Risk Management Magazine

Supervisors have a responsibility to enforce safety standards. When employees understand the hazards, have the correct personal protective equipment that fits and are adequately trained how to use it, they are more likely to perform to the standard.

When my unit was deployed to Iraq, we stayed busy maintaining the flying tempo to meet mission requirements. Looking back, danger was lurking behind every corner.

It was the beginning of December at Camp Taegu, South Korea. I was in the seventh month of my second tour of duty assigned to the same medevac unit based at Camp Humphreys.