Sector Safety

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Sector Safety

• CDR Laura H. Weems
• CG-1132

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What do you do?

• You are home sleeping at 2 a.m.
• The phone rings
• Its the Deputy
• You need to complete a MISHAP Investigation
  involving a shipmate getting a broken leg
• What does this involve?
• Programs, mishaps, training, safety standdown

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SEH Programs
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Safety Programs

• Responsibilities of

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MISHAP

• Mishap Planning. Each unit shall develop a
  pre-mishap plan to organize an effective unit
  response to mishaps, especially major mishaps.
• Who can (should) you call for help?

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MISHAP - refresher

• Reporting Requirements
• Class A or B - Immediate Telephone Report
• Critical Comms Instruction
• Preliminary message within 12 hours
• Progress / supplemental message within 72 hours
• Mishap board convenes files Mishap Analysis
  Report (MAR)
• Class C
• Entered into E-Mishap within 14 days
• Class D
• Entered into E-Mishap within 21 days
• E-Mishap
• http//www.uscg.mil/safety
• Will Generate Message Format for pasting to CGMS

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Occupational Medical Surveillance and Evaluation
Program (OMSEP)

• Reference - Chapter 12 of Medical Manual,
  COMDTINST M6000.1B
• Purpose
• Identify work related diseases or conditions
  through baseline and periodic exams
• Identify pre-existing health conditions
• Provide risk specific periodic screening
• Monitor clinical lab tests

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OMSEP

• Enrollment Requirements
• Action Level
• USCG Exposure Level, i.e. Hearing Conservation
• 50 lowest of PEL or TLV
• Determination of Occupational Exposure
• Quantitative sampling SEHO
• Frequency of exposure, type of exposure, and risk
  groups
• OSHA mandated monitoring
• Qualitative Analyses
• Competent environmental health authority

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OMSEP

• Enrollment Criteria
• Risk of Exposure Above the Action level
• Over 30 days/year 8 hour days
• Specific Occupations
• Resident Inspectors
• Pollution responders
• Trad. Marine Safety (general)
• Port safety (general)
• Vessel inspections
• Marine investigators
• Fire fighters

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OMSEP

• Reporting Requirements
• Exams treated same as medical records
• MLC (k) maintains OMSEP database
• Units must maintain roster

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OMSEP

• Roles
• Unit Command
• Must appoint a unit coordinator
• Update database
• Ensure exams completed in timely manner
• Assuring privacy of records
• MLC (k)
• Medical officers provide oversight over the exams
• SEHO
• Review enrollment requests
• Workplace characterizations
• COMDT(CG-1133 Environmental Health Industrial
  Hygiene)
• Program oversight
• Policy

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OMSEP

• Examination Requirements
• Initial/baseline Exam
• Not later than 30 days from start of employment
• Managing Risk
• Periodic Exam
• Usually 12 month intervals
• Acute Exposure Exam
• Exposure above the STEL
• Exit / Separation Exam
• Within 30 days of last exposure

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Unit Safety Audit Tool (USAT)

• Web-based USAT
• Unit specific
• Provides standardized checklists
• Core Checklists
• Tailorable Checklists
• Allows Safety Inspection / Audit Work to be
  Divided by Unit / Functional Area
• Still Not Mandatory
• Use as Audit tool for Sub-units

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Risk Management ORM

• Operational Risk Management (ORM), COMDTINST
  3500.3
• All operational in nature
• Develop standardized terminology
• Use decision making tools

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Operational Risk Management

• COMDTINST 3500.3
• Purpose
• Minimize risk
• Maximize mission capabilities

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Risk Management ORM

• ORM
• Commands shall
• Manage risk effectively
• Select from risk reduction options developed
• Accept or reject risk based on the benefit
  derived
• Motivate leaders to use ORM and advocate training
• Staff elements, department heads, and division
  officers shall
• Assess risks, develop risk reduction options, and
  implement additional safeguards as needed
• Eliminate ineffective safeguards
• Ensure doctrine and/or planning orders apply ORM
  concepts
• Eliminate barriers to taking acceptable risks

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Safe Work Practices

• Unit level SOP
• Based on risk analysis
• Utilize control measures to mitigate risk
• Ensure same mission is completed the same
  throughout the unit
• Can provide checklists or pre-mission inspection
  criteria

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TCT

• Team Coordination Training
• Reference - COMDTINST 1541.1
• All identified personnel, including auxiliarists
• Coxswain, crew, engineer,
• Comms/op center withstanders,
• Controllers, command and control (Commanders,
  Deputy Commanders and XOs)
• Biennial training
• Training instructors
• http//www.uscg.mil/safety

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TCT

• TCT Requires Units Commands to
• Review SOP's to ensure that risk management is
  included
• Assess team coordination and risk management as
  part of ready for operations inspections
• Advocate TCT
• Review and forward to the district TCT
  administrator all requests for facilitator
  training
• Submit requests for resident TCT training

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Emergency Response Trng

• Emergency Response (formally called HAZWOPER)
• Train-the-Trainer Course
• http//www.uscg.mil/safety
• Reference - COMDTINST 6260.31A (revision out
  soon)
• Originated from Oil Spill Response requirements
• Uses All Hazards approach based upon Recognize,
  Evaluate, Control
• Training Requirements
• Time Requirements (29 CFR 1910.120(q))
• Competencies
• Annual Refresher
• Documentation
• Trainer Requirements
• Emergency Response Plans
• Unit Requirements Matrix

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Motor Vehicle Safety

• TRiPS (Travel Risk Planning System)
• Motor Vehicle Safety
• Leading cause of fatalities in CG
• Trailering Issues
• Fueling vehicles
• Motorcycles
• Check-in sheet
• Command Request support through SEHO
• http//www.uscg.mil/safety

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Confined Spaces

• Confined Space
• Safe Work Practices (SWP)
• 65 all fatalities due to atmospheric hazards
• 66 all fatalities are would be rescuers
• EEBD

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Confined Spaces

• What is a Confined Space?
• Restricted Egress and Entrance
• Poor Ventilation
• NOT designed for Continuous Human Occupancy
• What is an Enclosed Space?
• All other spaces surrounded by walls, ceiling,
  floor

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Confined Spaces

• Policies
• MLEM says when entering confined or enclosed
  space
• Each team member must carry O2 clip
• Each team must carry 1 multi-gas meter
• Standard Escape Respirator
• COMDTNOTE 16000
• Naval Engineering Manual
• Safety and Environmental Health Manual
• Shore Confined Space
• Permit Required v. Non Permit Required