R 061414Z DEC 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 527/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC SD//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WEB
/ENABLED SAFETY SYSTEM//
POC/C. CHARLESTON/LTCOL/SD/TEL:DSN 224-1202
/EMAIL:CHARLESTONCT@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE MARINE CORPS BEGAN ITS TRANSITION TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) WEB ENABLED SAFETY SYSTEM (WESS) FOR
REPORTING GROUND MISHAPS AND HAZARDS ON 1 OCTOBER 2004.  FROM 1
OCTOBER UNTIL 1 DECEMBER 2004, USMC ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SUBMIT GROUND MISHAP REPORTS USING EITHER WESS OR THE PC-BASED
MARTRAK VERSION 2.0.  THIS TRANSITION ALLOWED USMC ACTIVITIES TIME
TO SECURE WESS ACCOUNTS, ATTEND TRAINING, AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH
THE NEW WEB-BASED SYSTEM.
2.  EFFECTIVE 1 DECEMBER 2004, ALL MARINE CORPS ACTIVITIES ARE
REQUIRED TO USE WESS TO REPORT USMC GROUND AND NON-AVIATION RELATED
MISHAPS.  WESS IS USED TO REPORT WORK-RELATED INJURY/ILLNESS FOR
COMBAT ZONE, PRIVATELY OWNED/TACTICAL VEHICLE, OFF-DUTY,
RECREATIONAL, PARACHUTING, HELICOPTER ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUE
(HRST), AND AVIATION/NON-AVIATION ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVE MISHAPS.
WESS ALSO PROVIDES A MEANS OF REPORTING HAZARDS, SUCH AS NEGLIGENT
DISCHARGES AND SAFETY ISSUES OF USMC-WIDE OR COMMUNITY INTEREST. 
3.  TRAINING HAS BEEN ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE ACCORDING TO THE
NAVAL SAFETY CENTER SCHEDULE, LOCATED AT
WWW.SAFETYCENTER.NAVY.MIL/WESS/TRAINING.HTM.
4.  DETAILS ON WESS, FEEDBACK FORMS, WESS HELP DESK LINK, WESS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ'S), AND INFORMATION ON GETTING A
WESS ACCOUNT ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON THE HQMC SAFETY WEB SITE AT
WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/SAFETYWEB OR THE NAVAL SAFETY CENTER'S WEB SITE AT
WWW.SAFETYCENTER.NAVY.MIL/WESS/INTRO/.  AN EXTENSIVE WESS USER'S
GUIDE CONSISTING OF POWER POINT TUTORIALS ON EACH FEATURE AND
FUNCTION OF WESS 2 IS ALSO AVAILABLE.//