Winter Safety Presentation

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Agenda

• Fatalities Last Winter
• Holiday Driving
• Alcohol Awareness
• Slips, Trips and Falls
• Seasonal Sports
• Headwork

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USN-USMC Winter Fatalities
12/1/2011 - 2/28/2012
Campaign Week
2011-12
2010-11
No PPE
Alcohol
Vehicle
Motorcycle
Rec/Off-Duty
Ped
MC
ROD
PMV
PED
Updated 29 April 2013
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Winter 2012-2013 Fatality Categories

• 2 motorcycle
• 9 PMV-4 (six involved alcohol)
• 2 recreation/off-duty (both involved alcohol)
• 1 pedestrian
• Total 14

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Over the River and Through the Woods

• Fact Heaviest holiday traffic occurs the
  Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday
  after.
• Fact Many Sailors and Marines drive long
  distances over the holidays to visit family and
  friends.

Fact Risk management prevents traffic mishaps.
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TRiPS

• Travel Risk Planning System
• Web-based self-assessment
• Offers suggestions to mitigate driving risk
• Located at www.nko.navy.mil

Make sure your road trip is a round trip!
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Holiday Driving The Fatal 4 Factors

• Fatigued Driving Symptoms
• Involuntarily closing your eyes
• Yawning
• Car drifting in lane
• Hard time paying attention
• Slow reaction times

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Holiday Driving The Fatal 4 Factors

• Speed
• A contributing factor in 31 of all fatal crashes
  
• Cost of speed-related crashes is 40 billion per
  year
• Nearly 12,000 lives lost due to speed
• 88 of speed-related fatalities occur on
  non-interstate highways.

Statistics courtesy of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
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Holiday Driving The Fatal 4 Factors

• Seatbelts
• Seatbelt use for FY 2012 was 86
• 11,949 lives saved by seatbelts in 2011
• No seatbelts used in 52 of fatal crashes in 2011
• 77 of people ejected from their vehicles were
  killed.

Statistics courtesy of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
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Holiday Driving The Fatal 4 Factors

• Alcohol
• In 2010, more than 10,000 people killed in
  alcohol-related crashes
• 1 alcohol-related crash every 51 minutes
• Drunk driving crashes cost 37 billion annually
• Drunk driving is usually a symptom of a larger
  problem alcohol misuse and abuse

Statistics courtesy of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
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Holiday Driving Discussion Questions

• Why do so many people try to drive long distances
  without taking breaks?
• How does fatigue affect your driving skills?
• What are some ways to stay alert while driving?
  (Hint Coffee wont cut it.)

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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
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Alcohol Awareness

• Does this beer make my butt look big?

Beverage Calories per 1 Fluid Oz Example Serving Total Calories
Beer (regular) 12 12 oz. 144
Beer (light) 9 12 oz. 108
White wine 20 5 oz. 100
Red Wine 21 5 oz. 105
80 proof distilled spirits 64 1.5 oz. 96
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Alcohol Discussion Questions

• How did the drunken Sailor stereotype get
  started and what can we do to kill it?
• What would you do if a shipmate had a drinking
  problem?
• What help is available if alcohol is interfering
  with your work or family life?

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This Guy Has a Problem
Dont be That Guy. Remember your core values.
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Slips, Trips and Falls

• 200,000 injuries from falls per year
• 21,600 Americans died from falls in 2007
• Causes most lost work days for military and DON
  civilians

Numbers courtesy of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics
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Discussion Questions

• Think of the last time you tripped. What could
  you have done to prevent it?
• What are some common trip hazards around your
  command or home, and what can you do to mitigate
  the risk?

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Winter Sports

• Dont exceed your limits.
• Get trained.
• Use proper PPE and equipment.

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Top Rec/Off-Duty Mishap Activities

• Basketball 105
• Snowboarding 85
• Football 46
• Snow Skiing 43
• Motorcycle 41
• Jogging/Running 36
• Skateboarding 30
• Bicycling 30

• There were 1,129 reported mishaps
• 146 mishaps involved people who tripped while
  walking (not during any particular activity)

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Headwork
So many times you ask yourself, What were they
thinking? and then you realize they werent.
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Headwork Discussion Questions

• No one goes out looking for a mishap, but people
  still cause mishaps. What goes wrong?
• Are you more likely to do something stupid if
  youre with your friends or alone?

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Have a safe and happy holiday season!
For more information on seasonal risk management,
visit public.navy.mil/navsafecen