SAFETY SPOTLIGHT

Jeremy Jensen’s contributions not only improved the safety aboard the air station but also its tenant’s operational effectiveness. Jensen developed a departmentwide standard operating procedure (SOP) for safety and occupational health (SOH) inspections, providing guidance on inspection procedures to ensure consistency, thoroughness and fairness for all MCAS Miramar departments and tenant organizations. The SOH Inspection SOP provides guidance on more program-focused inspections with references required to be based on OSHA requirements or applicable military orders. Jensen also created safety programfocused audit sheets for use by program managers in all SOH inspections. These audit sheets allows for a team-oriented focus on Safety Management System (SMS) reviews while ensuring department directors receive one report, resulting in reduced time and message traffic.

This reduced timeframes for annual program reviews and overall installation SMS self-assessments by 30%, affording program managers greater availability to assist supervisors and department program managers with one-on-one training and support. He created a letter of instruction (LOI) to provide guidance and deadline for completing annual SMS reviews to include safety programs reviews. Jensen took initiative and created an Excel tracking system to identify gaps and ensure personnel received training in line with MCSMS requirements.

Jensen ensured standardized onboarding was in place for new personnel, which included department SOPs and LOIs to aid newcomers and offer guidance for current personnel. He developed and implemented a Safety Services Support Request Form, which enables all commands on the installation to request core safety services not identified during their annual Needs Assessment. He ensured safety staff employed every source of available information and incorporated effective best practices, aggressively tracked mishaps, analyzed trends and implemented successful abatement solutions — ultimately enhancing the overall safety onboard MCAS Miramar.