FLASH articles from March 2006

FLASH archives from March 2006

Medical.
March 1, 2006... 100% of submarines surveyed were not providing medical surveillance for personnel assigned to duties involving CHT and/or other occupational exposure as indicated in the Industrial Hygiene Survey Report. Medical surveillance serves two...

Damage control.
March 1, 2006... During the past year, damage control surveys have shown many of the same discrepancies of years past. The following items are the most common DC discrepancies observed. When setting priorities these items should be at the top of your list. ...

Electrical recurring deficiencies.
March 1, 2006... Once again it is time to look back at the past year and review our most common deficiencies. Unfortunately we have repeat offenders from the previous year. 1. Navigation lighting panel N-1. The N-1 panel is the worst offender again...

Combat systems.
March 1, 2006... During my first year at the Safety Center I personally noticed, and upon subsequent previous year reviews I have noted, the percentage of deficiencies has slowly decreased over the years. Unfortunately, we still have several areas that need...

Deck.
March 1, 2006... Life preserver maintenance still continues to be a major issue in deck. In this issue I have compiled several of the top discrepancies noted during safety surveys over the past year. In each of these areas, I have listed the procedure or...

Mechanical.
March 1, 2006... 75% percent of submarines surveyed in 2005 had mechanically unsafe bench grinders. Noted discrepancies included 65.6% misaligned/missing tool rests, 75% broken /missing point of operation guards (chip shield), and 54.8% worn grinding wheels...

Safety officer.
March 1, 2006... 95.7% of submarines surveyed did not have at least one officer and one senior enlisted qualified as ORM instructors as specified in paragraphs 6 and 7 of OPNAVINST 3500.39B. Instructors should be graduates of the OPNAV sponsored two-day...

General departmental.
March 1, 2006... 83% of submarines surveyed did not utilize fire retardant Navy wool blankets in berthing areas as specified in COMNAVSEASYSCOM 171551ZOCT01 (NOTAL). The following are the only authorized NSNs for these blankets: Crews Berthing:...