Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com b. Supervisory and operating personnel who direct or affect the actions of others . Supervisory and operating personnel who direct or affect the actions of others will— (1) Maintain a safe and healthful workplace. (2) Inspect the work area for hazards. (3) Promptly evaluate and take action as required to correct hazards. (4) Be responsible for use of CRM during planning, preparation, and execution of all operations. (5) Be responsible for accident prevention to the same extent that they are responsible for production, service, and mission accomplishment.
(6) Be held accountable for accidents and property damage occurring in operations under their direct supervision and control. (7) Ensure that Soldiers and Army civilians are trained and competent to perform their work safely, efficiently, and effectively. (8) Counsel and take action as necessary with Soldiers or Army civilians who fail to follow safety standards, rules and regulations (including the use of personal protective clothing and PPE) and seatbelts as set forth in the OSH Act; and Federal, DOD, and Army regulations and pamphlets. (9) Conduct safety meetings (such as safety awareness, training, and procedures review) with the Soldiers and Army civilians they supervise.
(10) Protect Soldiers and Army civilians who identify hazards, raise safety and health concerns, or engage in authorized safety and occupational health activities against reprisal. (11) Initiate the necessary actions to facilitate accident notification, investigation, and reporting as soon as they become aware of the occurrence of an accident. (12) Establish accountability for safety and occupational health through the performance evaluation system and performance counseling sessions.
(13) Consult with their servicing civilian personnel office or legal office prior to implementing any rules, policies, procedures, or SOPs that could change the conditions of employment of Army civilian employees. c. Army leaders at all levels . Army leaders at all levels will— ( 1 ) P r o v i d e l e a d e r s h i p t o t h e i r a c t i v i t y / u n i t s ’ s a f e t y a n d o c c u p a t i o n a l h e a l t h p r o g r a m a n d a c c i d e n t r e d u c t i o n initiatives. (2) Protect personnel, equipment, and facilities under their commands. (3) Periodically review their activity/units’ safety and occupational health program and accident reduction initiatives.
(4) Provide adequate resources for an effective safety and occupational health program, compliant with Army policy and program requirements. (5) Establish accountability for safety and occupational health through the performance evaluation system and performance counseling sessions. (6) Implement safety and occupational health policies. (7) Integrate CRM into their mission activities. (8) Execute system safety responsibilities as defined in this regulation when purchasing materiel, software, or equipment for all Army operations. (9) Coordinate modifications of all Army systems, including software, with all appropriate PEOs or PMs.
(10) Prohibit visitors from operating any military vessel, aircraft, or vehicle which causes or perceives to cause an increase in risk. (11) Provide equipment improvement recommendations or quality deficiency reports for deficiencies, malfunctions, or failures that create unsafe conditions or hazards in accordance with DA Pam 738–751. (12) Ensure range safety responsibilities and procedures are implemented in accordance with AR 385–63. d. Safety director (officer) and safety staff .
The safety director (officer) and safety staff will— (1) Serve as principal advisor to the commander in all safety and occupational health related matters of mission execution pertaining to this regulation and safety and occupational health regulatory and statutory requirements. (2) Execute the commander’s safety and occupational health program. (3) Communicate best practices and share lessons learned. 1–6. Policy The following principles will be effectively integrated into all Army plans, programs, decision processes, operations, and activities: a.
Implement the standards promulgated by the OSH Act as implemented in Executive Order (EO) 12196; 29 CFR 1960; DODI 6055.1; DODI 6055.4; and DODI 6055.7 to provide a safe and healthful environment. The Army shall comply with the requirements in all nonmilitary DOD operations and workplaces, regardless of whether work is performed by military or Army civilian personnel. Apply the more protective or stringent standard where a conflict exists between the standards. 14 AR 385–10 • 23 August 2007