Safety and Envirnmental Health .47C Flashcards
Who appoints the Unit Saftey Cordinator and the Ass. Saftey Officer?
OIC
When are fire drills conducted
a. In industrial buildings and in structures in which personnel are quartered, excluding family housing, drills must be conducted semi-annually. b. In child development centers, drills must be conducted monthly. c. In all other buildings, drills must be conducted as often as the Commanding Officer/Officer-in-Charge deems necessary, but at a minimum of once every 12 months.
what aer some of the main hazard related programs?
- personal protective equipment,
- thermal stress,
- respiratory protection,
- hearing conservation,
- hazard communication,
- asbestos,
- confined space entry,
- lockout/ tag-out,
- bloodborne pathogens,
- motor vehicle,
- fire protection,
- laser hazards,
- fall protection and lead hazards
Who implements the units SEH plan
ASO
Who is required a Safety and Environmental Health Committees?
All units must establish SEH committees
-must meet at least quarterly
What is the training requirement for ASO?
Training for ASOs and Air Station GSOs must, at a minimum, include completion of the ASO/Manager Course or equivalent training to recognize unsafe and unhealthy working conditions and practices in the workplace
Who designates a HAZMAT Officer?
OIC
- in writing
- Ensure that any member designated to administer the HAZCOM program has completed the Assistant Safety Officer Course (formally known as the Unit Safety Coordinator Course).
What is involved in weekly fire inspection?
Visual inspections shall be conducted in hazardous occupancies or areas where the fire loading or routine activities present a high risk to life, safety, or severe fire potential. These include industrial areas, refueling areas, aircraft maintenance facilities, ship overhaul facilities, and major construction and renovation projects.
What is involved in Monthly fire inspection?
Monthly inspections shall be conducted in: barracks; dormitories; maintenance, transportation and recreation areas; ship building, breaking and repair facilities; ordnance and flammable gases and liquids storage; welding; health care facilities; dependent schools; child daycare centers; automated data processing and communication equipment facilities; and commissaries.
What is involved in quarterly fire inspection?
Quarterly inspections shall be conducted of common areas including multi-family housing, administration, adult schools, and all other structures, including mobile facilities that are not inspected weekly or monthly, except buildings containing low hazard contents and single family housing.
What is involved in Annually fire inspection?
Annual inspections shall be conducted in low hazard buildings and single family housing (including privately owned and government owned mobile homes on Coast Guard property).
How often are fix fire systems inspected?
Fire systems must be inspected and tested annually or more frequently as required by NFPA standards.
how often are fire extinguisher inpected?
monthly
