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COPYRIGHT 2005 U.S. Navy Safety Center
Back when I was on active duty, I was the (self-proclaimed) best safety officer in the Navy. I used every gimmick I could come up with to make Sailors and Marines on board our large-deck amphib "think safety" before any risky undertaking. In my civilian job as a statistical safety data manager, I see more data about the results of others' follies than perhaps anyone in the Navy.
At our admiral's direction, my boss asked me what my Fourth of July plans were. I made a joke about being as safe as I could be, relative to the risks of going off a rope swing. My reserve-unit CO sent an e-mail to everyone in the unit, reminding us that our country and families needed us back in one piece.
Why do I insist on renewing my rope-swing qual each summer when visiting...
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