Sight Conservation Flashcards
Sight Conservation Program Responsibilities: Commanding Officer
ensure that an effective sight conservation program is established within the command.
provides leadership by example regarding wearing of sight protection equipment
Sight Conservation Program Responsibilities: Safety Officer
evaluation areas, process and equipment not previously evaluated by the IH or when modifications have been made to workplace environments.
maintain a list of eye hazardous areas.
annual evaluation for command compliance to the program.
Sight Conservation Program Responsibilities: Division officers
ensure areas are marked and labeled
ensure personnel use PPE
Refer to medical people who need glasses.
Sight Conservation Program Responsibilities: MDR
schedule sight screening examinations
provide refractory services and order eyeglass prescriptions
Sight Conservation Program Responsibilities: all hands
comply
properly wear PPE
Personnel required to be included in the SCP
Class III or class IV laser workers
a) R and D and laboratory personnel who routinely work with unenclosed class III or class IV laser beams.
b) routinely repair or align class III or IV laser systems
Who makes the determination of eye hazardous areas.
baseline IH survey
who maintains the designated eye hazard areas from IH surveys
Ships safety officer
Operations requiring eye protection
pouring molten metals handling corrosive liquids/solids cutting and welding operations drilling grinding milling chipping sand blasting
how is the eye hazardous area designated with deck striping
2 to 3 inch yellow and black striped or checkerboard tape (NSN 9905-01-342-5934 for checkerboard and 990e5-01-342-5933 for striped tape)
where are the black or striped or checkerboard tape placed?
on deck around operator areas.
Where are placards mounted?
above the hazard, machinery, or door in a conspicuous location
Are Eye Hazard signs or labels required on individual tools?
No
types of protective eye wear for shipboard personnel
safety goggles chemical goggles welding goggles/helmet chipping goggles face shields ballistic eye protection devices
equipment requirements for sight PE.
Z 87 must appear on all eye protection equipment
cleaning requirements for eyewear
hot, soapy water and rinse, then immerse into disinfectant solution for 10 minutes and allow to air dry.
What does ANSI stand for ?
American National Standards Institute
What do eye wash station placards look like
green signs with white lettering identifying unit as emergency eyewash station
where must emergency shower and eyewash stations units be available?
whenever personnel may be exposed to corrosive materials
e.g. battery shop, battery locker, HAZMAT/Chemical area
eye/face wash unit shall be installed where?
auxiliary machine spaces, medical and dental spaces
access and availability of eye wash station in an emergency
unobstructed (same level)
must be within 10 seconds from hazard
be positioned within the eyewash nozzle not lass than 33 inches or more than 45 inches above the deck
types of emergency eyewash units
plumbed units
self contained (portable) units
flow rate for eyewash units
.4 gallons per minute for 15 min
remote locations must have a visible and audible alarm when activated to alert the following:
damage control central
quarterdeck
bridge
