Figure 6-1.—Mishap-injury ratio. (fig.  6-1).  For  every  300  minor  property  damage mishaps  and  every  30  minor  injuries,  1  major property damage mishap and 1 severe injury oc- cur.  Preventing  minor  mishaps  can  reduce  or eliminate  major  mishaps.  Therefore,  you  should not only be concerned with serious mishaps, but you  should  investigate  all  mishaps  to  find  what caused them. In this way, you can prevent repeats of  mishaps,  correct  unsafe  conditions  or  acts,  and avoid major accidents. Investigate each mishap, no matter how minor, to determine its cause. Then take correc- tive  action  to  prevent  it  from  happening  again. Similarly,  treat  the  near  mishap  as  an  actual mishap.  Capitalize  on  its  value  as  a  warning  to help  prevent  a  real  mishap.  In  your  investigation of each mishap and near-mishap case, you will find facts that can help you determine what poten- tial  exists  for  a  recurrence.  Investigations  also  help to  determine  the  required  corrective  action  to remove the potential hazard. The key concept of mishap prevention is that the potential for a mishap  exists,  not  necessarily  that  a  mishap  will occur. Your  task  as  a  senior  petty  officer  is  to motivate and train personnel to recognize and understand  mishap  causes  and  to  encourage  them to  take  preventive  action.  In  this  chapter,  we  will discuss  some  of  the  responsibilities  and  authority you will have in regard to safety. We will also discuss what you can do to ensure all hands make safety awareness a part of their daily work habits. DIVISION SAFETY PETTY  OFFICER When you act as the safety petty officer, you are not tasked with finding all safety discrepan- cies by yourself. All division personnel share the responsibility  of  watching  for  safety  violations. One of your primary responsibilities is to train each person in your division to notice those violations. SAFETY DUTIES As division safety petty officer, you must in- crease your own safety awareness in addition to training  division  personnel  in  mishap  prevention. Always  maintain  records  of  safety  training  con- ducted  within  your  division.  If  you  have  recom- mendations  about  the  safety  programs,  be  sure to give them to your division officer. As safety petty officer, you must help conduct safety in- vestigations as directed and act as a technical adviser  about  mishap  prevention  within  your  divi- sion.  Additional  duties  include  helping  to  carry out the safety duties of the division officer and serving  as  the  division  representative  to  the  com- mand’s  safety  committee. SAFETY  INFORMATION To be an effective safety petty officer, you should become familiar with all safety directives and  precautions  concerning  your  division.  Since safety  instructions  vary  from  command  to  com- mand, we cannot give you an accurate listing of manuals and instructions with which you should be familiar. If you are assigned as a division safety petty  officer,  first  obtain  command  safety  instruc- tions and review them. Then review the references used  in  developing  command  or  local  safety  in- structions.  The  following  manuals  and  instruc- tions will help guide you in making your duty station a safer place to work. Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NAVOSH)  Program  Manual,  OPNAV- INST  5100.23B—Encompasses  all  safety disciplines such as aviation safety; weap- ons/explosives  safety;  off-duty  safety (recreation,  public,  and  traffic);  and  oc- cupational safety as well as occupational health Electronics Installation and Maintenance Book, General, section 3, NAVSEA SE 000-00-EIM-100—Contains  information concerning  electrical/electronic  safety  pre- cautions 6-2