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Senior Airman Connor Stears, center, 18th Munitions Squadron armament technician, explains the capabilities of a M61A1 Vulcan Cannon machine gun. A DCMA quality assurance specialist working at a contractor facility observed a potentially unsafe action during a process review of loading a similar weapon with live ammunition at a firing range and worked with the contractor to modify the procedure to safer standards.

Quick QA action avoids potential catastrophe Dec. 16, 2024

Quick QA action avoids potential catastrophe

JERICHO, Vt. — A DCMA quality assurance specialist prevented a potentially unsafe situation involving live ammunition that could have resulted in major injury or death.

Military personnel wearing masks stand in front of a Montgomery County Food Bank sign

Sept. 21, 2020

QA supervisor spends summer getting ‘calories in bellies’

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — DCMA team member assisted her National Guard unit to distribute 1.6 million meals to the local community from April to July.

Graphic of male and female employees busy doing work-related tasks

Sept. 18, 2019

Understanding the insider threat program’s mission

FORT LEE, Va. — There have been 292 reports of suspicious or anomalous behaviors and activities reported since the program’s inception.

A graphic of male and female employees explaining the various ways to report an insider threat.

Sept. 11, 2019

Know the insider threat potential risk indicators

FORT LEE, Va. — If such behaviors are identified early, many risks can be mitigated before harm occurs.

Group photo of male and female employees standing against a wall

Aug. 22, 2019

Plant Clearance Group attends global symposium

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The symposium covered topics including the demilitarization and disposal process, resource recovery, recycling and reuse operations.

In conjunction with Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s upcoming National Safety Stand-Down, the Defense Contract Management Agency’s Safety and Occupational Health Division is focusing on fall protection and prevention. (DCMA graphic by Stephen Hickok)

April 20, 2017

Safety targets hazard prevention

DCMA’s Safety leaders add guidance on hazardous workplace conditions.

In this month’s safety gram, Defense Contract Management Agency’s Safety and Occupational Health Division reminds agency team members of the Risk Management Program Rules concerning chemical safety. Chemicals often play an important role at both work and home, but they can be dangerous if proper safety standards are not maintained. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication, or GHS, was developed by the United Nations “in order to bring about uniform standards in chemical regulations.” (DCMA graphic by Thomas Perry)

Jan. 31, 2017

Safety: Can a picture save 1,000 burns?

During the last 10 years, chemical-related incidents have caused 60 deaths, 17,000 injuries and more than $2 billion in property damage.

Defense Contract Management Agency’s Safety and Occupational Health Division wants agency team members to take proper precautions this winter as weather-related vehicle crashes kill more than 6,000 Americans and injure more than 480,000 each year, according to the Department of Transportation. (DCMA Graphic by Stephen Hickok)

Dec. 22, 2016

Safety Gram: The dangers of driving in a winter wonderland

On average, more than 6,000 Americans are killed in weather-related crashes each year.

According to Raymond Corral, Defense Contract Management Agency’s Safety and Occupational Health Division region manager, incidents of malfunctioning lithium batteries have become more commonplace recently. Most of the incidents have involved fires and occurred while individuals were charging their electronic devices, but some have caught fire when in use. (DCMA graphic by Thomas Perry)

Nov. 3, 2016

Safety Gram: The Hazards of Lithium Batteries

DCMA’s Safety and Occupational Health Division is warning agency team members that incidents of malfunctioning lithium batteries have increased recently resulting in fires.

The DCMA Critical Days of Summer safety campaign runs between Memorial Day and Labor Day, serving as a reminder to balance summer activities with safety.

May 26, 2016

DCMA Safety issues summer wake-up call

FORT LEE, Va. — The highest number of after work injuries and deaths occur over the next three months. DCMA’s Critical Days of Summer campaign serves as a reminder to balance summer activities with safety.