A group of people in military uniforms standing next to each other.
Front Row (Left to Right): SrA Madelyne Larson, SrA Alexander Sherrill, MSgt Sarah Eby, TSgt Jarred Whitbey, and TSgt Leonard Ventura. Middle Row (Left to Right): 2Lt Ethan Hernandez, SrA Ivan Quinanola, SMSgt Joseph Zawistowski, Mr. Robert Kuster, Mr. Michael Whitaker, SSgt Adam Farr, SrA Daniel Kooker, and TSgt Ryan Hanson. Back Row (2 people Left to Right): SSgt Danon Gaston, SSgt Chad Cromer

AMC TEAM AVIATION MAINTENANCE SAFETY AWARD

By STAFF WRITER

305TH MXS FUEL SYSTEMS TEAM
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ

THE 305th MAINTENANCE SQUADRON, Joint Base McGuire-DIX-Lakehurst, NJ, Fuel Systems Repair Team (Fuels) applied risk management concepts when they identified a breathing air system deficiency causing respirator wearers to suddenly, and without warning, lose breathing air while in a confined space. To improve worker safety, confidence, and comfort, the team tenaciously rewrote respiratory protection program guidance in under 3 months with the 87th Air Base Wing’s Bioenvironmental, Safety, and Fire Protection agencies. They were able to gain half-mask respirator approval for the first time in the installation’s history.

Another example of Fuels applying risk management concepts is when they discovered multiple facility leaks where water was draining into the nose area of the hangar and onto the facility’s electrical panels. The team pinpointed the leaks to an open condensation line and a leaking roof seam. Once they found the leaks, the Fuels team coordinated emergency work orders to eliminate the slipping and electrical fire hazards.