FLASH articles from August 2001

FLASH archives from August 2001

Editor's thought.
August 1, 2001... Last month's "Editor's Thought" should have helped to open your eyes about what the Naval Safety Center does. I would like to also point out that we conduct mishap investigations, operational risk management (ORM) training, and provide safety...

Give your safety officer a hand.
August 1, 2001... Question: What do the following items have in common? *--A fire in an RPFW pump motor. *--Two ET3s getting shocked by shore power cables in poor condition. *--A switchboard fire resulting from shore power Answer: The commands...

Protecting your eyeballs.(submarine safety)
August 1, 2001... There is a good reason why you have two eyes. Although similar, it's not the same reason for having two lungs, or two kidneys. You can live with one lung. You can live with one kidney. You can even live with one eye. But with one eye, much of...

Who performs heat stress surveys?
August 1, 2001... According to OPNAVINST 5100.19D, B0202b(5), for submarines, the MDR conducts heat-stress surveys in engineering spaces. That's a change from the previous version of the instruction. In the past, the engineer was responsible for designating,...

Submarine quarterly mishap summary for 3rd qtr FY01.
August 1, 2001... The following are reported mishap statistics involving submarine commands for the third quarter FY01: Submarine # Mishaps Lost Workdays (On Duty) (Class) (Class) A B C Special B C ...

Our piers need some work.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... How many times have you driven through a neighborhood and saw a house that looked like it belonged on wheels? (With an abandoned vehicle; old refrigerator; tires; and knee high grass in the front yard) (Can you say trailer park? I knew you...

The Chickenhead Award.
August 1, 2001... The Chickenhead Award is dedicated to those unexplained and sometimes even bizarre items we have seen during our travels. If you would like to submit photos for Chickenhead Award consideration, contact Chief Houck at (757) 444-3520 Ext. 7098...

Bits and pieces.
August 1, 2001... * We mailed afloat training CDs (version 4) to all ships/submarines on 21 Aug 01 and to other afloat commands on 7 Sep 01. * What's the status of your PMS? (See page 7 of June/July 2001 Flash. Pitiful!) * Are you using still using the...

Hasta la vista.(Jay Bramble)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... We bid a fond hasta la vista to FTC(SS) Jay Bramble after a 3 year tour. Chief Bramble served as a submarine/surface ship safety analyst as well as the editor of FLASH for two years. He reports to the USS Oklahoma City SSN 723 as the FT LCPO...