards and
hazard abatement plan.
2.3.1.4. Unit specific mishap rates, trends and open mishap recommendations.
2.3.1.5. Special interest issues (e.g., motorcycle safety, high risk activities, hazardous air
traffic, OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs).
2.3.1.6. Explosives site plans and licensed facilities.
2.3.1.7. Airfield operations and concerns.
2.3.1.8. Safety Awards Program.
2.3.1.9. Air Force Culture Assessment Safety Tool (AFCAST).
2.3.2. Supervisor Safety Training (SST). Supervisors are the key to the safety program
because they are responsible for maintaining a safe and healthful environment. The course
trains supervisors in management skills needed to implement safety policies and programs.
The course provides basic skills for fostering a workplace where hazards are identified and
risks managed. It also develops skills to recognize, control, report and eliminates hazards.
MAJCOMS and installations with unique requirements will supplement this training with
those requirements.
2.3.2.1. Personnel required to attend:
2.3.2.1.1. Noncommissioned officers and Senior Airmen when first assigned a
supervisory position.
2.3.2.1.2. Commissioned officers when first assigned as a supervisor.