New York Wing Civil Air Patrol Safety

1. New York Wing Civil Air Patrol Safety

2. Safety Paperwork • Dates have not changed in years • Unit safety reports to Group by 5th of month after quarter ends • Group sends the reports to NYW by 10th of month

3. NER Paperwork • Region requires on-line reporting by Wings • Due by 15th of month after each quarter • Due by 10th of November for October Safety Day • Annual Safety Survey due by 31 December • NER expects units that do not turn in the reports to Wing are placed on “Safety Freeze”

4. “Safety Freeze” • Unit cannot meet • Unit members cannot participate in ANY CAP activity • No driving any COV • No flying any CAP Aircraft • No mission participation • No attending any CAP function

5. Policy • Group is responsible for collecting the forms from units under them and sending to NYW Safety Assistants by 10th of month • NYW will enter the information into NER form on 11th of month • Any unit that has not turned in paperwork, will be placed on Safety Freeze starting 11th of Month. The associated group charter will be frozen as well. • The unit/group will be released from Safety Freeze the number of days late the paperwork arrives • If the paperwork arrives on 15th, the unit is on freeze until the 20th

6. Paperwork in NYW • Quarterly reports • Majority are turned in on-time from Groups • Some groups are constantly late • October Safety Day • Good response by groups/units • Majority of paperwork arrived on time • Annual Safety Survey • Last survey was entered on 31 December

7. 2009 Statistics • 23 Mishaps • 5 Aircraft Accidents • 1 Vehicle Accident • 14 Bodily Injuries to Cadets • 2 Bodily Injury to Senior • 1 Bodily Injury to a Non-CAP member • 119 Mishaps in NER

8. 2009 by month

9. Aircraft Accidents • Damage by bird-strike • Damage when aircraft pushed into hanger • Damaged when seatbelt left outside the aircraft • Damaged when aircraft rolled away from tie-down • Damaged when someone stepped on the right gear leg • Cost to CAP: over $4600

10. Vehicle Accident • POV was damaged when hit by Corporate Vehicle • COV was not damaged • Cost to CAP: over $2400

11. By Group

12. Groups – Bodily Injuries • 3 groups had 3 bodily injuries • 1 unit in each group had 2 or more bodily injuries • NYW had 3 bodily injuries • Occurred at Cadet events • Cadet Competition • NYW Encampment

13. What can we do to improve? • Assign a Safety Officer for every event • Do a Safety Briefing before any activity • Use ORM before any activity • look to prevent problems • Look for the risks and do the analysis of each • Properly supervise cadets • Take your time when moving a vehicle or aircraft • Make Safetymore than a just a word or paperwork.

14. Summary • We need to reduce our Accidents and Bodily Injuries by 50% • 2 aircraft accidents • 8 bodily injuries • We need to change our culture so that it is not acceptable • To damage 1/3 of our fleet every year • To allow units to have 2 or more bodily injuries to our cadets

15. 2010 Statistics • 1 Mishap • 1 Bodily Injury to Cadet