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Fort McCoy held a special meeting of the installation Safety and Occupational Health Advisory Council (SOHAC) on April 1 that included Fort McCoy Garrison as well as representatives from the post’s tenant units and activities.
This meeting was presided over by Fort McCoy’s Senior Commander, Maj. Gen. Joseph Ricciardi, who is also the commanding general of the 88th Readiness Division. Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Sheyla Baez-Ramirez also was present for the meeting along with other members of the garrison command team as well as directorate and special staff leaders.
“As I see it, this is our safety forum right here,” Ricciardi said to start the meeting. “It’s an opportunity for all of the tenants to talk about safety things and issues or observations from their foxholes as we come together. … This is a forum for everyone to talk about and convey those things related to safety.”
The meeting was prepared and managed by the Installation Safety Office. Installation Safety Manager Ed De Leon led the discussion throughout. Starting out, he reminded people to be aware of spring safety, which includes motorcycle safety, and he discussed the 101 Critical Days of Summer Safety campaign that takes place between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
“Whether you’re wearing a green suit or civilian clothing, it’s important to have those discussions with your employees about off-duty safety and 101 days of summer,” De Leon said.
Regarding motorcycle safety, De Leon said May is Motorcycle Safety Month. He noted that civilians are not technically in the Army’s motorcycle safety program.
“But they still have to apply it by the installation regulations as far as personal protective equipment, licensing, and related things like that,” De Leon said.
Service members, however, have more requirements for motorcycle safety and training.
“On the Soldier side, there’s a progressive motorcycle training program,” De Leon said. “They start with the Basic Rider’s Course and move to the Advanced Rider’s Course.”
De Leon said the ISO does offer training in those classes for service members on post in the summer.
“It is a limited amount of personnel that we can actually train and teach,” De Leon said. “But we do offer it here during the summertime for both the basic and the advanced course.”
De Leon said interested personnel who want to attend the courses should contact the ISO.
In addition to De Leon presenting, safety updates were provided by the 88th Readiness Division, 86th Training Division, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center.
Tanya Morene, LRC Director, said her organization’s safety program has been doing well with zero incidents in 2025 so far. She said the Fort McCoy LRC has an effort that support safety program initiatives and best practices. She also stated safety committee members in each division ensure quarterly building inspections of their 36 facilities are “completed timely, accurately, and findings are annotated and then corrected.”
In follow-up discussion, Ricciardi asked about the Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (DFMWR) getting ready for a new recreational season in May. DFMWR Director Scott Abell said his team in outdoor recreation, which oversees the campground and facilities in the Pine View Recreation Area, will have everything ready.
“They are getting the campground ready,” Abell said. “We don’t forsee and hazards or risks that will stall us from having another successful recreational season.”
Learn more about Pine View Campground and Pine View Recreation Area by calling 502-898-3517 or by visiting https://mccoy.armymwr.com/programs/pine-view-campground.
The next SOHAC meeting with all tenant activities is planned for October.
Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.
The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortmccoywi, and on X (formerly Twitter) by searching “usagmccoy.”
Also try downloading the My Army Post app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.01.2025 15:42 |
| Story ID: | 494298 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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