Thirteenth Executive Safety Board (ESB) Results
This MARADMIN announces the results of the 13th Executive Safety Board (ESB) conference held on March 1, 2006, in Alexandria, VA. The board, chaired by the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, discussed safety tools and strategies for commanders to protect Marines, Sailors, and civilian Marines. Multiple specific action items were assigned to various commands with a deadline of May 15, 2006.
Issued: April 4, 2006
1. PER THE REF, THE ESB HELD ITS 13TH CONFERENCE AT THE CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES, ALEXANDRIA, VA ON 1 MARCH 2006. THE 13TH ESB WAS EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE IN DISCUSSING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF TOOLS COMMANDERS CAN USE TO SAFEGUARD OUR MARINES, SAILORS, AND CIVILIAN MARINES. 2. ATTENDEES WERE: GEN MAGNUS ACMC LTGEN KRAMLICH DC I&L LTGEN OSMAN, MR. RHODES DC M&RA LTGEN BERGMAN, MR. PETERS COMMARFORRES LTGEN BLACKMAN, LTCOL CANTRELL COMMARFORCOM LTGEN AMOS CG II MEF MR. GEOFFROY DC PP&O REP MS. DEWITTE, MR. WRIGHT DASN (SAFETY) MAJGEN STALDER CG MCCDC REP, CG TECOM MAJGEN DICKERSON CG MCI EAST MAJGEN LEHNERT CG MCI WEST MAJGEN CATTO, MR. RIDEOUT CG MCSC MAJGEN BICE ` IGMC RADM MAYER, COL JAMISON COMNAVSAFECEN MR. MADDEN CG MCLC REP BGEN BIRCHER CG I MEF REP BGEN MEDINA CG III MEF REP, CG MCB CAMP BUTLER BGEN HUMMER COMMARFORPAC REP, CG MCB HAWAII BGEN (SEL) SALINAS CG MCRC REP SGTMAJ PEREZ SMMC REP 3. THE ESB AGENDA INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AND BRIEFS: A. OPENING REMARKS GEN MAGNUS B. TACTICAL VEHICLE DRIVER TRNG/TECOM LOA MAJGEN STALDER C. TASKER UPDATES (1) GROUND COMMANDERS COURSE MAJGEN STALDER (2) LINE OF DUTY DETERMINATIONS BGEN SANDKUHLER (3) SAFETY BILLETS IN THE BATTALIONS MAJGEN STALDER (4) ADD ORM TO MCPP, 5-PARA ORDER, ETC MAJGEN STALDER (5) CULTURE WORKSHOP BETA TEST RESULTS COL ANDERSON (6) COLLECTING & REPORTING OFF-BASE PMV VIOLATIONS LTCOL AUDSLEY (7) MARINE GROUND FORCES PRESERVATION STATUS REPORT COMMARFORS (8) TRANSPARENT FUNDING OF TSS PROGRAM COMMARFORS (9) WARRIOR PRESERVATION 2006 COL WENGER (10) NAVAL SAFETY STRATEGY MS DEWITTE (11) ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT DR MANGAN D. TSS PROGRAM UPDATE LTCOL CONRAD E. USMC SAFETY STRATEGY LTCOL CONRAD F. REGIMENTAL TSS USE COL SHUPP G. OIF LESSONS LEARNED LTCOL AUDSLEY H. WAY AHEAD FOR OIF 05-07 MR WATSON I. SUICIDE TRENDS LCDR WERBEL J. SAFETY DIVISION UPDATE COL WENGER 4. THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS FROM THE 13TH ESB ARE DIRECTED: A. CG TECOM: BRIEF THE OUTCOME OF THE COMBAT VEHICLE OPERATOR CONFERENCE AT THE 14TH ESB. DUE 15 MAY 2006. A. DC M&RA, CG TECOM, COMNAVSAFECEN AND SAFETY DIVISION: REVIEW PCR'S TO DETERMINE WHAT INFORMATION SHOULD BE ADDED TO IMPROVE DATA MINING FOR LESSONS LEARNED AND MISHAP DOCUMENTATION. DUE 15 MAY 2006. B. DC PP&O, CG MCRC AND SJA: INVESTIGATE OPTIONS FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING OFF-BASE PMV DRIVING VIOLATIONS IN A MARINE CORPS DATA BASE. DUE 15 MAY 2006. C. COMNAVSAFECEN AND SAFETY DIVISION: IDENTIFY LEADING INDICATORS AND A DATABASE FOR MINING AND TRACKING EXISTING DATA. DUE 15 MAY 2006. D. CG II MEF, CG TECOM AND SAFETY DIVISION: DEVELOP A PLAN TO EXPERIMENT WITH A FULL TIME REGIMENTAL SAFETY OFFICER. DUE 15 MAY 2006. E. COMMARFORPAC: DEVELOP A CONCEPT (INCLUDING BRENCHMARKING UNIT PERFORMANCE) TO DEPLOY II MEF GROUND CULTURE WORKSHOP (GCW) IN I AND III MEF. DUE 15 MAY 2006. F. CG MCCDC: REVIEW ORM AS PART OF THE MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS, TROOP LEADING STEPS, FIVE-PARAGRAPH ORDER, AND TRANSITION BRIEFS. DUE 15 MAY 2006. G. COMMARFORCOM: REFINE THE USE OF MARINE GROUND FORCES PRESERVATION STATUS REPORT (MFPSR). DUE 15 MAY 2006. H. COMMARFORS AND SAFETY DIVISION: RECOMMEND BEST USE OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT (OCDI) AT THE ORGANIZATION LEVEL. DUE 15 MAY 2006. I. COMMARFORS: REVIEW THE VALIDITY OF FULL-TIME SAFETY BILLET (MARINE OR CIVILIAN) AT REGIMENTAL AND BATTILION LEVEL. DUE 15 MAY 2006. J. SAFETY DIVISION: DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SAFETY AWARDS AND IDENTIFY CRITERIA FOR MISHAP-FREE AWARDS. DUE 15 MAY 2006. 5. PUBLICATION OF THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL TASKING TO COMMANDS AND ACTIVITIES AS IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 5 ABOVE. APPOINT A POC FOR EACH TASK AND ENSURE THEY PROVIDE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE SAFETY DIVISION BY 31 MARCH 2006. 6. ANTICIPATE THE 14TH ESB TO BE HELD ON OR ABOUT 14 JUNE 2006 IN THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA AREA. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THIS MEETING WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPCOR. 7. THE ESB WAS CHARTERED TO ESTABLISH SAFETY POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR THE MARINE CORPS. HOW YOU IMPLEMENT AND SUPERVISE THE EXECUTION OF MARINE CORPS POLICY IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE SAFETY PROGRAM. YOUR WORK SAVES LIVES AND MATERIEL. 8. SEMPER FIDELIS, R. MAGNUS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.