The Safety directorate provides strategic policies and oversight as well as technical expertise and guidance to affect an enterprise program designed to eliminate preventable injuries, illnesses or damage to government property. Based on the principles of Operational Risk Management and applicable regulatory requirements and adopted consensus standards, Safety executes Program Administration, ESAMS Oversight, Training, Policy Formulation, Communications (Safety Awareness). The Safety directorate also serves as the executive agent for the Navy Mishap Prevention & Hazard Abatement (MPHA) program.