This plan establishes the strategic goals and objectives for Naval Safety Center/CNO N09F for FY 2007-2008, in support of the Navy Strategic Plan (NSP), and as required by the Government Performance and Results Act. The NSP describes the Navy's new mission sets and the task of confronting and influencing the highly dynamic security environment of the 21st Century. 'Successful organizations must think strategically,' it says. The Navy cannot meet its new challenges, it says, by 'simply maintaining our current capabilities and sustaining today's readiness.' The Naval Safety Center helps prevent the mishaps that degrade fleet readiness, The Center also helps to ensure that new acquisitions are safe for personnel to operate. As part of its risk guidance, the NSP says, 'Every recommendation made shall include an analysis of inherent risk and options for managing and mitigating it.' The National Security Personnel System links the Center's goals to employee performance objectives. Two other documents provide strategic guidance to the Naval Safety Center and are of particular importance. Objective No. 4 of the Department of the Navy (DON) Objectives for 2007, says, 'Emphasize Safety. Manage risk to improve mission effectiveness and to safeguard the people and resources of the Navy-Marine Corps Team.' The Naval Safety Center, as the Operational Risk Management (ORM) model manager, performs an important role in the accomplishment of this objective. The Naval Safety Center has a number of critical tasks delineated as goals and metrics for the DON Objectives. The Naval Safety Strategy signed by the Secretary of the Navy in March 2006 contains detailed goals and objectives to guide DON in the attainment of the Secretary of Defense's guidance to achieve a 75% reduction in mishaps by the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 using FY2002 as the baseline. Finally, OPNAVINST 5450.180D of May 20, 2005, details specific Naval Safety Center missions and functions.


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