III Corps Safety Council

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III Corps Safety Council
Task Conduct quarterly III Corps Safety
Council Purpose To provide Corps senior
leadership a forum to review safety performance,
share lessons learned, and provide a platform for
the development of ideas through dialogue and
presentation of practical tools. End State To
provide a safe training and working environment
for the entire III Corps team.
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Motorcycle Fatality AAR 41st Fires
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Lessons Learned(Findings and Recommendations of
the Accident Review Board)

• Present and contributing The Soldier was
  travelling 35mph in excess of posted speed limit.
• Recommendation 1 Sustain current III Corps
  and 41st Fires standards in reference to the
  conduct safety briefings at Company and Battalion
  level. Continue to emphasize discussion at the
  1st line supervisor level.
• Recommendation 2 Utilize Big Brother to
  Little Brother counseling and safety brief
  orientation when communicating with Soldiers
  about safety.
• Present and contributing The Soldier recently
  upgraded from a Yamaha R6 (600cc/414Ibs
  motorcycle) to a Yamaha R1 (1000cc/454Ibs
  motorcycle).
• Recommendation 3 Mandate that motorcycle
  riders communicate to their Company/Battery/Troop
  Commanders whenever they upgrade the capability
  of their motorcycle. IR should trigger
  additional counseling from company-level
  commanders and a referral into the 41st Fires
  Brigade Motorcycle refresher course (a supplement
  to III Corps mandated motorcycle training).
• Recommendation 4 Initiate monthly
  brigade-resourced motorcycle refresher training
  that consists of a motorcycle-side route brief,
  safety discussion, and a mini-Phantom Thunder
  Run. Voluntary for all motorcycle qualified
  brigade Soldiers and mandatory for all recent III
  Corps motorcycle safety graduates (facilitators),
  and Soldiers who purchased new motorcycles.

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Corrective Actions Summary

• Sustain current III Corps and 41st Fires
  standards in reference to the mandatory conduct
  of safety briefings at company level.
• Sustain the use of the Accident Risk Assessment
  process to mitigate accident potential of high
  risk Soldiers prior to release for the
  weekend/leaves/passes.
• Initiate brigade-resourced monthly motorcycle
  refresher training to supplement III CORPS
  motorcycle training program.
• Mandate that motorcycle riders communicate to
  their company-level commanders whenever they
  upgrade the capability of their motorcycle.
• Motorcycle capability upgrade triggers referral
  into the 41st Fires Brigade Motorcycle refresher
  course (directed in written counseling
  statement).
• All redeploying brigade motorcycle riders
  participate in 41st Fires Brigade Motorcycle
  refresher course during mandatory reintegration
  training period.

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Automobile Fatality AAR 1/1AD
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Lessons Learned

• Issue Speeding
• Discussion Driving over the posted speed limit.
  It was identified as a contributing factor in
  this tragic accident.
• Recommendation Continue to emphasize the
  consequences in driving over the speed limit.

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Lessons Learned

• Issue Seatbelts
• Discussion The passenger of the vehicle was not
  wearing her seatbelt and was thrown from the
  vehicle, which resulted in her death. The driver
  knew that the passenger was not wearing her
  seatbelt, yet continued to operate the vehicle.
  This death could have been prevented if the
  passenger wore her seatbelt.
• Recommendation Leaders need to continue to train
  and emphasize the importance of wearing
  seatbelts, especially since the leading cause of
  death in automobile accidents is being thrown
  from the vehicle. Leaders should also stress the
  importance of the battle buddy system and
  watching out for each others safety.