EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This annual report highlights the Naval Safety Center’s (NAVSAFECEN) progress, trends and results achieved in 2020 – despite the challenges presented in operating in a constrained COVID-19 environment. NAVSAFECEN is an Echelon 2 command reporting directly to the Chief of Naval Operations and is the Department of the Navy’s safety administrator across the Naval Enterprise. Approximately 220 employees (military, civilian, and contractors) comprise the NAVSAFECEN team across six directorates and two tenant commands. We are committed to protecting the lives of our Sailors, Marines, and civilian employees and providing critical and relevant data to our stakeholders. In addition to detailing results, rates, and trends for Navy and Marine Corps mishaps, programs, and assessments in 2020, this report also presents the products and services supporting the Naval Enterprise plus tools and initiatives rolled out in 2020 to further develop and improve our ability to identify, mitigate or eliminate hazards and reduce unnecessary risk to people and resources. NAVSAFECEN took deliberate steps to develop a comprehensive plan and action-based lines of effort aligned with its new Safety Policy, establishing the Navy Safety Management System program and manual, released in June 2020. The Navy SMS provides the framework to manage safety and risk at all levels through implementation of four pillars – Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Assurance, and Safety Promotion, and reinforces the Navy’s commitment to the health and welfare of its people and to the principle of continuous improvement.
Safety Risk Management Timely completion of safety investigation report endorsements and implementing mishap recommendations (MISREC) and hazard recommendations (HAZREC) were a continuing issue in 2020, primarily due to the WESS platform’s limitations. NAVSAFECEN launched the new Risk Management Information (RMI) Safety Incident Reporting (SIR) system in August 2020, providing a single point of entry, easier and quicker data input, and a reduced chance for errors. The RMI SIR capability captures all required safety data for consolidation, management, and compliance with higher directives. With the RMI SIR system’s rollout and adoption, issues such as missing data fields and timely completion of SIR endorsements and MISRECs are expected to improve. One of RMI’s greatest advantages is that all SIRs and HAZREPs will be available to the Naval Enterprise no greater than 45 days after the report has been released by the Mishap Board for Class B-E mishaps and HAZREPs and no later than 90 days after SIR release for Class A mishaps.
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