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U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Survey System (MCASS) Issue Papers

U.S. Marine Corps Command Climate Survey (CCS) Issue Papers

TOPIC	ASSOCIATED ISSUE PAPER #
101 Critical Days of Summer	4, 33, 37, 38, 53, 56, 57, 60, 63, 68, 74, 123, 133, 149
Accountability	138
Alcohol	1, 3, 4, 14, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 38, 54, 56, 60, 92, 108, 125, 136
Anonymity	82, 121, 122
Barracks	137, 143
Camaraderie	109, 141
Cell phone use	3, 24, 25, 34, 71
Cliques	109, 141
CO Feedback	7, 9, 35, 43, 126, 130
CO Survey Feedback	126
Collateral Duties/Multiple Jobs	101
Command climate/culture	26, 46, 47, 49, 61, 62, 69, 76, 103, 127
Communication (tools, barriers, passdowns)	10, 15, 16, 17, 23, 38, 46, 47, 55, 88, 96, 97, 104, 109, 126, 129, 138
Community	122
Complacency	92, 147
Compliance with standards	6, 21, 22, 26, 27, 48, 49, 50, 51, 72
Conceals Adverse Incidents	119
Conflicts between unit members	7, 10, 59, 109, 141
Considerations/Interventions	126
Crew rest	148
Cutting corners	6, 23, 48, 49, 62, 72
Drinking & Driving (D&D)	1, 3, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 56, 60, 63, 68, 123, 125, 133, 136
Driving (tired/fatigued)	3
Driving to/from work	3, 28, 29, 58, 139
Drug/Substance abuse	1, 14, 54, 56, 60, 108, 125, 136
Empowerment	101, 120, 138
Envrionmental factors	106, 107, 149
Experienced personnel availability	116
Falling Hazard	153
Fatigue (Lifestyle, Behavior, Judgment)	151
Fatigue Management	3, 7, 8, 18, 23, 40, 41, 49, 53, 54, 56, 58, 61, 62, 66, 69, 72, 83, 92, 99, 117, 126, 148, 151
Fatigued (driving)	106
Fatigued (Operational Commitments)	151
Favoritism	124, 141
Flight surgeon	75
Force Preservation Councils	64, 81, 87, 93, 117, 118
Forklifts	85, 106
Gender - Differences in survey responses	121
Grade/Rank	122
Hand-free cell phones	3, 24, 25, 34, 71
Hazard perception	139
Hazard reporting	119
High risk personnel	1, 13, 53, 61, 64, 75, 81, 87, 93, 118
Higher headquarters (HHQ)	19, 39, 79
Human Factors Council/Force Preservation Board/Force Preservation Council	64, 75, 81
Incident/Mishap (Next)	125
Know your people	121, 122, 125, 127, 132, 133, 137
Leadership	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 38, 41, 42, 43, 48, 49, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 75, 76, 84, 93, 97, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 120, 124, 126, 127, 130, 132, 134, 137, 138
Mental health	107, 127, 145, 146
Mentoring/counseling	1, 28, 29, 30, 55, 126, 132, 134
Micromanagement	110, 120, 127
Morale & motivation	11, 14, 19, 23, 41, 42, 54, 62, 66, 69, 76, 103, 104, 124, 127, 132, 137, 138, 143
Motorcycle Program	2, 4, 25, 53, 57, 63, 68, 74, 115, 123, 133, 142
Off duty & Recreational Activities (OD&R)	1, 3, 4, 33, 38, 53, 54, 63, 68, 90, 105, 123, 133, 139
Open-ended responses	132, 138
Operational Risk Management (ORM)	32, 44, 45, 56, 68, 89
OPTEMPO	8, 14, 18, 23, 42, 49, 59, 61, 66, 69, 72, 73
Organizational commitment	8, 18, 23, 69
Over-committed	7, 8, 18, 19, 23, 49, 59, 61, 66, 69, 72, 73, 101
Overviews of prior issue papers	140
Parts	91
Peer enforcement	111
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)	153
Personal qualifications	11, 23, 48, 72, 73, 106
Private Motor Vehicle (PMV)	123, 133, 139
Process	126
Qualifications & licensing	11, 23, 48, 57, 73, 113, 116
Quality of Life	62, 66, 69, 76, 103, 104, 126, 132, 137, 143, 146
Rank bias	5, 6, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 36, 39, 55, 67, 70, 110, 122
Reactive mindset	12, 32
Recognition/rewards and incentives for individual safety achievements	5, 19, 46, 47, 65, 86, 112
Reporting hazards	119
Reporting violations	26, 47, 57, 119
Resource adequacy	7, 8, 18, 19, 23, 41, 49, 62, 69, 91, 127, 128, 132
Rewards and incentives for safety achievement	86
Risk Management	89, 107
Safe maintenance	150
Safety culture	6, 19, 46, 47, 49, 55, 60, 65, 67, 100, 119, 132, 135, 138, 147
Safety department	46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 60, 61, 65, 67, 68, 74, 80, 97, 101
Safety Officer	23, 46, 47, 52, 55, 56, 65, 67, 80, 101
Safety program management	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 19, 21, 28, 29, 30, 40, 43, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 60, 64, 65, 67, 68, 74, 75, 80, 97, 101, 112, 115, 119, 123, 126, 132, 133, 142, 144
Safety Standdown	1, 2, 4, 8, 18, 19, 21, 25, 28, 29, 30, 33, 45, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 68, 71, 74
Seat belt use	3, 32, 40, 58
SOPs	102, 111
Special staff	13, 14, 64, 75, 93, 95, 145, 146
Standards	6, 7, 26, 27, 48, 49, 50, 51, 72, 102
Stress	127
Substance Abuse Control Officer (SACO)	108, 125, 136
Suicide	14, 64
Supervisory	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 37, 41, 42, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 67, 68, 73, 84, 110, 124, 132, 143
Survey quality	130
Tactical Vehicle Safety	152
Teamwork	79, 103, 104, 109, 141
Time-in-Unit Bias	121, 131
Tool Control	91
Top/Bottom five responses (Higher Headquarters)	7, 19, 135
Training	6, 7, 11, 19, 23, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 61, 69, 72, 73, 94, 101, 102, 106, 107, 129, 132, 138
Training inhibitors	113, 115, 116, 129
Trust	7, 20, 96, 109, 120, 124, 132
Unexpected changes	12, 23, 129
Vehicle Operation	1, 3, 24, 25, 32, 37, 40, 53, 57, 58, 60, 63, 71, 111, 125, 136, 139
Weapons Handling	111, 132, 139
What is my unit doing right and why?	138
Work-Life Balance	107, 114, 118, 137
Work/rest cycles	148