HAZARD REPORTING

clean up the glass fragments very carefully. And, if you touch the phosphor, go to medical. CRT disposal: CRTs are disposed of by ship- ping them back to the manufacturer, or by discarding them locally. If you ship a CRT back to the manufac- turer, put it in the shipping container intact. If you dis- pose of it locally, follow the procedure that has been prescribed by your safety officer. HAZARD REPORTING The reporting of unsafe or unhealthful conditions in the work place is extremely important. Each identified/validated hazard shall be assigned a Risk Assessment Code (RAC) by the activity safety office. The RAC represents the degree of risk associated with the deficiency. Hazard severity categories shall be assigned by Roman numeral according to the following criteria. 1. 2 . 3 . 4. Category l—Catastrophic: The hazard may cause death, or loss of a facility. Category II—Critical: May cause severe injury, severe occupational illness, or major property damage. Category III—Marginal: May cause minor injury, minor occupational illness, or minor property damage. Category IV—Negligible: Probably would not affect personnel safety or health, but is nevertheless in violation of a NAVOSH standard. Mishap Probability is the term used to describe the probability that a hazard will result in a mishap, based on an assessment of such factors as location, exposure in terms of cycles or hours of operation, and affected population. Mishap probability shall be assigned an Arabic letter according to the following criteria: 1 . 2 . 3. 4. Subcategory A—Likely to occur immediately or within a short period of time. Subcategory B—Probably will occur in time. Subcategory C—May occur in time. Subcategory D—Unlikely to occur. GENERAL STOWAGE REQUIREMENTS Proper stowage of hazardous material is essential to ship and personnel safety. The supply department and individual work center personnel are responsible for proper stowage of hazardous material in areas under their cognizance. For answers to your questions concerning hazardous material stowage, consult your supervisor, supply officer, or your hazardous material/hazardous waste coordinator. Hazardous materials aboard ship are typically packaged in cases or allotments of individual containers. Do not store hazardous materials in heat producing areas, or near heat-producing items. Shield hazardous material stored on the weather deck or in exposed areas from direct sunlight. Temporary stowage of hazardous material in work spaces should be limited to the quantity necessary for one work shift. We recommend that you get a copy of Naval Ships’ Technical Manual, Chapter 670, “Stowage, Handling, and Disposal of General Use Consumables,” and read sections 3 through 6 to enhance your knowledge on stowage of the material covered in this chapter. Additional informational is also provided in chapter C23, of the NAVOSH Program Manual for Forces Afloat, (OPNAVINST 5100.19). 2-9