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Friday, November 2, 2018 Vol. 53, No. 41 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.
Oscar and Mike Company Graduates
“The noise you hear is the sound of freedom.”
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MCAS Beaufort maintains high level of safety
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Phillips
Alroy Headden is the maintenance control director for Public Works aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. While attending the national OSHA VPP conference this past year he said what stuck with him is, “They said hold up five fingers on your hand and think about five people who would miss you if you didn’t come home.” Headden and his team at Public Works prioritize safety and protecting their people and contractors who work aboard the air station. Story and photos by Cpl. Ashley Phillips
It has been nearly a year since Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort’s acceptance ceremony for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program award and star site status. In keeping with the high standard of safety excellence set the previous years, the leaders and personnel of MCAS Beaufort are constantly striving to improve safety standards and risk mitigation. OSHA’s VPP star site award is OSHA’s highest honor, reserved for worksites that exhibit an elite level of safety excellence and have a comprehensive safety and health
management system. “Safety is our business,” said Alroy Headden, the maintenance control director with Public Works. “This base is like a big business and unless we protect our most valuable tools, our people, we fail. Every person on this base is responsible for making sure that their people are safely working, assessing and mitigating risks. We prioritize safety because the most important thing is that we go home to our families at the end of the day.” MCAS Beaufort employs thousands of civilian employees through MCCS, contracting, and permanent personnell. Each Marine and civlian’s safety is taken into account when designing safety programs. “In the next couple of months we are starting a new
safety campaign called Zero Today to carry us into the recertification process,” said Ron Lanoie, the safety director of MCAS Beaufort. “That means zero mishaps; identifying all the risks and hazards, implementing the right controls, for everyone in every section on MCAS Beaufort. All mishaps are preventable. ” The safety office is also in the process of creating a mobile app for safety that is set to become available in the coming month. The MCAS Beaufort Safety app will have a wide range of tips and safety information. They are also slated to create a Job Hazard Analysis book that will include JHA’s for each section aboard the air station. “This means we will have every section on base complete a JHA see vpp page 8
Trunk or Treat with Child Development Center
Photo by Cpl. Ashley Phillips
Marines, Sailors and civilians of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort held a Trunk or Treat Halloween event aboard the air station, Oct. 31, for the Child Development Center. The CDC brought each class of children around the parking lot where Marines, Sailors and civilians had decorated their trunks for Halloween and handed out candy.
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