Air Force Safety Center

Air Force Safety Center
Air Force Safety Center Shield
Active	1 August 1991 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Kirtland Air Force Base
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Kurt F. Neubauer

The Air Force Safety Center is a Field Operating Agency with headquarters at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.

Mission

Prevent Mishaps - Preserve Combat Capability. The Air Force Safety Center develops, implements, executes and evaluates Air Force aviation, ground, weapons, space and system mishap prevention and nuclear surety programs and policy. The center oversees mishap investigations, evaluates corrective actions, ensures implementation and maintains the mishap database Air Force-wide. It also conducts research to promote safety awareness/mishap prevention and develops and directs safety and risk management education and media programs for all safety disciplines. It also develops and directs safety and operational risk management education.

Personnel

There are approximately 150 people assigned to the Air Force Safety Center, split with 60 percent civilians and 40 percent military.

Organization

The Air Force Chief of Safety, who also holds the title of commander, Air Force Safety Center, heads the organization and is located at the Pentagon with an Air Staff liaison division. The Air Force Safety Center is composed of the Deputy Chief of Safety/Executive Director and 10 divisions at its Kirtland AFB location.

The Analysis and Integration Division is responsible for a complex, but user-friendly, Air Force Safety Automated System (AFSAS). This web-based program provides mishap reporting capability for all safety disciplines throughout the Air Force. This system provides a reporting, analysis and trending capability and maintains a comprehensive Air Force safety database. This database enables the safety center to rapidly respond to both internal and external customer requirements for mishap safety data. It is also responsible for the Safety Analysis Team process, which provides specific targeted safety studies and recommends courses of action to Air Force senior leadership. Other functional areas within the division are operations research analysis; Air Force Operational Risk Management Program; Air Force Safety Awards Program, including secretary of the Air Force and chief of staff of the Air Force-level awards; Senior Safety Advisory Council coordination and administration of the Air Force Safety Strategic Plan.

The Aviation Safety Division consists of safety-trained professionals spanning the domain of flight. The division preserves warfighting capability by establishing Air Force aviation safety policy, promoting mishap prevention programs for all aviation assets and through the establishment of proactive safety programs. It oversees the aviation mishap investigative process, the collection and accuracy of flight safety data and the disposition of risk-mitigating actions. It provides proactive and reactive engineering and operational analyses of flight safety issues. Additionally, the division directs the Aircraft Information Program, the Hazardous Air Traffic Report Program, the Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Program and the Mishap Analysis and Animation Facility.