NAVOSH 1 Flashcards
What is the instruction that a is a manual for forces afloat?
OPNAVINST 5100.19 Series
What is the instruction that deals with fire protection?
SECNAVINST 5100.10 Series
What is the OPNAVINST 5100.23 Series
Navy Safety and Occupational Health Program Manuel
What is the main purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHACT of 1970)
Directed the head of each federal department and agency to establish a Occupational Safety and Health Program
When did the department of labor create Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
April 28, 1971
What is the purpose of OSHA?
Is making sure everyones work environment is safe and healthful by creating, enforcing standards and by providing training and education.
What is the federal agency that is focused on research to eliminate on the job hazards?
NIOSH - National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
What manual covers 30 topics/programs and also applies to shore facilities?
OPNAVINST 5100.23 Series
What are the four sections of the OPNAVINST 5100.19 Series?
Section A - SOH Program Administration
Section B - Major Hazard Specific Chapters
Section C - Surface Ship Safety Standards
Section D - Submarine Safety Standards
What is the definition of Industrial Hygiene?
The science that deals with the recognition, evaluation, and control of potential health hazards in the work environment
What is the definition of Occupational Health?
A multi-disciplinary field of general preventive medicine which is concerned with prevention and/or treatment of illness induced by factors in the workplace environment
What are the major disciplines of occupational health?
Occupational Medicine Occupational Health Nursing Epidemiology Toxicology Industrial Hygiene Health Physics
What is the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy?
Designated occupational safety and health official for the Department of the Navy (DON)
What is the responsibilities of the Chief of Naval Operations?
- implementation and management of the NAVOSH program
- Establishes policy and standards for ALL commanders
- Establishes planning, programming, staffing, and budgeting for NAVOSH programs
What is the responsibilities of the Fleet Commanders (TYCOMS)?
- Ensure subordinate commands:
- - Conduct an aggressive NAVOSH program
- - Program oversight must be conducted on subordinate commands at least once every 3 years
What is the responsibilities of the Immediate Superiors in Command (ISIC)
- Assist afloat commands to ensure that afloat workplace safety and occupational health (SOH) discrepancies beyond shipboard capability are identified and prioritized in the workload availability package.
- Ensure timely and thorough safety investigations are conducted
- Ensure afloat commands complete required safety surveys and industrial hygiene surveys (Baseline and Periodic)
- Conduct periodic NAVOSH inspections of subordinate commands
What are the responsibilities of the Commander Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEASYSCOM)?
- Ensure Occupational Safety and Health aspects are considered in design and engineering of all ships, aircraft, weapons, weapons systems facilities and equipment
- Engineering control of significant occupational health problems (i.e noise, asbestos HAZMAT, etc)
What are the responsibilities of Chief Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)?
Provide support to CNO and CMC in all aspects of Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health
What is the responsibilities of the Commander Naval Safety Center?
- Monitors safety and occupational health statistics
2. Provide direct support to fleet units on safety matters and conducts afloat operational safety assessments (AOSA)
What is AOSA?
Afloat Operational Safety Assessments
What are the responsibilities of the Navy Medicine Professional Development Center (NMPDC)?
Ensures all elements of the approved Navy Taining Plan for NAVOSH afloat ar properly exexuted
What was NMPD formally known as?
Navy Medicine Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (NMPT&E)
What are the responsibilities of the Commanding Officer?
- Conduct an aggressive and continuing program
2 Designate command safety officer and ensure proper trining - Establish a safety council and enlisted safety committee
- Ensure compliance with current mishap reporting procedures
- Ensure formal workplace safety inspections are conducted annually and IH surveys occur at least once during each operational cycle
- Establish a hazard control and deficiency abatement program
What are the responsibilities of the Safety Officer?
- Manages the NAVOSH program based on objective established by the CO
- Reports directly to the CO on occupational safety and health matters
- Reports to the XO for the administration of the NAVOSH program
What types of ships will a primary duty safety officer be assigned to?
- CVN - Carrier Nuclear
- LHA - Landing Helo Assault
- LHD - Landing Helo Dock
4 AS - Submarine Tender
What is need for an officer to be appointed as Collateral Duty Safety Officer?
Need to be of department head status and have seniority
How can a chief be appointed as Collateral Duty Safety Officer?
Needs a waiver from Type Commanders (TYCOM)
What are the responsibilities of the Collateral Duty Safety Officer?
- Principal advisor to CO
- Oversee ship-wide planning to implement elements of NAVOSH program
- Prepare and submit requests for outside OSH support
- Participate in mishap investigations
- Ensure timely and accurate submission of mishap reports
- Maintain and analyze NAVOSH records