Re. the New CAP Online Safety Briefing

Some questions have been asked about the new Online Safety Briefing. I will try to answer as best I can. Capt. Hagberg may have more to add during the next meeting.

CAP emphasizes safety in order to protect personnel, property, and mission capability. Recalling statistics I learned when I took SLS, most accidents involving CAP Senior members are experienced by those who had completed only CAP Level I training. As training increased, preventable accidents decreased. Especially considering our work with young people, and our Emergency Services mission, senior members should seek to be as well trained as possible. We can expect CAP to continue to emphasize safety. Incidentally, according to data supplied at the last Wing Commander's Call, the average for Senior members in the Pennsylvania Wing who have completed Level II is nearly fifteen times higher than the national average. All Cadets pledge to advance their training and education rapidly, which naturally includes safety training.

Clarification: Members who are not compliant with monthly safety briefings will be automatically suspended from participating in CAP activities by the CAP NHQ electronic record keeping system until they become compliant. The mandatory "face-to-face" safety briefing referred to in the NERPA505 Update, 25 Apr 10, has to be completed quarterly and entered into each member's training record or the CAP NHQ system will automatically suspend non-compliant members from participating in CAP activities until compliant.

Instructions for completing the Online Safety Briefing: (1) log on to your eServices account; (2) select the "Online Safety Briefing" link near the left, bottom of your start page; (3) on the next page, under "Briefing Name", select the link "Introduction to CAP Safety Program for New Members"; (4) view the slide presentation (about 25 slides); (5) take the 11 question exam (questions are randomly selected from a pool, so exams will be a little different for each member); (6) when finished, select "Submit Test Results". (7) The next page will show your score. 80% is passing. Although you may get a higher score, only 80% will show up in your eServices record.
Note that you may have to change some of your browser's security settings if you experience problems viewing the slides. If you have "scripts" blocked, you will have to allow them in order to view the material. If you can view the slides, you should be able to view the exam.

I hope this helps. If you still have problems, we will try to work them out during the next squadron meeting.

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Randall F. Matheny, Chaplain (Capt.)
PA Wing, Group 6
Civil Air Patrol
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