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Dec. 14, 2023
Rudolph and his red nose aside, deer on road can actually ruin Christmas

Whether you see deer as a target, a garden nuisance, a picturesque element of the woodland environment or one of Santa’s team, we can all agree they present a life-threatening hazard to a motorist. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 1.5 million deer-vehicle
Dec. 1, 2023
LACK OF RESOURCES | The Dirty Dozen: Common human error factors in aircraft maintenance mishaps

If all the parts are not available to complete a maintenance task, then there may be pressure on a technician to complete the task using old or inappropriate parts. Regardless of the task, resources also include personnel, time, data, tools, skill, experience, knowledge, etc. A lack of any of these
Nov. 14, 2023
Cease the Grease: Never pour oils, grease down drain

When you finish cooking bacon or sauteing vegetables, it is easy to dump the excess oil and grease down the drain without a second thought. However, oils and grease should never be disposed of down the drain.
Nov. 9, 2023
Turkey fryers contribute to more grease fires on Thanksgiving than any other day of year

Each Thanksgiving, we anticipate a perfectly cooked turkey waiting on the dinner table like so many cooking show, magazines, and television commercials promise. Unfortunately, since many of us do not have the cooking talents of celebrity chefs (or their support teams), that dream is not always a
Nov. 8, 2023
The Seagull Approach? … When it comes to safety inspections, don’t do the ‘swoop and poop’

I recently attended a fall protection training course. Most of the people in the course were from the oil and gas industry (I was the only one affiliated with the military). Each safety professional had a different approach on how they managed their respective safety programs, but all seemed
Nov. 1, 2023
STRESS | The Dirty Dozen: Common human error factors in aircraft maintenance mishaps

There are many types of stress. Typically, in the aviation environment, there are two distinct types — acute and chronic. Acute stress arises from real-time demands placed on our senses, mental processing and physical body, such as dealing with an emergency or working under time pressure with
Oct. 30, 2023
Getting down and dirty with off-road vehicle safety course

Goodfellow Air Force Base is revving its engines with a new utility task vehicle and remotely operated vehicle safety course requirement. A new mandate makes the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association course a requirement for all Department of Defense personnel operating off-road vehicles.
Oct. 24, 2023
Reserve aircrew recognized for overcoming in-flight emergencies

Col. Douglas Stouffer, 512th Airlift Wing commander, presented a quarterly safety award to a 709th Airlift Squadron aircrew on Dover Air Force Base, Oct. 14, 2023. They received the award for their superior judgement, crew resource management and execution of emergency procedures during multiple
Oct. 19, 2023
Department of the Air Force sweeps DOD Safety and Occupational Health Management System achievement awards

On Sept. 18, 2023, at the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association Safety+ Conference, the 8th Annual Department of Defense Safety and Occupational Health Management System (SOHMS) Awards, presented the 97th Maintenance Group at Altus Air Force Base, as the winner of the organization
Oct. 10, 2023
OSI takes aim at laser pointers, aircraft safety

As the Air Force Office of Special Investigations safeguards the Department of the Air Force, they are confronting a surge in incidents involving laser pointers, which pose significant threats to Air Force aircraft, especially at night.

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