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CHAPTER 5
NAVY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALS
In chapter 1, we gave you background information
on the Navy Occupational Safety and Health
(NAVOSH) Program. In this chapter, we will discuss
the following areas of the NAVOSH Program:
NAVOSH Program background
NAVOSH Program elements
Scope of NAVOSH Program
Industrial hygiene surveys
Industrial hygiene terminology
Heat Stress Control and Prevention Program
Hearing Conservation Program
Hazardous Material/Hazardous Waste Program
Sight Conservation Program
Asbestos Control Program
Lead Control Program
Radiation Protection Program
Respiratory Protection Program
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and
Clothing Program
Electrical Safety Program
Tag-Out/Lock-Out Program
Gas Free Engineering Program
Medical Surveillance Program
General safety precautions
The off-duty safety program elements, such as
home, traffic, athletic, and recreation safety, are also
part of the NAVOSH Program. Chapters 10 and 11
discuss those elements.
NAVOSH PROGRAM BACKGROUND
Federal law requires the Department of Defense
(DOD) and Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) (as
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discussed in chapter 1) to establish occupational safety
and health programs. The Chief of Naval Operations
(CNO) has established the NAVOSH Program in
response to this requirement.
In 1983, the first NAVOSH Program Manual,
OPNAVINST 5100.23C, was written, defining the
Navy’s occupational safety and health standards. Since
program requirements differed significantly for military
equipment, a separate NAVOSH manual was drafted for
forces afloat. OPNAVINST 5100.19B, a revision of the
Safety Precautions for Forces Afloat, was issued in
1989. Numerous changes have been made to these
manuals to make them comply with revisions to
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) standards.
NAVOSH PROGRAM ELEMENTS
The NAVOSH Program addresses the maintenance
of safe and healthful conditions in the workplace or the
occupational environment. It applies to all Navy civilian
and military personnel and operations, ashore or afloat.
The principle elements of the NAVOSH Program, in no
particular order of importance, are as follows:
Training
Program evaluation
Safety standards and regulations
Mishap investigation and reporting
Hazard control and deficiency abatement
Inspections, surveys, and medical surveillance
A successful NAVOSH Program is one that reduces
work-related injuries and illnesses. That results when
every level of the organization emphasizes the program.
SECNAV has overall responsibility for the NAVOSH
Program. CNO administers the program through the
chain of command.
These six program elements are applied through two
basic components of the NAVOSH Program: the
Occupational Health Program and the Occupational
Safety Program.
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