1.2.3.4.5.6.7.CHAPTER 6SAFETY AND SURVIVALLEARNING OBJECTIVESUpon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following:Identify the responsibilities of the divisionsafety petty officer.Explain mishap prevention education andtraining.Describe the three types of safety observationsand when to use them.Describe the purpose of a job safety analysis.Explain the purpose of the enlisted safety com-mittee.Explain the Navy’s Occupational Safety andHealth (NAOSH) Program.Identify the responsibilities of the HazardousWaste/Material petty officer.8.9.10.11.12.13.Describe the safety precautions used whenworking with industrial equipment andhazardous materials.Describe the types of respirators and theiruses.Describe the Navy’s Hearing Conservation,Noise Abatement, and Sight ProtectionPrograms.Describe the Navy’s Equipment Tag-OutProgram (tag-out log audit).State the different types of survival situationsand the responsibility of the senior pettyofficer.State the methods of survival.The object of the safety program is toenhance operational readiness by reducingthe number of deaths and injuries to per-sonnel and losses and damage to materialfrom accidental cause.—OPNAVINST 3120.32BAs a junior petty officer, your role in the com-mand safety program involved practicing safework habits and reporting safety discrepancies toyour leading petty officer. As a senior petty of-ficer, you still have these primary responsibilities;however, you also have the task of ensuring thatyour division is safety conscious.Mishaps are unplanned events. However,the potential for a mishap is predictable.The event or sequence of events that leadto an unplanned event can be anticipatedthrough safety awareness. Proper safety knowl-edge and corrective action can prevent theunplanned mishap. Since people cause mishaps,such preventive actions must be directed atindividuals.Studies conducted by the National SafetyCouncil, based upon 60 years of data, revealthat the basis of fundamental mishap preven-tion is to eliminate the small mishap. Adefinite relationship exists between mishapsinvolving minor property damage or minorinjury and major damage or severe injury6-1
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