Chief Master-at-Arms (SW⁄AW) Robert Hebron, the security training coordinator at NNMC, said the major holiday concerns are drinking and driving, depression and fire prevention and will be discussed at the event.

‘‘One of the biggest things that we address is drinking and driving at holiday parties,” Hebron said. ‘‘You’re should address the crowd that’s coming [to your party]. You are ultimately responsible for the crowd that’s there.”

With drunk driving being a priority concern in the Navy, there are programs to help ensure everyone returns home safely.

When people have house parties, they should work with a designated driver program, Hebron said. NNMC works with the Sober Ride Program to help ensure a Sailors safe return home, for little or no cost.

NNMC Safety Specialist Emily Martin has other driving concerns that she addresses.

‘‘There are the distracted or drowsy driver, the reckless driver and the elderly driver,” Martin said. ‘‘You can fall into any of those categories depending on what your age is and what you think you’re capable of doing.”

Another concern are fires that can be started from any holiday situation. A person can encounter problems ranging from cooking, overloaded electrical circuits or a holiday fire burning in the fire place.

Hebron warns people of the dangers of frying turkeys for Thanksgiving.

‘‘What happens sometimes is that people don’t use the proper amount of oil and they rush,” Hebron said. ‘‘When a person rushes they can wind up with burns on their body.”

‘‘I don’t know how people forget, but the lids and handles are hot and that’s where most people get burns from,” Martin said. ‘‘It can take a very long time for a deep fryer to cool off so you shouldn’t touch the fryer after the turkey is done.

Holiday lights can also be an issue if not properly checked each year.

‘‘People don’t check their lights properly,” Martin said. ‘‘Normally people just plug their lights into the surge protectors, but they don’t check to see if the wires are in good shape.”

She said that people need to ensure that holiday lights are working, and if not, replace them with the correct bulbs and check for frayed wires.

Other safety topics that will be discussed include seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

‘‘Depression is important to address because during the holidays [many things can happen] that can stay with a person,” Hebron said. ‘‘We tend to talk to our Sailors up and down the chain of command. Just because they may be a commander doesn’t mean they’re not going through the same thing.”

Chief Master-at-Arms (SW) Hans Semple said prepare and plan ahead for your trips whether traveling alone, in groups driving or flying.

‘‘A lot of people like to visit family, friends and travel, especially single Sailors that live [in this area] alone or in the barracks,” Semple said. ‘‘To avoid problems when traveling, consider taking turns when driving to avoid fatigue, flying in the early morning instead of at night and leave and return early as possible to return safely, avoiding crowds.”

The Navy Knowledge Online Web site has an interactive program that helps Sailors evaluate and plan for long driving trips, named Travel Risk Planning System (TRiPS).

Semple said that, while driving, it is important to be mindful of your own vehicle, as well as other drivers on the road.

‘‘There are a lot of people out on the road that you need to careful of, people that do not know how to drive for the local conditions, so we need to watch out for other driver also,” Semple said.

The Safety Stand Down will be offered for staff members at 7, 9 and 11a.m., and 1p.m..