b' I ncident reporting, tracking, and knowing how to effectively mit- TheuseofthePVAFlagshipSafety and trainingigatethemisextremelyimportantManagement System as a tool to help to the safety of both passengers andidentify, mitigate, and remove hazards Investigate and follow up crew. Most STF injuries can be pre- and track continuous improvement will vented with proper safety precautionsgo a long way in making our alreadyMonthly meeting for incident re- in place. Passenger vessel owners andsafe industry even safer in the future. view and sharing of best practices operators are responsible for establish-ing and maintaining good housekeep-Ifoperatorsaretrackinganddocu- ing practices to minimize hazards to mentingeveryincident,includingcrew and passengers. Source: 1 https://www.bls.gov/iif/latest-numbers.htmthosenotreportabletotheCoast Guard, then there should be enough data to identify a trend if one exists. Thenextstepwouldbeathorough risk assessment of that area to deter-mine if there are hazards that can be repaired,removed,ormitigated(e.g. lighting,propersignage,threshold removal, application of non-skid, con-trasting colors, etc.). MOVING FORWARDThe PVA Safety & Security Commit-tee will continue to evaluate the need to revise PVAs Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls manual based on the find-ings of the standing working group. It is clear that seven years is too long an evaluation period for future STF data analysis. Starting in the fall of 2025 the standing working group will eval-uate three years of data, 2022-2024, with an annual follow up to coincide withtheCoastGuard-PVAAnnual Report.Usingthelessonslearned from previous evaluations, the stand-ingworkinggroup,whichincludes CoastGuardpersonnel,believesthe improvements made to Coast Guard data input and collection, and the cre-ation of consistent evaluations tools, willmakegettingusefulandtimely risk management information to the industry a reality.Awarenessandriskmanagementare the key factors in reducing STF, and the ability to identify potential risks 41 JUNE 2025'