clean up the glass fragments very carefully.
And, if you touch the phosphor, go to medical.
CRT disposal: CRTs are disposed of by ship-
ping them back to the manufacturer, or by discarding
them locally. If you ship a CRT back to the manufac-
turer, put it in the shipping container intact. If you dis-
pose of it locally, follow the procedure that has been
prescribed by your safety officer.
HAZARD REPORTING
The reporting of unsafe or unhealthful conditions in
the work place is extremely important. Each
identified/validated hazard shall be assigned a Risk
Assessment Code (RAC) by the activity safety office.
The RAC represents the degree of risk associated with
the deficiency. Hazard severity categories shall be
assigned by Roman numeral according to the following
criteria.
1.
2 .
3 .
4.
Category l—Catastrophic: The hazard may
cause death, or loss of a facility.
Category II—Critical: May cause severe
injury, severe occupational illness, or major
property damage.
Category III—Marginal: May cause minor
injury, minor occupational illness, or minor
property damage.
Category IV—Negligible: Probably would not
affect personnel safety or health, but is
nevertheless in violation of a NAVOSH
standard.
Mishap Probability is the term used to describe the
probability that a hazard will result in a mishap, based
on an assessment of such factors as location, exposure
in terms of cycles or hours of operation, and affected
population. Mishap probability shall be assigned an
Arabic letter according to the following criteria:
1 .
2 .
3.
4.
Subcategory A—Likely to occur immediately
or within a short period of time.
Subcategory B—Probably will occur in time.
Subcategory C—May occur in time.
Subcategory D—Unlikely to occur.
GENERAL STOWAGE REQUIREMENTS
Proper stowage of hazardous material is essential to
ship and personnel safety. The supply department and
individual work center personnel are responsible for
proper stowage of hazardous material in areas under
their cognizance. For answers to your questions
concerning hazardous material stowage, consult your
supervisor, supply officer, or your hazardous
material/hazardous waste coordinator.
Hazardous materials aboard ship are typically
packaged in cases or allotments of individual
containers.
Do not store hazardous materials in heat producing
areas, or near heat-producing items. Shield hazardous
material stored on the weather deck or in exposed areas
from direct sunlight.
Temporary stowage of hazardous material in work
spaces should be limited to the quantity necessary for
one work shift.
We recommend that you get a copy of Naval Ships’
Technical Manual, Chapter 670, “Stowage, Handling,
and Disposal of General Use Consumables,” and read
sections 3 through 6 to enhance your knowledge on
stowage of the material covered in this chapter.
Additional informational is also provided in chapter
C23, of the NAVOSH Program Manual for Forces
Afloat, (OPNAVINST 5100.19).
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