Occupational and Personal Safety

Question 1

What does ORM stand for?

Answer 1

Operational RIsk Management

Question 2

what is ORM?

Answer 2

a systemic, decision-making process used to identify and manage hazards that endanger naval resources

Question 3

How many steps are there in ORM and what are they?

Answer 3

5 steps
identify hazards
asses hazards
make risk decisions
implement controls
supervise

Question 4

how many classes of mishaps are there? what are they? how are they classified?

Answer 4

3 classes
a/b/c
classified by monetary means and injury classification

Question 5

what is a Class A Mishap?

Answer 5

total cost of reportable material property damage is $2 million or more
or injury or occupational illness results in fatality or permanent total disability

Question 6

what is a Class B Mishap?

Answer 6

total cost or reportable material property damage is $500,000 or more but less than $2 million
or injury or occupational illness that results in permanent PARTIAL disability
or three or more personal are inpatient hospitalized

Question 7

what is a Class C Mishap?

Answer 7

total cost reportable material or property dame is $50,000 or more but less than $500,000
non-fatal injury causes any loss of time beyond the day/shift on which it occurred
non-fatal illness or disease that cause loss of time from work/disability at any time
reporting purposes mishaps are those which result in 5 or more lost workdays beyond the date of injury or illness

Question 8

what does PPE stand for?

Answer 8

Personal Protective Equipment

Question 9

Why was the use of PPE established?

Answer 9

as a last line of defense in the event of equipment breakdown, failure, misuse to include hazardous environments and working conditions that would expose the worker to a hazard.

Question 10

what are some examples of PPE?

Answer 10

cranial, eye protection, hearing protection, impact protection, gloves, foot protection