III ground, 176 The program, a responsibility of the virector of Personnel and Administration, was supervised by a Ground Safety Technician provided to ‘ 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 ri undergoing Camiliari.ation with toe coerition of an aimpnidious venice. AFWL/ HQ