AMC OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR
By STAFF WRITER
MS LORIE A. BELLAMY
436 AW, DOVER AFB, DE
MS. LORIE A. BELLAMY, Occupational Safety Manager of the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, DE, has been announced as Air Mobility Command (AMC) Occupational Safety Civilian of the Year.
Bellamy is an elite safety manager and trusted leader who routinely fills the Chief of Safety position, successfully leading a team of 11 safety professionals. This year, she guided safety educational efforts and inspections and managed 55 mishap investigations, resulting in a 30 percent reduction in reportable mishaps.
Bellamy was integral in publishing 3,068 confined spaces by map coordinates, allowing Fire and Emergency Services to swiftly locate an emergency, render rescue services, and protect 750 entrants annually from catastrophic injury. In addition, she expeditiously resolved an Occupational Safety and Health Administration complaint and protected 500 workers from failing equipment while ensuring a $41 million multi-mission hangar construction project would not be interrupted.
Bellamy guided her team through an in-depth checklist overhaul, posturing 46 Unit Safety Representatives with enhanced resources, accountability, and standardization and increasing productivity by 29 percent. She provided expert 24-hour safety oversight during readiness exercises, developing modified Mission Oriented Protective Posture-gear drills to reduce heat injuries, endorsing 31 risk assessments, and empowering tactical Total Force Integration experiences for wartime actions.
She established and managed the highly sought Dover’s Safety First Awards program; launched a regional safety council consisting of Federal, Air Force (AF), Reserves, and Guard agencies; managed the Wing Hazard Abatement Program; and completed 18 risk assessments worth $55 million that prioritized hazards and minimized risks for 2,400 workers. Following a fatality, Bellamy quickly identified motorcycle safety as a high-interest area, ensuring 100 percent of unit programs were inspected. Training statistics improved by 20 percent, and investigation results impacted programs AF-wide.
Bellamy’s exceptional leadership and vast safety expertise resulted in zero discrepancies during an intense 4-day triennial AMC Program Evaluation. Dover’s occupational team was 1 of 12 in AMC to accomplish this feat. Bellamy is committed to the future leaders and Airmen of tomorrow. She instills an inclusive environment for her team and personnel, promotes collaboration, bolsters superior morale, and cultivates “Citizen Airmen!”