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Summer 2012 safety campaign

Summer 2012 safety campaign. Live to play, play to live. Why Am I Sitting Through This Again?. The summer season brings the potential for increased risk. Do you plan to do any of the following … Drive more than 200 miles from home? Swim or go boating? Enjoy outdoor activities?

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Summer 2012 safety campaign

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  1. Summer 2012 safety campaign Live to play, play to live

  2. Why Am I Sitting Through This Again? The summer season brings the potential for increased risk. Do you plan to do any of the following … • Drive more than 200 miles from home? • Swim or go boating? • Enjoy outdoor activities? • Go to a party?

  3. Summer 2011 Statistics Between Memorial Day and Labor Day 2011: 16 Sailors and 15Marines lost their lives

  4. How They Died • 1 died in an ATV wreck • 3 drowned • 3 died during other recreational activities • 11 died in cars and trucks • 13 died on motorcycles These numbers represent 31 trained and ready Sailors and Marines who aren’t with us this year.

  5. Trends in Summer Safety • After spiking in 2008, summer deaths decreased in 2009 and 2010. Unfortunately, they crept up in 2011. • Motorcycle fatalities increased from 6 in 2010 to 13 in 2011 – more than a 100% increase!

  6. Summer Focus Areas • Personal Motor Vehicle • Alcohol Awareness • Water Safety • Sexual Assault • Suicide Awareness

  7. Motor Vehicle • Start every trip well-rested • Drive during daylight hours • Schedule breaks every two hours • Never drink and drive • Pull over if you get tired. It’s better to get there late than not at all!

  8. Use TRiPS for your Trip • TRiPS = Travel Risk Planning System • Easy, online survey that helps you recognize and reduce travel risks • Supervisory involvement is key Access TRiPS through Navy Knowledge Online

  9. Motorcycles: Profile of a Rider Fatality • Sport bike rider • First year rider • No formal training • Under 30 • Speeding • Doesn’t know limitations • Failed to identify hazards

  10. Close the Motorcycle Training Gap • All Sailors and Marines who ride must take the Basic Rider Course. • All sportbike riders must take the Military Sportbike Rider Course 60 days after completing the BRC.

  11. Close the Motorcycle Training Gap • All cruiser riders must take the Experienced Rider Course. • Refresher training is required every three years. • See your command Motorcycle Safety Representative to sign up for classes!

  12. Alcohol Awareness • Drinking Facts: • Absorption of alcohol depends on • Your size, weight, body fat and sex • Amount of alcohol consumed • Amount of food in your stomach • Use of medications • 60% of STDs are transmitted by drunk partners • In 67% of unplanned pregnancies, at least one partner was drunk. Information courtesy of www.thatguy.com

  13. Watching Your Weight? Beer, wine and spirits contain empty calories meaning they are void of nutritional value and just pack on the pounds without helping your body perform any of its vital functions. If you drink a six-pack of beer every day, that’s like ingesting a Big Mac and Medium Fries every day!

  14. How Do You Know if You Need Help? • Have you ever felt you should cut back on your drinking? • Does your drinking ever make you late for work? • Do you ever forget what you did while you were drinking? • Do you ever drink after telling yourself you won’t? • Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? • Do you ever need a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?

  15. How Do You Know if You Need Help? If you answered yes, even once, to the questions on the pervious slide, you may have a problem with alcohol. • Help is easy to find! • Learn what Tricare can do by visiting www.tricare.mil/ProviderDirectory/http://www.tricare.mil/mtf • To find a local resource, call the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at 1-800-662-HELP

  16. Don’t Be That Guy … • Not cool • Not sexy • Not healthy • If you choose to drink, do so in moderation.

  17. It’s No Laughing Matter Alcohol-related mishaps kill and injure Sailors and Marines every summer.

  18. Water Awareness • Learn to swim • Swim where lifeguards are present • Keep a close eye on kids • Obey signs about water conditions

  19. Rip Currents • Don’t panic! • Swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the current.

  20. Boating Safety • Take a Coast Guard approved boating safety class • Ensure everyone aboard has a personal flotation device.

  21. Summer Sports Safety • Stretch prior to activity • Stay hydrated • Wear proper gear and footwear • Know your limits Summer 2012 safety Campaign Live to play, play to live

  22. Sexual Assault Resources Summer 2012 safety Campaign Live to play, play to live

  23. Preventing Sexual AssaultBe an Active Bystander Summer 2012 safety Campaign Live to play, play to live

  24. Preventing Sexual AssaultBe an Active Bystander Summer 2012 safety Campaign Live to play, play to live

  25. Suicide Warning Signs • Expressing suicidal thoughts • Increased drug and/or alcohol use • Withdrawal from friends and family • Recklessness ACT: Ask, Care, Treat

  26. Veterans Crisis Line – Call, Chat or Text

  27. Have a Fun, Fabulous and SAFE Summer Season! Questions? www.public.navy.mil/navsafecen

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