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SUBJ/NOMINATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FISCAL YEAR 2016 SAFETY 
EXCELLENCE AWARDS//

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

RMKS/l.  The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Safety Excellence Awards were 
established to recognize and congratulate those Navy and Marine Corps 
activities that have demonstrated exceptional and sustained safety 
excellence.  Recognized activities 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 reference (a).  The award categories for the 
Fiscal Year 2016 awards competition are:  Afloat, Ashore, Aviation, 
Expeditionary, Off-duty Safety, Safety Integration in Acquisition, and 
Emerging Safety Center of Excellence.

3.  Instructions 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 April 1, 2017 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 2017, 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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