Unit 5.1 NAVOSH Programs Overview Flashcards
Navy Occupational Safety and Health Program Manual for Forces Afloat
(instruction)
OPNAVINST 5100.19
Purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHACT) of 1970
Directed the head of each federal department and agency to establish a Occupational Safety and Health program
- provide safe and healthful places and conditions of employment
- acquire, maintain, and require the use of safety equipment, PPE, and devices necessary to protect employees
- keep adequate records of occupational accidents and illnesses
- consult with the Secretary of Labor
- submit annual report to Secretary of Labor
Federal agencies implemented by the OSHACT of 1970
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
What is OSHA’s purpose
- Ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women be setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, education, and assistance
When was OSHA created
Dept. of Labor created OSHA on April 28th, 1971
What is the purpose of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- engaged in research to eliminate on-the-job hazards
- ** technical assistance to OSHA**
Department of the Navy Policy for Safety, Mishap Prevention, Occupational Health and Fire Protection Programs
SECNAVINST 5100.10 series
Purpose of the SECNAVINST 5100.10 series
Implements the references to provide policy for the DoN safety, mishap prevention, occupational health and fire protection programs afloat and ashore
Navy Occupational Safety and Health Program Manual (SHORE)
OPNAVINST 5100.23 series
– Manuall covering 30 topics/programs and applies the SHORE facilities
Navy Occupational Safety and Health Program Manual for Forces AFLOAT
OPNAVINST 5100.19 series
What are the sections contained in the OPNAVINST 5100.19 series
(Navy Occupational Safety and Health Program Manual for Forces Afloat)
- Section A: SOH Program Administration
- Section B: Major Hazard Specific Chapters
- Section C: Surface Ship Safety Standards
- Section D: Submarine Safety Standards
Prevention of Heat and Cold Stress Injuries (manual)
NAVMED P-5010-3 REV 2, CH 3
- ashore
- afloat
- ground forces
Safety and Environmental Health
COMDTINST M5100.47 Series
COMDTINST M5100.474 series (safety and environmental health) provides what?
Provide general guidance and policies designed to prevent thermal stress and degraded personnel and mission performance; Coast Guard personnel routinely encounter extreme environments that can lead to thermal stress injury or illness
DEFINE Industrial Hygiene
The science that deals with the recognition, evaluation, and control of potential health hazards in the work environment
DEFINE Occupational Health
A multi-disciplinary field of general preventive medicine which is concerned with prevention and/or treatment of illness induced by factors in the workplace environment.
What are the major disciplines of Occupational Health
- Occupational Medicine
- Occupational Health Nursing
- Epidemiology
- Toxicology
- Industrial Hygiene
- Health Physics
Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of the Navy
- Energy Installations and Environmental
- Designated occupational safety and health official for the DoN
*** Responsibilities of Chief of Naval Operations
- Implementation and management of the NAVOSH program
- Establishes policy and standards for ALL commanders
- ***Establishes planning, programming, staffing and budgeting for NAVOSH programs
Responsibilities of Fleet Commanders (TYCOM)
Ensure subordinate commands:
- Conduct an aggressive NAVOSH program
- Program oversight must be conducted on subordinate commands at least once every 3 years
Responsibilities of Immediate Superiors in Command (ISICs)
- Assist afloat commands to ensure that afloat workplace Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) discrepancies beyond shipboard capability are identified and prioritized in the workload availability package
- Ensure timely and thorough safety investigations are conducted
- **Ensure afloat commands complete required safety surveys and industrial hygiene surveys (baseline and periodic)
- **Conduct periodic NAVOSH inspections of subordinate commands
Responsibilities of Commander Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEASYSCOM)
- Ensure Occupational Safety and Health aspects are considered in design and engineering of all ships, aircraft, weapons, weapons systems, facilities and equipment
- Engineering control of significant occupational health problems, (i.e., noise, asbestos, HAZMAT etc.)
Responsibilities of Commander of Naval Safety Center
- Monitors safety and occupational health statistics
- Provide direct support to fleet units on safety matters and Conducts afloat operational safety assessments (AOSA)
Responsibilities of Navy Medicine Professional Development Center (NMPDC); formally known as Navy Medicine Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (NMPT&E)
Ensures all elements of the approved Navy Training Plan for NAVOSH afloat are properly executed
** Responsibilities of Commanding Officer**
- Conduct an aggressive and continuing program
- Designate command safety officer and ensure proper training
- Establish a Safety Council and Enlisted Safety Committee
- Ensure compliance with current mishap reporting procedures
- Ensure formal workplace safety inspections are conducted annually and IH surveys occur at least once during each operational cycle
- Establish a hazard control and deficiency abatement program
Responsibilities of Chief Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)
Provide support to CNO and CMC in all aspects of Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental Health
** Responsibilities of the Safety Officer
- Manages the NAVOSH Program based on objectives established by the Commanding Officer
- Reports DIRECTLY to the CO on occupational safety and health matters
- Reports to the Executive Officer for the administration of the NAVOSH program
Primary duty safety officer shall be assigned to the following type ships
- CVN: Carrier Nuclear
- LHA: Landing Helo Assault
- LHD: Landing Helo Dock
- AS: Sub Tender
Collateral Duty Safety Officer
- A commissioned officer of department head status and seniority shall be appointed as collateral duty safety officer on ships without a primary safety officer
- Chief Petty Officer may be appointed as the collateral duty safety officer on small ships
- – Must receive a waiver from Type Commanders (TYCOM)
** Safety Officer Duties**
- Principal advisor to CO
- Oversee ship-wide planning to implement elements of NAVOSH program
- Prepare and submit requests for outside OSH support
- Participate in mishap investigations
- **Ensure timely and accurate submission of mishap reports
- **Maintain and analyze NAVOSH records to include:
- – Inspections
- – Surveys
- – Injury reports
- – Mishap statistics
Responsibilities of Medical Officer/Medical Department Representative
- Direct access to the commanding officer regarding the MEDICAL ASPECTS of the NAVOSH Program
- Keep the safety officer and department heads informed
- – Schedule, Conduct, and Record Medical Surveillance Exams
- Treatment of occupational injuries and illnesses
- Provide training information on Occupational Health Programs
- Provide injury reports to the CO via the chain of command
Division Safety Petty Officers
Inspect division spaces
Submit Safety Hazard Reports
Advise division officer on NAVOSH program status in the division
Conduct division safety training
Assist during mishap/accident investigations
Safety Council Members
- CO or XO (chairperson)
- Safety Officer (recorder)
- Training Officer
- Department Heads
- Medical Officer/Representative
- Command Master Chief
Enlisted Safety Committee
Safety Officer (senior member)
Divisional Safety Petty Officers
Chief Master-at-Arms
Meets at least quarterly
Identify/discuss NAVOSH problems
Enhance communication of Mishap Prevention
Submit issues/recommendations in writing to Safety Council and CO via the ESC Minutes
Individual Crew Members “ALL HANDS”
- Accomplish assigned tasks and follow all applicable directives
- Know and comply with all safety precautions, standards, and use of PPE
- Report suspected unsafe/unhealthful work conditions
- Immediately report to their supervisor:
- – Injuries
- – Occupational illnesses.
- – Property damage resulting from a mishap
Types of Workplace Inspections
- Safety Inspections
- Industrial Hygiene Surveys
Jobsite Observation - Afloat Operational Safety Assessment
- Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) and Command Occupational Safety and Health Management Evaluations
- Civilian Officials
Industrial Hygiene Surveys
Each ship is required to have a baseline industrial hygiene surveys conducted
Required IH Survey Time periods
- Baseline
- Between the completion of each yard period.
- New construction
- – Between builders trials and acceptance trials, IF POSSIBLE; or
- – As soon after commissioning as possible
Safety Inspections requirements
- Ensure that all workplace are inspected at least annually
- Safety Officer retains the inspection results for at least two years
Baseline Industrial Hygiene Surveys contain the following
Executive Summary of findings
Administrative Evaluation of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health Programs
** List of eye hazardous processes
** List of areas requiring respiratory protection
** Sound Level Survey with a list of noise hazardous areas
Air sampling results
Hazard evaluation
Ventilation Evaluation of exhaust systems
Medical Surveillance Requirements
Recommendations
Changes that require renewed baseline survey
- New or modified equipment
- Introduction of new toxic chemical
- Deterioration of existing controls
Describe Jobsite Observation
- Purpose is to detect and correct hazards resulting from worker non-compliance
- – Frequent non-compliance may warrant a safety stand-down
Random walk through’s can be done by who
- Commanding Officer
- Executive Officer
- Department Heads
- Division Officers
- Work Center Supervisors
when should jobsite observation be performed?
- During the work day
- During evolutions
DESCRIBE Afloat Operational Safety Assessment (AOSA)
- Conducted by Naval Safety Center
- 1-2 day in duration
- Includes training and a survey of a representative sample of the entire ship
Purpose of Afloat Operational Safety Assessment (AOSA)
- Identifies safety hazards
- Trains safety personnel
- Provides CO with an evaluation of the ship
- Promotes hazard awareness
required time periods for Afloat Operational Safety Assessment (AOSA)
- Can be conducted at command request
- Assessments should be conducted every 6 years for surface ships and submarines
DESCRIBE Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) and Command Occupational Safety and Health Management Evaluations
- Evaluates ship’s compliance to NAVOSH
- SOH and environmental protection inspections are conducted during final contract trials
- Copies of all SOH related discrepancy results from these inspections must be routed to the safety officer to ensure that identified safety hazards are documented, and tracked to correction
DESCRIBE Civilian Officials inspection
- OSHA may conduct inspections on ships but must meet all classification and military unique requirements
- ** State officials MAY NOT conduct safety inspections on ships
Medical Surveillance Program Purpose
- To monitor the health of individuals exposed to hazards in the fleet by:
- – Job certification and re-certification exams
- To determine individual’s fitness to begin or continue to perform a job safely and effectively
- Monitoring the health of employees who are exposed to known hazards
- Medical Surveillance provides for “Secondary Protection”
- – Detect early indicators of excessive exposure caused by the work environment
- Helps prevent actual disease, injury or illness
- Allows for timely corrective actions
Safety Hazard Report Requirements
- Hazards are tracked until verified as corrected or eliminated
- Some hazards may be corrected by ships force, while others may require to be corrected during availabilities or maintenance periods
- **Tracked and forwarded to Safety Officer
- **All crew members are encouraged to report potential hazards
Safety Hazard Report Requirements (cont’d)
- Communication of hazard can be done either orally or in writing to next in Chain of Command
- Safety hazard reports are submitted if safety deficiencies are not corrected on the spot
- **If supervisor fails to take appropriate action, crew member may complete an OPNAV 3120/5 (Safety Hazard Report)
- – May be typed or hand written
- – Forwarded to Safety Officer
Safety Hazard Report
OPNAV 3120/5
** Hazard Abatement Program Description
Process by which identified hazards that are not able to be immediately corrected are recorded and tracked to completion
- Hazard are tracked and verified as correct or eliminated
- Some hazards may be corrected by ships force, while others are corrected during maintenance periods.
Risk Assessment Code (RAC)
Each identified hazards are assigned a Risk Assessment Code (RAC) by Safety Officer
- RAC provides a priority for the corrections and deficiencies
- RAC is derived using Hazard Severity and Mishap Probability
What is a Hazard Severity
an assessment of the worst reasonably expected consequence, defined by degree of injury, illness, or physical damage which likely to occur as a result of the hazard
** Hazard severity categories **
- I. Catastrophic: Hazard may cause death, loss of facility or grave damage to national interest
- II. Critical: Hazard may cause severe injury, illness, property damage, damage to national interest
- III. Marginal: Hazard may cause minor injury, illness, property damage.
- IV. Negligible: Hazard presents a minimal threat to personnel safety or health property
What is a Mishap Probability
The likelihood that a hazard will result in a mishap
Mishap Probability assignments
- A: Likely to occur immediately or in the very near future
- B: Probably will occur in time
- C: May occur in time
- D: Unlikely to occur
LIST the Occupational Safety and Health Programs
- *Asbestos Control Program
- *Heat Stress Program
- *Hazardous Material Control and Management Program
- *Hearing Conservation Program
- *Sight Conservation Program
- *Respiratory Protection Program
- Electrical Safety Program
- Gas Free Engineering Program
- Radiation Protection Program
- Lead Control Program
- Tag-Out Program
- Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
Three methods of controlling hazards
- PREVENT the hazard at the design stage
- IDENTIFY and eliminate existing hazards
- REDUCE the likelihood and severity of mishaps
from hazards that cannot be eliminated
Principles of Hazard Control (in order of preferred application)
Substitution
– Replacement of a process, material, or equipment having a lower hazard potential
– ENSURE the new substitute material does not create a new hazard
Engineering Controls
– *Primarily accomplished through design and advance planning
– Should be approved by Safety and Industrial Hygiene before implementing
Administrative Controls
– Employs special operating procedures to reduce the exposure of individuals to hazards
—– Limiting access to high hazard areas
—– Adjusted work schedules
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
– Personnel wear special equipment to prevent/reduce exposure to a hazard
– Least preferred method because:
—– Exposure can occur upon breakdown or failure of PPE
—– PPE reduces worker’s productivity
– Can be used in conjunction with other abatement measures
2 types of Engineering Controls
- Isolation: Physical separation of a hazard from personnel to eliminate or minimize contact; involves the use of a barrier such as:
- – Physical barrier: machine guards
- – Time barrier: timed operation of semi-automatic equipment
- – Distance barrier: remote control
- Ventilation: The control of potentially hazardous airborne substances through the movement of air
- – General Ventilation or “dilution ventilation” is the dilution of the concentration of an airborne substance by mixing it with uncontaminated air
- – Local Exhaust Ventilation is the removal of an airborne substance at its source or point of generation
Bloodborne Pathogen Program
Definition:
Bloodborne pathogens are infectiousmicroorganismsin human blood that can cause disease in humans;these pathogens include, but are not limited to, Hepatitis B(HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV) and Human ImmunodeficiencyVirus (HIV)
Medical Surveillance Criteria of Bloodborne Pathogens
All Sailors reasonably anticipated to be at risk for exposure to contaminated blood/body fluids via
- Eyes
- Skin
- Mucus Membranes
- Parenteral routes
Required exams for bloodborne pathogen exposure
- Baseline: bloodborne pathogen education and administration of Hepatitis B vaccination series (only for those not immune)
- Emergency Exposure: post-exposure evaluation and follow-up
- – Required Medical History
- —- Detailed history of exposure to determine health risk
Special Procedures for bloodborne pathogens
- Initial: Verification of Hepatitis B immunity
- Emergency Exposure
- – Immediate cleansing specific to the type ofexposure
- – Testing of blood for Hepatitis B and C serological status’ testing of source’s blood for HIV, Hepatitis B and C infectivity
Written Medical Opinion (if exposed)
- Whether Hepatitis B vaccination is indicated and received
- Member informed of results of evaluation
- Membercounseled regarding the risk associated with the specific exposure
- Member counseled on post-exposure prophylaxis efficacy, indications of initiation, timing of initiation, and regimen selection as soon as possible;the goalis to start HIV post-exposure within 1 to 2 hours after exposure
