Unit 5-1 NAVOSH overview Flashcards
what instruction governs Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NAVOSH) ACT OF 1970
A: OPNAVINST 5100.19 SERIES
What instruction is the Navy Safety and Occupational Health Program Manual?
A: OPNAVINST 5100.23 SERIES
STATE the authority and purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHACT) of 1970
A:Dept of Labor establish an occupation health and safety program, safe and healthful places and conditions of employment, keep records of accidents and illnesses
What federal agencies are implemented by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHACT of 1970)
A: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
-National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
what is the purpose of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
A: Safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
What is the purpose of National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)?
A: Principle Federal Agency engaged in research to eliminate job hazards. Provides technical assistance to OSHA.
what is DON policy instruction for Mishap Prevention, Occupational Health and Fire Protection Programs?
A: SECNAVINST 5100.10 series
what is the purpose for SECNAVINST 5100.10 series?
A: Navy Safety, mishap, prevention, occupational health and fire protection programs afloat and ashore
What instruction is Navy Occupational Safety and Health Program Manual?
A: OPNAVINST 5100.23
What is the purpose of OPNAVINST 5100.23?
A: Manual coving 30 topics/programs and applies to shore facilities
what instruction is Navy Occupational Safety and Health Program Manual for Forces Afloat?
A: OPNAVINST 5100.19
How many sections are in the OPNAVINST 5100.19 NAVOSH Manual forces Afloat?
A: Four. Section A, B, C, D
What is section A of OPNAVINST 5100.19 NAVOSH Manual forces Afloat?
A: SOH Program Administration
Section B of OPNVINST 5100.19 NAVOSH Manual forces Afloat?
A: Major Hazard Specific Chapters
Section C of OPNAVINST 5100.19 NAVOSH Manual forces Afloat?
A: Surface Ship Safety Standards
Section D of OPNAVINST 5100.19 NAVOSH Manual forces Afloat?
A: Submarines Safety Standards
what instruction covers Prevention of Heat and Cold Stress Injuries Ashore/ Afloat/Ground?
A: NAVMED P-5010-3
Safety and environmental health instruction provides general guidance to prevent thermal stress and degraded personnel and mission performance for Coast Guard?
A: COMDTINST M5100.47
Define Industrial Hygiene
A: Science that deals with recognition, evaluation and control of potential health hazards in work environment
Define Occupational Health
prevention/ treatment of illness induced by factors in the workplace
How many disciplines cover Occupational Health? Name them.
A: 1: Occ. Medicine. 2. Occ Health Nursing. 3. Epidemiology. 4. Toxicology. 5. Industrial Hygiene. 6. Health Physics
personal responsibilities of assistant secretary of the navy (energy installations and environment)
A: OSH official for DON
Personal responsibilities of the CNO
A: Staff and Budget. Implement and management of NAVOSH
personal responsibilities for Fleet Commanders (TYCOMS)
A: program oversight of subordinate commands must be conducted every 3 years
Personal responsibilities Immediate superiors in command (ISIC)
A: assist afloat commands. Ensure timely and thorough safety investigations and periodic surveys and inspections
Personal responsibilities Commander Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEASYSCOM)
A: ensure design and engineering control.
Personal responsibilities Commander Naval Safety Center
A: monitors safety statistics. Conducts AFLOAT OPERATIONAL SAFETY ASSESSMENTS (AOSA) EVERY 6 YEARS
Personal responsibilities Commanding officer
A: Ensure formal workplace safety inspections are conducted annually and IH surveys occur at least once during operational cycle
Personal responsibilities Safety Officer
A: Reports directly to CO safety and health matters. Reports to XO for admin
where can the Primary Duty Safety Officer be assigned?
A: CVN:Carrier Nuclear; LHA: Landing Helo Assault; LHD: Landing Helo Dock; AS: Sub Tender
who can be appointed as the Collateral Duty Safety Officer?
A: Senior Officer w/ DH status or Chief on small ships w/ wavier from TYCOM
Principle responsibilities of the Collateral Duty Safety Officer
A: Principle advisor to CO, Overseas ship-wide planning. Maintain and organize records
what records are analyzed and maintained by Collateral Duty Safety Officer?
A: inspections, surveys, injury reports, mishap statistics
Personal responsibilities SMDR
A: treat injury and illness, inform Safety Officer and DHs, and coordinate with Safety officer for outside professional help
who may the Safety Officer contact for outside professional help?
A: Industrial Hygiene, Radiological Health, Occupational Medicine
Personal responsibilities Division safety Officers
A: Inspect division spaces, submit safety hazard reports
Safety Council Members
A: CO/XO (Chair), Safety Officer (Recorder), Training officer, DHs, SMDR, CMC
How often does the Safety council meet?
A: quarterly or sooner
What is the purpose of the Safety Council?
A: Review safety statistics and direct corrective action
Enlisted Safety Committee members
A: Safety Officer (Senior Member), DIV safety PO, Chief MA
Who is the only member that serves on the Safety Council and the Enlisted Safety Committee?
A: Safety Officer
What is the responsibilities of the Enlisted Safety Committee?
A: Meet quarterly, identify and discuss problems, Submit issues/ recommendations to Safety Council
When are Industrial Hygiene surveys completed?
A: Baseline, completion of yard period, new construction, as soon after commissioning if possible
Baseline Industrial Hygiene surveys contain what information?
A: Executive Summary of Findings, list hazards and medical surveillance requirements
when is a baseline Industrial Hygiene survey completed?
A: New or modified equipment, new toxic chemicals, deterioration of existing controls
Who is involved in a random walk through?
A: CO, XO, DHs, DIVOs, WCSs
what is AOSA? Who conducts? How often?
A: Afloat Operational Safety Assessment conducted by Commander Naval Safety Center every 6 Years
what is the purpose of the Afloat Operational Safety Assessment?
- Identify hazards,
- train Personnel,
- Provide CO with evaluation, Hazard awareness. - -
- Stays at ships level
what is INSURV?
A: Board Inspection and Survey, evaluates ships compliance conducted during final contact trials
What is the purpose of the Medical Surveillance Program?
A: monitor health of individuals exposed to hazards in the fleet by job certification and recertification, determine an individual’s fitness to or continue to safely perform a job
what form is the Safety Hazard Report?
A: OPNAV 3120/5
what are the safety hazard reports requirements?
A: Submitted when deficiencies are not corrected on the spot. Track hazards until verified as corrected or eliminated, forward to Safety Officer
What is the Hazard Abatement Program Description?
A: Hazards not able to be immediately corrected are recorded and tracked to completion
What does RAC stand for?
A: Risk Assessment Code
what is a Risk Assessment Code (RAC)?
A: Sets priority for the corrections and deficiencies
Define Hazard Severity?
A: assessment of the WORST reasonably expected consequence
How many hazard severity categories are there? What are they?
A: four. I=Catastrophic, II= Critical, III= Marginal, IV= negligible
Hazard severity Cat I
A: Catastrophic, may cause death, grave damage, or loss of facility
Hazard severity Cat II
A: Critical, may cause severe injury, illness, property damage or damage to national interest
Hazard severity Cat III
A: Marginal, may cause minor injury illness, or damage
Hazard severity Cat IV?
A: Negligible, present’s minimal threat
define mishap probability
A: likelihood that a hazard will result in mishap
Mishap probability codes
A: A = Likely; B probably; C= May; D= Unlikely
what are the three methods of controlling hazards?
A: Prevent, Identify and eliminate, Reduce
What are the four principles of hazard control?
A: Substitution, engineering controls, Administrative Controls, PPE
what are substitution control hazards?
A: replacement of a process, equipment or material.
what are engineering control hazards?
A: accomplished through design and advance planning
what are types of engineering controls?
A: Isolation and Ventilation
what barriers are isolation controls?
A: Physical, time or distance
Define Ventilation’
A: movement of air
Define General Ventilation
A: dilution or mixing with uncontaminated air
What is local exhaust ventilation?
A: Removal of airborne substance
What are administrative controls?
A: limiting Access or adjusting work schedules
What is the least preferred method of Hazard Control?
A: Personal Protective Equipment
