DOC - NOAA

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DOC - NOAA
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM
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PUBLIC LAW 91-596

• WILLIAM-STEIGER ACT OF 1970
• REQUIRES SAFE AND HEALTHFUL WORKING ENVIRONMENT
• REQUIRES EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW SAFETY
  PROCEDURES

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29 CFR 1960

• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATIONS ON FEDERAL
  EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS
• APPLIES TO
• ALL FEDERAL PERSONNEL

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29 CFR 1960

• WHAT IT COVERS
• Supervisor and employee responsibilities
• Compliance with OSHA Standards
• Inspection and abatement procedures
• Training of all personnel (from top management to
  the employee)
• Record keeping and reporting requirements
• Evaluation of federal OSH program
• Field federal safety and health councils

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29 CFR 1910

• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)
• GENERAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS

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29 CFR 1910

• WHAT IT COVERS
• Federal guidelines for the General Industry to
  include all federal personnel on various subjects
  such as hearing, asbestos, lead, hazardous
  materials, etc.

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DOC OSH MANUAL

• US DEPT OF COMMERCE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
  HEALTH MANUAL

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DOC OSH MANUAL

• WHO IT APPLIES TO
• All U.S. Dept of Commerce and NOAA personnel.

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DOC OSH MANUAL

• WHAT IT COVERS
• Instructions for administering OSH program
• Occupational Safety Health Standards
• Councils and Committees
• Prevention and Control of Workplace Hazards
• Training
• Sight Conservation
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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DOC OSH MANUAL

• WHAT IT COVERS
• OSH Inspection
• Employee Reports of Unsafe/Unhealthy Working
  conditions
• Accident Investigation, Reports and Recordkeeping
• Organization and Staffing
• Asbestos
• Respiratory Protection

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DOC OSH MANUAL

• WHAT IT COVERS
• Hearing Conservation and Noise Abatement
• Confined Space Entry Program
• Infectious Waste

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NC INSTRUCTION 5100.1B

• SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SHIPS OF THE NOAA FLEET

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NC INSTRUCTION 5100.1B

• PROVIDES POLICY, ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY AND
  ESTABLISHES INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
  OF THE NOAA FLEET SAFETY PROGRAM

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NC INSTRUCTION 5100.1B

• WHAT IT COVERS
• General Provisions for NOAA vessels
• Tests, Inspections, Certifications and Drills
• Vessel Hull, Machinery and Electrical
  Requirements
• Lifesaving and Safety Equipment
• Fire Protection Equipment
• Small Boat Requirements

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NC INSTRUCTION 5100.1B

• WHAT IT COVERS
• Communications and Electronic Navigation
  Equipment
• Sanitation, Health and General Safety
• Pollution Control

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COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES(Chapter 4 of DOC OSH
Manual)

• At field locations or at each ASC OSH councils
  should be established
• Members appointed in writing
• Meetings held quarterly
• Minutes maintained by ASR or RSM

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SIGHT PROTECTION PROGRAM (Chapter 7 of DOC OSH
Manual)

• PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE EYE PROTECTION AND EYE
  CORRECTION WHEN NECESSARY
• AND

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SIGHT PROTECTION PROGRAM

• ELIMINATE EYE INJURIES
• ELIMINATE ACCIDENTS RESULTING FROM FAULTY VISION
• INCREASE PRODUCTION

• ELIMINATE WASTE CAUSED BY FAULTY VISION
• IMPROVE MORALE

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HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM (Chapter 15 of DOC
OSH Manual)

• GOAL IS TO PREVENT EMPLOYEES FROM SUFFERING
  HEARING LOSS DUE TO NOISE EXPOSURE

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HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE THE
  FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
• Monitoring noise hazardous areas
• Abatement of noise hazards by engineering
  controls
• Use of hearing protection as an interim measure
  until engineering controls are in place
• Periodic hearing tests of all personnel at risk
• Training

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HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• AREAS DEFINED AS NOISE HAZARDOUS
• 85 dBA or 140 dBP (impact noise)
• SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED/POSTED WITH SIGNS
  LOCATED AT THEIR ENTRANCES OR BOUNDARIES
• POSTING AN ENTIRE BUILDING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
  UNLESS NEARLY ALL AREAS INSIDE ARE DESIGNATED AS
  NOISE HAZARDOUS

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HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• CONTROL MEASURES
• Engineering controls
• New equipment should have the lowest noise
  emission levels
• Acoustics shall be included in new facility plans
• Administrative controls
• Training

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HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• RECORDKEEPING
• Audiometric test data and employee exposure
  measurements - Duration of employment plus 20
  years

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (Chapter 8 of DOC
OSH Manual)

• PERTAINS TO SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OR CLOTHING WORN
  FOR OCCUPATIONAL PROTECTION AGAINST BIOLOGICAL,
  CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL HAZARDS.

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PPE

• OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS SHALL BE CONTROLLED THROUGH
  ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
• PPE SHALL BE THE LAST CHOICE FOR CONTROL OF A
  HAZARD
• PPE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES AT THE
  GOVERNMENT EXPENSE

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PPE INCLUDES

• HAND PROTECTION
• EYE PROTECTION
• HEARING PROTECTION
• RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

• CLOTHING OR TYVEC COVERALLS
• SAFETY SHOES
• Toe guards are not acceptable

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EMPLOYEE REPORTS

• UNSAFE/UNHEALTHY WORKING CONDITIONS
• (Possible Safety/Health Hazard)
• Form CD-351
• Chapter 10 of DOC OSH Manual

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POSSIBLE UNSAFE/UNHEALTHY WORKING CONDITIONS

• PURPOSE
• Reporting of an unsafe/unhealthy working
  condition at the earliest possible time to
  workplace supervisor

• ENCOURAGE
• ORAL
• NOTIFICATION
• FIRST

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UNSAFE/UNHEALTHY WORKING CONDITION

• Encourage oral notification to supervisor FIRST
• In lieu of oral notification, or an employee
  desiring anonymity, he/she may file a written
  report with the ASR or Regional Safety Manager
• Upon receipt of report the ASR or Safety Manager
  shall notify the supervisor
• Potentially serious conditions shall be
  investigated within 3 days

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UNSAFE/UNHEALTHY

• The originator of the report shall be notified in
  writing with 15 working days of action taken by
  the ASR or Reg. Safety Manager.
• POSTING OF NOTICES
• Ensure that notices advising employees of
  services, unsafe/unhealthy working conditions and
  interim protective measures are posted in the
  immediate vicinity of a hazard until it is abated.

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UNSAFE/UNHEALTHY

• RETENTION OF RECORDS
• Copies of reports and records of action shall be
  retained for 5 years following the end of the
  calendar year to which they relate

Copies of Unsafe/ Unhealthy Working Conditions
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UNSAFE/UNHEALTHY

• BLANK FORMS FOR REPORTING UNSAFE/UNHEALTHY
  WORKING CONDITIONS MUST BE POSTED ON AN OFFICIAL
  SAFETY OR REQUIRED READING BOARD ALONG WITH
  INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM

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SAFETY INSPECTIONS DOC/NOAA WORKPLACES

• ALL WORKPLACES SHALL BE INSPECTED AT LEAST
  ANNUALLY. HIGH HAZARD AREAS MORE FREQUENTLY
  BASED ON ASSESSMENT OF EXPOSURE (Chapter 9)

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WHY CONDUCT SAFETY INSPECTIONS?

• IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HAZARDS
• ESTABLISH A GOOD ABATEMENT PLAN
• Abatement is the elimination of a hazard

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SAFETY INSPECTIONS

• INSPECTORS SHALL OUT-BRIEF OFFICIAL IN CHARGE
• WRITTEN DEFICIENCY REPORTS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
  THE OICs AND REG SAFETY MANAGERS
• IMMINENT DANGER SITUATIONS SHALL BE BROUGHT TO
  THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL
  FOR NECESSARY PROMPT ACTION

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MOST FREQUENT VIOLATIONS

• Electrical
• Receptacles
• Circuit breaker box
• Extension Cords (Gang Boxes)
• Energy Control (Lockout/Tagout)
• Emergency Lighting Inoperable
• Exits locked/Not Marked

• Eye wash Stations in need of servicing
• Hazmat (Improper storage, MSDS)
• Hilti Gun violations
• Housekeeping (Slips, Trips, Falls)

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MOST FREQUENT VIOLATIONS

• Ladders
• Machine Guarding
• Pesticide Spraying
• PPE
• Respirator Program

• Split Rim Servicing
• Training
• Warning Signs
• Weight Load Testing
• Welding Cables

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RISK ASSESSMENT CODES

• MISHAP PROBABILITY A B
  C D
• I 1 1
  2 3
• HAZARD II 1 2 3
  4
• SEVERITY III 2 3 4
  5
• IV 3 4 5
  5

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RISK ASSESSMENT CODES

• HAZARD SEVERITY
• I Death or permanent total disability
• II Permanent partial disability or
• temporary total disability in excess
• of 3 months
• III Lost workday mishap/compensable mishap
• IV First aid or minor supportive medical
• treatment, or simply violation of standard

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RISK ASSESSMENT CODES

• MISHAP PROBABILITY
• A Likely to occur immediately
• B Probably will occur in time
• C Possibly to occur in time
• D Not likely to occur

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RISK ASSESSMENT CODES

• RISK ASSESSMENT CODE
• 1 CRITICAL
• 2 SERIOUS
• 3 MODERATE
• 4 MINOR
• 5 NEGLIGIBLE