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Minnesota Wing Safety Meeting Aug 2010

This safety meeting in August 2010 focuses on the importance of addressing pre-existing conditions, avoiding tail strikes, and maintaining vehicle tire safety. It also discusses heat injuries, hangar rash best practices, and recent wing safety incidents.

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Minnesota Wing Safety Meeting Aug 2010

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  1. Minnesota Wing Safety MeetingAug 2010 Lt Col Larry Brockshus MN Wg/SE

  2. Overview • July Safety Beacon • Pre-existing conditions • Tail Strikes • IMSAFE • CAP Safety Page • Heat Injuries • VEHICLE TIRE SAFETY • Hangar Rash Best Practice • Wing Safety Incidents

  3. Pre-Existing Conditions • Some may choose to give up everything to participate, showing up sick, injured or with other serious conditions. • Pre-existing conditions are to be listed on activity applications, and yet they are often left blank. • Disclosed physical conditions allow command and activity staff to establish appropriate accommodations, or help make decisions I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

  4. Avoiding Tail strikes • 130th created video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qBc9_xUMBs

  5. FAA Updates IMSAFE • Illness — Do I have any symptoms? • Medication — Have I been taking prescription or over-the-counter drugs? • Stress — Am I under psychological pressure from the job? Do I have money, health, or family problems? • Alcohol — Have I been drinking within 8 hours? Within 24 hours? • Fatigue — Am I tired and not adequately rested? • Eating — Am I adequately nourished? • Nourishment, or lack of nourishment, is a hot topic of awareness

  6. On the CAP safety page (www.capmembers.com) • CAP Safety Alert – Heat Injuries # 10-3 • Alert #10-04 VEHICLE TIRE SAFETY • Hangar Rash Best Practices

  7. CAP Safety Alert Heat Injuries # 10-3 • HEAT DISORDERS AND HEALTH EFFECTS • HEAT STROKE • HEAT EXHAUSTION • HEAT CRAMPS • HEAT COLLAPSE • HEAT RASHES • HEAT FATIGUE • Heat Index • 90 degrees F, 75% RH = 109 degrees F • Danger zone- sun stroke, cramps, exhaustion likely

  8. Alert #10-04 VEHICLE TIRE SAFETY • It is imperative that we increase awareness of vehicle maintenance items and general tire condition. With higher ambient temperatures, and with increased usage for summer activities, it is important that we keep our members safe with vehicles that are only in top performing condition. • It is mandatory that all vehicle tires be inspected prior to operation (CAPF 73) of any CAP vehicle to check for wear, condition, abnormalities, and pressure. Any condition found to be out of limits shall be corrected before operation of the vehicle. • Examples of tires that should be considered for replacement are: Uneven tread wear, cracking sidewalls (as pictured), damaged air valves, damaged or missing tread, and minimal tread (high mileage).

  9. TIRE SAFETY Everything Rides On It • Studies of tire safety show that maintaining proper tire pressure, observing tire and vehicle load limits (not carrying more weight in your vehicle than your tires or vehicle can safely handle), avoiding road hazards, and inspecting tires for cuts, slashes, and other irregularities are the most important things you can do to avoid tire failure, such as tread separation or blowout and flat tires. These actions, along with other care and maintenance activities, can also: •Improve vehicle handling •Help protect you and others from avoidable break-downs and accidents •Improve fuel economy •Increase the life of your tires.

  10. Tire Safety Checklist. • Check tire pressure regularly (at least once a month), including the spare. • Inspect tires for uneven wear patterns on the tread, cracks, foreign objects, or other signs of wear or trauma. • Remove bits of glass and other foreign objects wedged in the tread. • Make sure your tire valves have valve caps. • Check tire pressure before going on a long trip. • Do not overload your vehicle.. • If towing a trailer, remember that some of the weight of the loaded trailer is transferred to the towing vehicle.

  11. Camp Ripley Incidents • CADET TWISTED HER ANKLE WHEN SHE STEPPED ON UN EVEN GROUND DURRING A PT RUN. ANKLE WAS RAPPED AND TREATED WITH ICE. • CADET REPORTED TO THE STAFF NURSE WITH COMPLAINT OF INCREASING CHEST PAIN. THE HEART RHYTHM APPEARED IRREGULAR. PARENTS WERE NOTIFIED AND THE CADET BROUGHT TO LITTLE FALLS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED). ED PHYSICIAN SAID ELECTRCARDIOGRAM DID NOT SHOW ABNORMALITIES AND BELIVES THE CADET RETURNED TO A REGULAR HEART RHYTHM ENROUTE. PARENTS ARRIVED AT ED, WERE UPDATED ON THEIR CHILDS STATUS AND SUPPORTED THE CADETS DESIRE TO RETURN TO COMPLETE THE ENCAMPMENT. CADET TOLD WHAT SYMPTOMS TO REPORT RIGHT AWAY. CADETS HAS NOT HAD ANY MORE CHEST PAINS OR DIZZINESS.

  12. Weather Incident • MANKATO 24 Jul • STRONG WINDS AT MANKATO DAMAGED THE SOUTHERN COMMAND POST TRAILER. • WINDS RECORDED OVER 50 mph

  13. Weather Incident

  14. Aircraft Incident • JUNE • Takeoff at FMC • CADET and IP • Lost power shortly after takeoff • Returned for an uneventful landing • AIRCRAFT FUEL TRUCK AND FUEL SAMPLES SATISFACTORY; AIRCRAFT PLUGS CHANGED AND AIRCRAFT TEST FLOWN BY MX; TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION REQUIRED.

  15. Concern • Loss of power incident most likely a plug foul incident • Recent aircraft failed magneto check…severe lead fouling found on plug • How are we teaching our pilots to lean the aircraft? • Poor leaning technique leads to increased maintenance cost, power/safety issues

  16. Stay SafeWe still over a month of the most dangerous days of summer left

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