Safety Management: Class Mishaps Overview

Questions and Answers

What is a Class-C Mishap?

A Class-C Mishap has a total cost of damage that exceeds $50,000 but is less than $500,000, or results in one or more days away from work.

What is a Class-B Mishap?

A Class-B Mishap is when the resulting cost of damages exceeds $500,000 but is less than $2 million, an injury leads to permanent partial disability, or when 3 or more personnel are hospitalized for inpatient care.

What is a Class-A Mishap?

A Class-A Mishap occurs when the total cost of damage exceeds $2 million, a DOD aircraft is destroyed, or an injury results in a fatality or permanent total disability.

What are the responsibilities of Safety Officers, Safety Directors, and Civilian Supervisors?

They assist CO in conducting investigations for Class-A Mishaps, coordinate investigations, ensure safety information is sanitized, ensure all mishaps are reported, and use hazard reports. Signup and view all the answers

What are the responsibilities of commanders, commanding officers, masters, and officers-in-charge?

They report all fatalities, notify CoC of Class-A Mishaps and hospitalizations, report all On-Duty Civilian fatalities, protect the mishap site, direct investigations, ensure investigator training, and ensure investigators are not assigned to the same incident's JAGMAN investigation. Signup and view all the answers

Who can authorize deviations or variations from the procedures in mishap reporting?

The CNO must authorize any deviation or variation from the procedures in OPNAVINST 5102.1D. Signup and view all the answers

What terms require mandatory compliance?

The terms that require mandatory compliance are 'Shall,' 'Will,' and 'Must.' Signup and view all the answers

What categories contribute to a mishap sequence?

The two broad categories are physical conditions and personnel actions/inactions. Signup and view all the answers

How is mishap prevention accomplished?

Mishap prevention is accomplished through engineering, systems safety, education and training, personal protective equipment, and enforcement measures. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Class Mishaps Overview

Class-C Mishap: Damage costs between $50,000 and $500,000, or results in one or more days away from work.
Class-B Mishap: Damage costs between $500,000 and $2 million; causes permanent partial disability or hospitalization of three or more personnel.
Class-A Mishap: Damage costs exceed $2 million; results in destroyed DOD aircraft, fatality, or permanent total disability.

Responsibilities of Safety Personnel

Safety Officers and Directors: Aid in CLASS-A misap investigation and coordinate safety info dissemination while ensuring all mishaps are reported and investigated.
Use hazard reports to document near-mishaps.

Commander and Officer Responsibilities

Notify NAVSAFECEN of fatalities and communicate On/Off duty Class-A mishaps, including possible hospitalization of three or more individuals within 8 hours.
Protect the scene of On-Duty Class-A incidents and direct thorough investigations.
Ensure investigators are adequately trained and not assigned to investigate the same event.

Deviation Authorization

Only the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) can authorize deviations from the prescribed procedures in OPNAVINST 5102.1D.

Compliance Terms

Terms indicating mandatory compliance: "Shall," "Will," and "Must."
"Should" indicates a strong recommendation while "May" or "Can" are optional guidelines.

Mishap Sequence Categories

Contributing Factors: Mishaps can be traced back to two primary categories:
- Physical conditions
- Personnel actions or inactions

Mishap Prevention Strategies

Effective prevention tactics include engineering, systems safety initiatives, education, personnel protective gear, and enforcement of safety measures.

Description

Test your knowledge on the classifications of mishaps and the responsibilities of safety personnel in handling incidents. Understand the distinctions between Class A, B, and C mishaps and the critical role of safety officers and commanders in ensuring incident investigations. This quiz is essential for anyone involved in safety management.