Duties:

CONDUCTS AND ASSISTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY PROGRAMS:

• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the implementation and operation of safety activities.
• Performs evaluations of safety activities to analyze effectiveness of actions.
• Assists in coordinating with parallel agencies and staff activities on safety related functions.
• Operates safety education equipment.
• Assists in the preparation and conduct of briefings, meetings, and associated functions on safety for all echelons of command.
• Assists in determining requirements for safety education of groups or individuals by analysis of operations, review of mishap reports, and other related activities.
• Reviews explosives quantity-distance waivers and deviations.

PERFORMS INSPECTIONS AND SURVEYS OF AREAS AND OPERATIONS TO IDENTIFY ACCIDENT POTENTIALS:

• Visits areas and activities on a periodic schedule, on request by commanders or supervisors, or when accident statistical analysis indicates need.
• Observes methods of operation and identifies hazardous conditions or procedures.
• Recognizes unsafe environmental conditions and informs appropriate personnel.
• Performs periodic and special inspections of flight lines, industrial shops, missile launch complexes and support functions, weapons storage areas, munitions services facilities and munitions handling
• operations, and work and recreation areas.
• Reports findings, assigns risk assessment codes, and recommends corrective actions.

REVIEWS ENGINEERING PLANS AND DRAWINGS:

• Studies sketches and drawings to be sure there are provisions for proper lighting, machinery guards, positioning of ground support equipment, handrails, exits, traffic movement, placement of safety
• signs, signals, markings, and compliance with safety standards.
• Review plans for positioning of materials to be processed to avoid unnecessary lifting, moving, or handling.
• Recommends revisions in drawings or rearrangement of equipment.
• Reviews base master plans, explosives-loaded aircraft parking plans, and individual site plans affecting explosives safety.

PERFORMS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS, PREPARES REPORTS, AND MAINTAINS RECORDS:

• Performs or assists commanders and supervisors in performing accident investigations.
• Gathers factual accident data, interviews involved personnel and witnesses, reconstructs accident sequence and analyzes all data to assist in determining accident causes.
• Provides guidance on corrective actions required to prevent recurring accidents.