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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 18 Lo-C- al June TOPS Club G. E. England, Safety Engineer Chief, Ground Safety Division (This is the last in a series of articles "The Safety Group and You.") These articles discuss how you are a part of the ty Group," and how through your active particimt;. are able to assist OOAMA in acquiring a total of nine per month in the Management Performance System Th points each are awarded each month in the three acc prevention category, viz., reduction of Government M t Vehicle accidents, Military Disabling Injuries, and CivT Disabling Injuries. Each month the performance would be. This command, at of this command is compared the present exposure rate 0 to the other AMAs. One of the m i tary personnel assigned recently held a banquet at the Chuck-o-Ram- a in Ogden for the occa- sion of installing new officers. The club, the name of which stands for "Take Off Pounds Sensibly," has as its local chapter mainly ladies from the base Gals" organized as the "Lo-Cwho meet each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Chapel Two. Newly elected officers of the local chapter are: Mrs. James Galvin, president; Mrs. Chare les Acker, Mrs. Mrs. Kynaston, secretary; Lawrence Sims, treasurer; and Mrs. Charles Whitehouse, weight recorder. The club always welcomes new members, and interested persons can obtain information on the club by calling Ext. H al 1 1 La-Ra- co-lead- comparison categories is the "Safety Group." This "Safety Group" is compared against the AFLC "par," and management points are awarded (or not awarded) on the basis of Instant Promotion Procrastination is the thief of time and so are a lot of other big words. nuclear RETREAT! For 3 Big Reasons acres $3000 Good Terms r I I Beautiful Quakie Cabin Sites for information Phone Rose Realty - ECONOMY Up to fvi ' 10 825-214- 392-911- 27 MPG. 4 6 or Robert Brueckner 2 - QUALITY CANT GET Volkswagen is noted for fine workmanship 3 -- THE posi-tio- rs MOUNTAIN $ OOAMA in a precarious n for the three points awarded for that category. More than four civilian disabling injuries reported per month can lose points in the civilian accident ur "Our only promising means of preventing war is to the future throughout convince any potential adversary of two things. He must be convinced, first, that he cannot achieve his objective through aggressive action and, second, that in trying to do so he himself would be destroyed. This basic concept of national strategy has worked in the past, and we must make certain that it continues to work in the future." (Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. McConnell, Biloxi, Miss., June 6, 1969). VOLKSWAGEN? At present monthly mileage cumulation, two government motor vehicle accidents places to the "par." The previous two articles covered Government Motor Vehicle accidents and Military Disabling Injuries. It may, however, be ap- prevention "Safety Group" uplicable in each of the other nder present man-hoexposure. two "Safety Groups." Every employee of OOAMA So, what is an accident? An has an inherent responsibility "accident" is an unplanned to assure that they work safely. event that injuries or kills As an integral part of their asomebody or causes damage to ssigned duties, they are to perform in such a manner that property. Nine out of ten acare caused cidents by people. they abstain from having an These same people can prevent accident. Analysis of accidents accidents if they will adopt the injuries occurring shows that right attitude and have the attitude, lack of knowledge and knowledge of performance of error of judgement are the main causes of accidents. Most job at hand. occur because of the During 1968 a total of 63 injuries act of the individual unsafe civilian disabling injuries octhe injury. curred. The year 1968 rate was sustaining 1.54 per million man-houof In order to achieve success exposure. Through May, 1969 in any program, much depends there have been 34 civilian dison the attitude of individuals abling injuries reported, as within the organization. The compared to 26 through May Air Force safety program is 1968, with a resultant rate for based on the concept that saf1969 of 2.05, a 31 increase ety is the individual and person, over the same period of 1968. al responsibility of everyone, and employee April this year management During of accidentsialike. Analysis (1969) OOAMA was awarded indicates that occurring njuries nine points in the "Safety if individuals know the right Group," three in each category. way to perform their assigned OOAMA was rated first place will, in the MPS by .3 over the duties it follows that they second place AM A. If all, or therefore, accomplish their mission propemore any part of the nine points in rly andassigned Individuals may safely. the "Safety Group" had not and want counted for OOAMA, well . . . have the knowledge (Continued on Page 31) you figure out where OOAMA Quote of Note WHY DO PEOPLE BUY loses points when two military disabling injuries are reported. OOAMA standing in relation Captain Diane M. Charpentier, chief, Medical Laboratory Services, 2791st USAF Hospital, has captain's bars pinned on by Col. Vicente Martinez, director of Base Medical Services. 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