MISSION 'SAFETY-70'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP69-00011R000100040004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2004
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Inspector General
This memorandum suggests action on your part; such action
is recommended in paragraph 6.
2. On 16 February 1965, President Johnson issued a press
release which announced the launching of Mission "SAFETY-70.
71-1der this Mission he directed the Federal Departments and Agen-
cies to reduce Federal work injuries and costs year by year until a
total 30 per cent reduction is achieved by 1970. Such a reduction
would result in the saving of a proximately 200 lives, prevent nearly
'--5, 000 disabling work injuries, and save the Federal Government
nearly $250, 000, 000.00 in costs. In the press release he also told
of issuing a Safety Policy for the Federal Service to guide Govern-
ment =administrators in the discharge of their responsibilities and in
1e attainment of the desired safety objectives.
3. In conjunction with the press release, the President also
sent a memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and
Agen_ "es. In this memorandum he told of initiating Mission
"SAFE T Y- 70" and of -',.-s purpose and objectives. He also forwarded
with this memorandum a copy of the Safety Policy for the Federal
c ;rvice. In accordance with this Policy, the President asked the
=. reads of each Department and Agency to review realistically and
revise where necessary their safety programs. He also requested
a report within 90 days showing the results of this review. On 12
May 1965 a report of the Safety Program of the Agency was sent to
the President.
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4. On 16 February 1965, the President sent another letter to the
-Meads of Executive Departments and Agencies requesting a summary
report from each Agency of developments in 1965 pertinent to Mission
3AFETY-70," He requested specific information on actions taken;
oeci-`ic accomplishments; areas of weakness which still need strength-
ening, and Agency plans for 1966. On 28 April 1966, The Director of
Central intelligence forwarded this summary report to the President.
5. In order to have a starting point for Mission "SAFETY-70,"
the year 1963 was selected as a base year. During this year the
.njury frequency rate for all Federal establishments was 7.9. This
Lgure is derived by utilizing the following formula:
Number of lost time accidents x 1,000,000
=jury :~requency Rate=
inju
Number of man-hours worked
To achieve the objective of Mission "SAFETY-70" this injury fre-
cuency rate must be reduced to 5. 5 by 1970 (to include 1969 as the
final year). During the past year (March 1965 February 1966) the
jury frequency rate for Federal establishments was reduced by 4. 3
per cent to 7.4.
6. A large part of the success of the Mission "SAFETY-70"
=program is dependent on employee awareness and participation and
supervisory support. In order to actively participate in the Presi-
dent's Mission "SAFETY-70" Program, it is requested that repre-
sentatives of your staff, in their travel to various Agency installations,
brief our people on the Program and its purpose (30 per cent reduction
frequency rate by 1970) and urge their compliance. In doing so
accurate accident reports would be compiled and forwarded to Head-
quarters providing the Agency with the material to compute the
accident statistics required for reduction by 1970.
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Director os'Security
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