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Hi everyone. I'm Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior.

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Together, in supporting the broad mission
of the Department of the Interior,

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we oversee a workforce of about 70,000
employees, supported by over three

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hundred thousand volunteers.

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With that comes a responsibility for all
of us to make sure that our work is done

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safely.

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In 2013 alone, about 4,500 DOI employees
were injured on the job,

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and five employees lost their lives.
That's why I'm speaking with you today

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about your roles and responsibilities in
the Department's Safety and Health Program.

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As a senior leader in this Department, I
take these numbers

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and my safety responsibility very
seriously.

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It's a responsibility that we share as
senior executives:

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to assure that all of our employees work
in a safe and a healthy environment,

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and it's not a role that we can delegate. Our departmental policy

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states that management is accountable
for safety and health program

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performance.

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This means that we own the safety and
health program;

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not our local safety and health
representative or office.

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The Department Safety and Health Program covers employees and volunteers who are

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located in sights as diverse as the
Alaskan Arctic,

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or remote Fish and Wildlife refuges,
Indian schools,

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national parks, surface mines, and even in
our offices in urban areas.

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Every day many of our employees are
engaged in a wide variety of activities

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that may expose them to great safety and
health risks, such as wildland fire

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suppression,

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hazardous materials handling, or working
in remote settings.

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Keeping our employees safe and healthy
must be a core value

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throughout this department. No more than
any other factor

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our level of individual commitment to
safety and health influences the values

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our employees place on our safety
programs.

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Building a strong safety culture begins
with our

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senior executives here at DOI. That's
where I call on you

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to contribute by being proactive and 
engaging your managers and supervisors

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to also lead by example,

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and to set the tone so that everyone
understands that safety comes first.

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When you complete this training it's my
hope that you'll have new ideas on how

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to improve the safety and health of

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everyone at Interior.

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You can rest assured that I'll do my
part to see that departmental management

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fulfills

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its responsibility for the performance
of our safety and health program

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so that you have the support you need.
Thanks and have a great, fun,

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and a safe day.