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SUBJ/THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2015 SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 
NOMINATION//

REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 5100.10K/12MAY2015//

REF/B/DOC/SECNAVINST 5305.4B/20JUL2010//

RMKS/l.  The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Safety Excellence Awards were 
established to recognize and congratulate those Navy and Marine Corps 
commands that have demonstrated exceptional and sustained safety excellence.  
The objective is to highlight activities that have excelled in improving 
warfighting and mission readiness through professional risk management in the 
elimination of preventable deaths, injuries, occupational illnesses, 
infrastructure and materiel losses, and mission degradation.  These awards 
emphasize the unique importance of safety as a top Department of the Navy 
priority.

2.  The award areas of competition, criteria, formation, and nomination 
process have been formalized in enclosure (5) of reference (a), which was 
under review during last years nomination cycle and officially replaces 
reference (b).  The award categories for the FY 2015 awards competition are: 
Ashore, Afloat, Aviation, Expeditionary, Off-duty Safety, Safety Integration 
in Acquisition, and Emerging Safety Center of Excellence.

3.  Instructions, including governing OPNAV Instruction and Marine Corps 
Order, for submitting a nomination package for each of the award categories 
are available at:
www.secnav.navy.mil/eie/Pages/Safety.aspx.  Nomination packages that do not 
include the required content described in reference (a) will not be 
considered.  All nomination packages must be received by 1 April 2016 to 
receive consideration.  Any questions or concerns may be directed to 
DASNSafety@navy.mil.

4.  Recipients of the SECNAV Safety Excellence Awards will be announced in an 
ALNAV message in the spring of 2016, and will be recognized at a Washington, 
DC area ceremony hosted by SECNAV or his representative.

5.  Released by Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy.//

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