FY12 Navy League Admiral Vern Clark and General James L. Jones Safety Awards Criteria, Eligibility, and Nomination Submissions
For the submission format for FY2012 Navy League Admiral Vern Clark and General James L. Jones Safety Awards, please click here (.pdf).
ALNAV 2012 (.pdf)
Background
The Navy League of the United States is a national organization of more than 46,000 civilian volunteers in 250 local councils throughout the U.S. and overseas. The objectives of the Navy League are to develop and maintain public interest in the U.S. Sea Services and their missions, offer cooperation and assistance in matters sustaining naval efficiency and to support Sailors, Marines and Coastguardsmen and their families.
Toward this end, the Navy League presents a minimum of two awards, one Navy and one Marine Corps, annually to DON organizations and/or personnel whose innovative actions, examples or suggestions have reduced fatalities and/or mishaps among Sailors, Marines or civilians within DON. More than one winner of each award may be selected at the discretion of the Navy League awards selection board based on the number and quality of nominations received.
These awards provide special recognition to individuals, units or organizations that, through their example, advance a culture of safety within the DON. The purpose of the awards is to further stimulate safety ideas, suggestions, programs, and other actions that will reduce mishaps and fatalities.
The Admiral Vern Clark Safety Award will be presented to an individual and a group whose actions and example have significantly improved the safety culture within the Navy.
The General James L. Jones Safety Award will be presented to an individual and a group whose actions and example have significantly improved the safety culture within the Marine Corps.
Eligibility
All active duty Navy and Marine Corps personnel, civilians within DON, and Navy and Marine Corps Reservists are eligible. Nominees must be individuals, units or organizations that best exemplify and advance a culture of safety by making significantly greater contributions to safety than normally expected of those in their particular assignments during FY12.
Criteria
Qualifying criteria include:
• Contributions to innovative safety planning and execution that merit service-wide adoption.
• Inspiring a climate where consideration of safety is an integral part of the command’s mission execution.
• Actions, examples or suggestions that have reduced fatalities and/or mishaps among Sailors, Marines and/or civilians within DON.
• Participation in new safety initiatives that have had a proven impact on the group/unit’s overall safety program.
The Navy League shall convene an awards selection board to review and evaluate all nomination packages, and select recipients using the criteria outlined above.
Award and Presentation
The awards will be made from proceeds generated by an endowment provided by former Secretary of the Navy Gordon England and Mrs. England, as well as multiple corporate sponsors. Each recipient shall receive a cash award, the amount of which is determined by the Navy League awards selection board based on the value of the endowment and the income generated from it. When additional awardees are selected beyond the minimum two, the award amount shall be equitably shared among all recipients.
In accordance with the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, cash awards may be accepted upon a written determination by an agency ethics official that the award is made as a part of an established program under which awards have been made on a regular basis and pursuant to written standards. Recipients should consult with their ethics counselor.
A Navy League commemorative scroll will also be presented to each award recipient.
The FY12 Admiral Vern Clark Safety Awards and General James L. Jones Safety Awards will be presented to recipients at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition to be held 8-10 April 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD.
Nomination Submission
Nominations must be submitted to the following address via the U.S. Postal Service in sufficient time to be received no later than 15 March 2013.
Navy League of the United States
Attn: Courtney Hall, Corporate Affairs Program Assistant
2300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22201-3308
Nominations sent via UPS or FEDEX must be submitted to the following address to be received no later than 21 February 2013.
Navy League of the United States
2300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22201-3308
Telephone: 703-528-1775, Ext. 1562
Email: chall@navyleague.org
Nominations must be fully substantiated and reflect a careful and conscientious evaluation of the nominee. Substantive achievement shall be explained in a way that can be easily understood and appreciated by the general public; generalities, acronyms, excessive use of superlatives and comments on marginal achievement should be avoided. Achievement shall be supported by quantitative and qualitative data, wherever possible. The Navy League awards selection board will make its decision solely on the content of the nomination submitted.
Packages are to be streamlined not to exceed 5 pages with contents being clearly identified in sections, concisely presented with minimal pictures, graphically accurate, and overtly demonstrate progressive safety goals and achievements.
Section 1. Introduction.
Statement of command mission of the command/command function
Section 2. Leadership and Personnel Participation.
Provide examples of how leadership is directly and actively involved and supports the command safety program and how the command personnel actively participate in safety program; e.g. reporting of hazards.
Section 3. Safety Risk Management.
- Summary/explanation of hazard abatement/mishap reduction efforts
- Three-year hazard abatement trend [what are your numbers and what do they mean]
- Three-year mishap trend analysis [what are your numbers and what do they mean]
- Top 3 actual lessons learned/best practice adaptation/implementation to enhance the command safety program.
Section 4. Oversight.
Provide examples of how oversight is implemented to include periodicity and documentation and follow up on required corrective actions.
Individual Awards. Individual safety awards formally recognize outstanding civilian and military safety and occupational health personnel who have significantly contributed to their command/activity and/or the Navy and/or Marine Corps safety and occupational health program. Award package submissions are to highlight achievement by a military officer, military enlisted and/or civilian personnel.
Endorsement. Packages must be endorsed by the activity Commander, CO or OIC. Only nominations received by the Navy League by 15 March 2013 will be accepted and considered.
For additional information, contact Courtney Hall, Navy League of the United States, chall@navyleague.org, 703.312.1562
