MISHAP PREVENTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING

NAVOSH Manual for Forces Afloat, OPNAVINST 5100.19B—Provides gen- eral shipboard safety precautions Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy, chapter 7, OPNAVINST 3120.32B—Outlines the safety program and the safety organization Navy Traffic Safety Program, OPNAV- INST 5100.12F—Provides policy and guidance for motor vehicle safety Naval Safety Supervisor, NAVEDTRA 10808-2—Gives basic guidance to person- nel stationed in safety billets ashore and afloat These are not all the safety resources available to you. However, these sources give you a good starting point on which you may expand your knowledge of safety procedures. The Naval Safety Supervisor, NAVEDTRA 10808-2, a nonresident training course, is also a very good resource for strengthening your awareness of safety proce- dures. MISHAP PREVENTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING As discussed earlier in this chapter, one of the most important tasks you will have as a division safety petty officer is educating personnel in your division. This training will help them to become effective safety monitors. Remember, one person cannot ensure safe working habits and conditions. An all-hands effort is required to achieve mishap- free working conditions. SAFETY EDUCATION The command’s training program and each departmental training program should include a systematic approach to promote mishap preven- tion. In your division, make effective use of educational materials received from outside sources, such as Navy training films, safety notes, and various publications issued by the Naval Safety Center. Use these resources as aids in your division training. Display in your work spaces as many resources as are applicable to your com- mand to increase personnel interest in safety. Make safety lectures or demonstrations part of your division’s training program to ensure maximum safety awareness. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING By monitoring safety precautions during routine work situations, you can detect unsafe practices and take immediate action to provide training to correct those practices. Monitoring serves as an evaluation of the training provided on a continuing basis by supervisory personnel. It evaluates the effectiveness of training in all aspects of everyday life aboard your command, such as the planned maintenance system (PMS), weapons systems operations, damage control, fire fighting, and general housekeeping. It even evaluates the effectiveness of the tactical employ- ment of the command. To be an effective safety petty officer, you will have to become familiar with all aspects of safety associated with your division’s responsibilities. SAFETY OBSERVATIONS One of the basic principles of effective mishap prevention is the quick detection of unsafe prac- tices through safety observations. A safety ob- servation is the act of watching and analyzing your people as they do their normal job. You can use safety observations as a powerful tool to prevent mishaps and to determine if your people are per- forming their jobs safely. You can use three kinds of safety observations: INCIDENTAL, DELIBERATE, and PLANNED. INCIDENTAL SAFETY OBSERVATION An incidental safety observation occurs when you notice safety hazards without deliberately taking time to look for them. You generally notice them as you go from place to place during your daily routine. Keep your eyes and ears open with safety in mind. Don’t become so wrapped up in your thoughts that you overlook safety problems. Note the troubled sound of a machine as you go by, take a quick look at the work practices of a new person, or make a mental note of housekeep- ing conditions. That kind of casual and inciden- tal looking helps spot many unsafe practices. DELIBERATE SAFETY OBSERVATION The deliberate safety observation goes a step beyond the incidental safety observation. In a deliberate safety observation, you intentionally 6-3