OPNAVINST 5100.23G Flashcards
WHAT IS OPNAVINST 5100.23G?
NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL
WHAT DOES CHAPTER 10 OF OPNAVINST 5100.23G CONCERN?
EMPLOYEE REPORTS OF UNSAFE/UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS
WHAT GUIDANCE DOES CHAPTER 10 PROVIDE?
CHAPTER 10 PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ESTABLISHING A CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NAVY CIVILIAN AND MILITARY EMPLOYEES AND THOSE SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH MATTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING PROMPT RESPONSE TO AND ANALYSIS OF REPORTS OF ALLEGED UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS
WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT POTENTIALLY UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS?
ALL NAVY EMPLOYEES, BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
FOR WHAT REASON DOES AN EMPLOYEE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DECLINE A TASK?
THE EMPLOYEE HAS THE RIGHT TO DECLINE A TASK BECAUSE OF A REASONABLE BELIEF THAT THERE IS AN IMMINENT RISK OF DEATH AND INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR NORMAL HAZARD REPORTING AND ABATEMENT ACTIONS.
WHAT DOES SOH STAND FOR?
SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (PROGRAM)
CONCERNING HAZARD REPORTING WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE SOH PROGRAM?
DETECTING UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME AND MAKILNG PROMPT CORRECTIONS OF THESE HAZARDS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE WORKING ELVEL ARE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE SOH PROGRAM.
WHAT CONDITIONS SHOULD EMPLOYEES REPORT?
UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL CONDITIONS
WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP IN REPORTING UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS?
IMMEDIATELY REPORT UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS.
CONCERNING IMMEDIATE HAZARD REPORTING , WHAT SHALL COMMANDERS ENCOURAGE?
COMMANDERS SHAL ENCOURAGE ALL NAVY EMPLOYEES TO ORALLY REPORT UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS TO THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISORS WHO SHALL PROMPTLY INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.
WHO SHALL SUPERVISORS CONTACT FOR ASSISTANCE?
SUPERVISORS SHALL CONTACT THE ACTIVITY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE AS NECESSARY.
WHO SHALL INFORM THE REPORTING EMPLOYEE OF ALL ACTION TAKEN ON ORAL REPORTS?
SUPERVISORS SHALL INFORM THE REPORTING EMPLOYEE OF ALL ACTION TAKEN ON ORAL REPORTS
WHAT IS THE SECOND STEP IN REPORTING UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS?
SUBMIT A REPORT OF UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS
WHO MAY SUBMIT A REPORT OF AN UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITION?
ANY NAVY EMPLOYEE (OR EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE) MAY SUBMIT A REPORT OF AN UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITION DIRECTLY TO THE ACTIVITY SAFETY OFFICE.
WHAT IS USED TO REPORT AN UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITION DIRECTLY TO THE ACTIVITY SAFETY OFFICE?
OPNAV FORM 5100/11 (SHOWN IN APPENDIX 10-A)
HOW SHALL COMMANDS MAKE OPNAV FORM 5100/11 AVAILABLE?
COMMANDS SHALL POST BLANK COPIES OF AN OPNAV FORM 5100/11 OR A SIMILAR FORM AND PROCEDURES FOR ITS USE IN AREAS CONVENIENT TO ALL WORKPLACES (E.G. OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARDS, TIME CLOCKS, WEB-SITES, ETC.)
THE FORM FOR SUBMITTING A REPORT OF UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL CONDITION IS REQUIRED TO HAVE WHAT PROVISION?
THE FORM USED SHALL INCLUDE A PROVISION FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO INDICATE HIS/HER DESIRE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, SHOULD HE/SHE WISH.
WHAT IS AN ALTERNATIVE WYA EMPLOYEES CAN REPORT AN UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITION?
EMPLOYEES MAY MAKE AN ORAL OR EMAIL REPORT TO THE SAFETY OFFICE INSTEAD OF A WRITTEN REPORT.
IN THE CASE OF AN ORAL OR EMAIL REPORT MADE BY AN EMPLOYEE, WHAT MUST THE SAFETY OFFICE DO?
THE SAFETY OFFICE WILL TRANSCRIBE THE INFORMATION INTO A WRITTEN REPORT OR LOG.
WHAT IS THE THIRD STEP IN REPORTING UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS?
MAINTAIN RECORDS FOR ALL REPORTS FILED
WHAT ENTITY MAINTAINS RECORDS OF ALL HAZARD REPORTS RECEIVED?
THE SAFETY OFFICE SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS FO ALL HAZARD REPORTS RECEIVED.
WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED IN RECORDS OF ALL HAZARD REPORTS RECEIVED?
RECORDS SHALL INCLUDE: DATE, TIME, IDENTIFYING REFERENCE NUMBER, LOCATION OF CONDITION, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CONDITION, HAZARD CLASSIFICATION, AND THE DATE AND NATURE OF THE ACTION TAKEN.
WHEN NECESSARY, WHOM SHALL THE SAFETY OFFICE CONTACT AND WHY?
WHEN NECESSARY, THE SAFETY OFFICE SHALL CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE MAKING THE REPORT AND/OR THE COGNIZANT SUPERVISOR THAT A HAZARD HAS BEEN REPORTED.
WHAT IS THE FOURTH STEP IN REPORTING UNSAFE OR UNHEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS?
PROMPTLY INVESTIGATE ALL REPORTS.
WHAT ENTITY SHALL INVESTIGATE ALL REPORTS BROUGHT TO ITS ATTENTION?
THE SAFETY OFFICE SHALL INVESTIGATE ALL REPORTS BROUGHT TO ITS ATTENTION.
WITHIN WHAT TIME FRAME MUST ALLEGED IMMINENT DANGER SITUATIONS BE INVESTIGATED?
24 HOURS
WITHIN WHAT TIME FRAME MUST POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SITUATIONS BE INVESTIGATED?
3 DAYS