officer also coordinates with the electronics
material officer to provide qualified personnel of
other rates to conduct electrical safety training.
Supply Officer The supply officer ensures
all electrical tools received aboard the command
are turned over to the electrical tool issue room
for a safety inspection before they are issued. The
supply officer must ensure items received through
open purchase or from SERVMART comply with
that requirement.
Division Officers Division officers ensure
assigned personnel are trained, that training
records are maintained, and that electrical equip-
ment tools are properly maintained. They ensure
portable electrical equipment, such as vacuum
cleaners, buffers, and coffeepots, are electrically
checked at proper time intervals. They also ensure
portable electrical tools drawn from the portable
electrical tool issue room are returned at the end
of each workday.
Medical Department The medical depart-
ment ensures that electrical first aid training,
especially cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),
is provided to divisions when requested.
Electrical Safety Petty Officer The elec-
trical safety petty officer works for the electrical
safety officer. Before a person can be assigned
as an electrical safety petty officer, he or she must
meet the following qualifications:
Complete a basic electrical/electronics
school or equivalent training
Be fully qualified in personnel qualification
standards (PQS) as ships maintenance and
material management (3-M) (NAVEDTRA
43241E) watch station (301) maintenance
personnel
Be fully qualified in PQS as a division safety
petty officer/electrical safety petty officer
(NAVEDTRA 43460-3A)
Type commanders (TYCOMs) and the ships
electrical safety instructions can provide additional
information about the Electrical Safety Program
and your responsibilities.
Electrical safety is the responsibility of all
hands. All Navy members must request permission
from their division officer to bring personal
electrical/electronic equipment aboard. This
equipment must be safety inspected.
Program Elements
The Electrical Safety Program consists of the
following seven elements:
Proper installation, maintenance, and
repair of electrical equipment
Routine and periodic testing to detect and
correct unsafe equipment
Setting of portable electrical standards
Setting of electrical safety standards
Training
Proper use of equipment tag-out procedures
Control and safety testing of personal
electrical/electronic equipment
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
AND PRECAUTIONS
Recognizing a hazardous condition and taking
immediate steps to correct it is important. Safety
posters (fig. 6-1 1) help warn of dangers in working
areas or remind personnel to be safety conscious.
Warnings signs (red) and caution signs (yellow)
should be located where hazardous conditions
exist. Be aware of areas that are wet or oily or
have stumbling hazards. Wear rubber gloves and
protective clothing wherever working conditions
warrant it. Make it a habit to look for and to
correct defective tools and equipment, improper
grounding, and rotating machinery hazards.
Handtools
Normally, you should have no problems when
working with handtools. In all likelihood,
however, you have seen some dangerous practices
in the use of handtools that should have been
avoided. One unsafe practice involves the use of
tools with plastic or wooden handles that are
cracked, chipped, splintered, broken, or other-
wise unserviceable. This practice is sure to result
in accidents and personal injuries, such as cuts,
bruises, and foreign objects being thrown in
the eyes. If unserviceable handtools are not
repairable, they should be discarded and replaced.
When necessary (in an emergency only) to
improvise an insulated handtool, use the following
approved method to protect the user against the
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