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The program, a responsibility of the virector of Personnel and
Administration, was supervised by a Ground Safety Technician provided to
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the group by Air iorce Special deapons Center, _4mong the objectives of
the pregran, implemented in March 1958, were the following:
1.
The over-all olanning, or, ariizing, and initiation of the pro=-
2.
The safety supervision over all activities in the three Units
gram for all [asx Group 7.4 units and elements.
and their elements and in off-island iocations,
3.
ne continuation of a safety education program througyn inedia
of safety meetings, safety posters, and other tyves of promotional
means.
4
The frejuent safety insvection of all organizations to deter
mine and isolate uns:fe conditions anu point out inadeguate safety
measures,
5. The maintenancs of au accident reporting system between Tusk
Uroup 7.4 and the medical facility of Task Grous 7..', and the coordination on safety problems between all Croup Staif Sections,
Some 246 safety discrepancies were noted by the Ground Safety Technician and brought to tne attention of supervisory personnel for corrective
action during tne operational snase of dunDTAcK,
ALL the discrepancies
were corrected or minimized, thus eliminating many unsafe conditions or
recucil, exposure of personnel to nazards.
A Yaeval acciugent on 22 February 1958, before the overctiona, onase
was begun, carly accentuated the nead for a strict sefety prozram,
This
accigent involved two airmen from the ;eatner heportin, zlement, wc were
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undergoing Camiliari.ation with toe coerition of an aimpnidious venice.
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