FY04 Marine Corps Safety Awards
This MARADMIN announces the FY04 Marine Corps Safety Awards Program, which recognizes commands and personnel for significant contributions to safety and mishap prevention. Four award categories are available: Center of Safety Excellence (for installations), Superior Achievement in Safety (for individuals), Achievement in Safety (for commands by group), and Merit Award in Safety (for commands reducing mishap rates). Award packages must be submitted through the chain of command by 5 November 2004.
Issued: September 28, 2004
1. THE MARINE CORPS SAFETY AWARDS PROGRAM PROVIDES RECOGNITION OF COMMANDS AND PERSONNEL FOR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS MADE IN THE FIELD OF SAFETY AND MISHAP PREVENTION. 1. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES AS DESCRIBED IN REF A. A. MARINE CORPS CENTER OF SAFETY EXCELLENCE. THIS AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED ANNUALLY ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS TO ALL MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PROGRAM. ELIGIBILITY. BASES, STATIONS, DEPOTS, MCAGCC, MCSA, HQBN (HQMC), MARBKS 8TH & I, 1ST MCD, AND BLOUNT ISLAND COMMAND. B. MARINE CORPS SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SAFETY AWARD. THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO ONE OFFICER, ONE ENLISTED, AND ONE CIVILIAN MEMBER WHO HAVE MADE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE MARINE CORPS SAFETY PROGRAM. ELIGIBILITY. ALL MARINE CORPS MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL. AWARD CRITERIA. NOMINATIONS WILL BE IN NARRATIVE STYLE LIMITED TO THREE PAGES AND SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND SIGNED BY THE COMMANDER OR COMMANDING OFFICER. THE NARRATIVE WILL DESCRIBE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OR NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE INDIVIDUAL MADE TO THE MARINE CORPS SAFETY PROGRAM. C. MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT IN SAFETY AWARD. THIS AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED ANNUALLY ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS TO ONE MARINE CORPS COMMAND IN GROUP I-IV THAT HAS ESTABLISHED THE MOST OUTSTANDING SAFETY PROGRAM. ELIGIBILITY. ALL MARINE CORPS COMMANDS. D. MARINE CORPS MERIT AWARD IN SAFETY. THIS AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED ANNUALLY ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS TO MARINE CORPS COMMANDS THAT ESTABLISH AN OUTSTANDING SAFETY PROGRAM AND HAVE REDUCED THEIR REPORTABLE MISHAP RATES OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS. ELIGIBILITY. ALL MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND UNITS. 2. REF A PROVIDES AWARD CRITERIA , ELIGIBILITY FOR EACH AWARD AND AWARD FORMAT. 3. AWARD PACKAGES FOR THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS SAFETY AWARDS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO SD BY 5 NOVEMBER 04. 4. POC/MR STEVEN SHAHEEN / SDG / HQMC (SD) / TEL : COMM (703) 614-1202 / TEL : DSN 224-1202