R 231824Z SEP 24 MARADMIN 432/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 MARINE CORPS GROUND  SAFETY AWARDS// REF/A/DOC/ACMC/08SEP22//  AMPN/REF A IS MCO 5100.29C w/ CH-2, VOLUME 1 THE MARINE CORPS SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM// POC/WILLIAM HARLEY/LTCOL/GROUND SECTION HEAD/CMC SAFETY DIVISION/ 703-571-4589/[email protected]// POC/BAYLEN SMITH/CAPT/GROUND SAFETY OFFICER/CMC SAFETY DIVISION/ 703-571-4556/[email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  To solicit nominations for the 2024  Marine Corps Ground Safety Awards. 2.  The Marine Corps Ground Safety Awards program provides  recognition to commands and individuals for significant contributions and accomplishments in the field of safety and mishap prevention.  The reference provides policy and procedural guidance  to establish the Marine Corps Ground Safety Awards Program.   Recipients are recognized in the following categories: 2.a.  Warrior Preservation Award: Awarded to the Marine Corps  installation having established the most outstanding safety program. 2.b.  Marine Corps Safety Excellence Award: An individual award with  four categories, presented to one officer, one senior enlisted  (gunnery sergeant or above), one enlisted (staff sergeant or below), and one Civilian Marine, whose primary responsibility is outside of safety and occupational health who has made the most significant contribution to the command's Marine Corps Safety Management System (MCSMC). 2.c.  Marine Corps Safety Award: A command award with four  categories based on command population, presented to one Marine  Corps command in each category (groups I-IV), per the reference, having maintained the most outstanding MCSMS. 2.d.  Marine Corps Civilian Safety Professional of the Year: An  award that recognizes a civilian government employee in the safety  community for their outstanding contributions to the MCSMS. 3.  Nomination packages must be received by CMC Safety Division no later than 15 December 2024.  Due to the volume of award  recommendations, late, incorrect, or incomplete nominations will not  be considered. 4.  Each nomination package should contain the following: 4.a.  A narrative, fact-based write-up IAW Volume 1, Chapter 5 of  the reference. 4.b.  All individual packages shall contain one 8x10 inch  (high-resolution) color photograph (scanned with package and  attached as accompanying file), head and shoulders view in the  service "A" uniform without cover. The photo is solely for  promotional purposes and will not be used during the selection process. 4.c.  A signed cover letter from the nominee's commanding officer providing endorsement of the nominee, the award category, and the name and phone number of a command point of contact. 4.d.  A letter of endorsement from the first general officer in the  chain of command. 5.  Nomination package should contain original or high-resolution documentation.  Incomplete nomination packages will not be considered. 6.  Submit packages via email to [email protected] or via USPS to:  Commandant of the Marine Corps Attn: Safety Division 701 S. Courthouse Road Building 12, Suite 2O050 Arlington, VA 22204-2462 7.  All questions should be addressed to the points of contact  listed above. 8.  All qualifying nominees will automatically be considered for the Department of the Navy Safety Excellence Awards for Marine Corps Ground Safety. 9.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Paul J. Rock, Jr., Director, Marine Corps Staff.//