Navy’s existence revolves around placing people on ships and in one of the more demanding environments and we must have a very aggressive and proactive safety culture so that we can continue to achieve our mission of fighting and winning at sea.
The Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs AO, CSC, RAN was on hand in Sydney on Thursday to present awards to Navy members who have led the way on safety across the Royal Australian Navy.
The Navy Safety Awards are our way of recognising Navy personnel, ships and establishments who make a considerable contribution to Navy Safety.
CMDR Laurie Stubbs of the Fleet Regulatory Review was the recipient of the 2012 Commander Dave Allen Award for Safety Excellence. He summed up the theme of yesterday’s award presentation.
“I think the Navy is on a really good track, we’ve got a lot of work to do but the committment that we see from organisations and individuals shows the importance our people are putting on safety.”
The Chief of Navy presented the following Navy Safety Awards:
[mappress] Naval Today Staff,October 29, 2012; Image: Australian Navy