Privately Owned Vehicle. Risk Management: Toolbox for Commanders, Leaders & Non-Commissioned Officers

Privately owned vehicle POV accidents are consistently the number one killer of Army soldiers. Every 72 hours a soldier is killed in a POV accident. Can the chain of command do anything about soldiers being killed in off-duty POV accidents The answer is, WE CAN and WE MUST In an effort to provide commanders, leaders and non-commissioned officers with tools to target this problem, a TOOLBOX of controls was developed. A team of subject matter experts safety personnel, senior non-commissioned officers and senior officers reviewed fatal POV accidents, research literature, existing programspackages, etc. and field input to develop controls for the hazards involved with POV operations. This Toolbox contains detailed information on those controls and examples. It provides instant expertise for commanders, leaders and non-commissioned officers on how to reduce the risk of hazards that have killed soldiers in POV accidents. Commanders, leaders and non-commissioned officers should review its contents and buildreinforce their POV Accident Prevention Programs. They should pick and choose from the controls based on their situation and available resources, adding their own ideas and using as many controls as feasible. Since no single control can target all hazards or be guaranteed to be 100 effective, it is important to develop a program with a variety of controls. We have developed a short leaders guide to the TOOLBOX to help illustrate how some of the tools can fit into a units safety program Copies of this guide can be obtained by contacting your local Safety Office, the U.S. Army Safety Center, or from the Army Safety Program homepage on the Internet at httpsafety.army.mil. As with any program, solid command support and emphasis up and down the chain of command is key to program success.