In an effort to bring Air Force Ground Safety more in line with industry standards and clarify its primary tasks, the group was officially rebranded to Occupational Safety Oct. 1.
“When we say ‘ground safety’ to somebody who does safety outside of the military or outside of the Air Force, they’re kind of like, ‘What does that mean?'” said Tech. Sgt. Alejandro Torres, 50th Space Wing Occupational Safety manager. “But now when we say ‘occupational safety,’ that makes more sense and it ties in with what other safety professionals in other industries do.”
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