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标题：Accent on Safety - financial and physical risks - Brief Article
期刊名称：Combat Edge
印刷版ISSN：1063-8970
出版年度：2001
卷号：June 2001
出版社：U.S. Department of the Air Force

Accent on Safety - financial and physical risks - Brief Article

DISCIPLINE ... YOUR FINAL CHOICE

I have said on several occasions, and its is worth repeating, you live and die with the choices you make. In fact, I can go as far as saying that you are a product of the choices you have made in the past. The choices you make today will culminate in the "refined" product you will be tomorrow. This is true whether you are pursuing a college degree. investing money, getting physically fit or considering your safety options. On the safety front, it would be easy to say, "Yeah yeah, I know ... be safe." However, it is more complicated than that and deserves a closer look. Safety a series of choices. A good comparison is investing your hard earned money for your future. First, you must determine how much money you truly need to live on, then how much you want to be worth in 10 years, and finally which investment opportunity you will choose. But there are two more steps. Both are important. You have to actually "put" the money in the investment and you must have the discipline to leave it there The same pattern of choices is needed for a safe and healthy life, which should be everyone's goal. First, you must decide how physically healthy you want to be in 10 years, then choose the safety opportunities that will prevent injury or death. There are many risk management tools you can use. They include wearing a helmet while riding motor cycles. bicycles, ATVs, ect.; wearing life vests while boating; getting safety and proficiency training before engaging in an activity; using goggles, gloves, hearing protection and much more. Making these safety choices is the equivalent of actually putting your money into an investment. But as with investing, it does not stop there. You must have the personal discipline to continually reduce risk and be aware. It is only by taking these steps that you can achieve your goal of a safe and healthy life.

Col. Greg "Vader" Alston ACC Chief of Safety