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01977 - (C3268784]
(Occupational Health Efforts of the Xepartent of Defense].
HRD-79-9; B-163375. November 21, 1978. 6 pp.
Report to Harold Brown, Secretary, Department of Defense; by
Gregory J. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div.
Issue Area: Consumer and Worker Pratection: Employ,rs Compliance
With Occupational Health Standards (912).
Contact: Human Resources Div.
Budqet Function: Health: Consumer and Occupational dealth and
Safety (559).
Orqanization Concerned: Department of the Nayy; Departsent of
the Army.
Congressional Relevance: House Comm!ttea on ArLeS Servicis;
Senate Committee on Amed Servicer.
Occupational health efforts of three military
installations were reviewed to determine whether their projrams
were effective in protecting employees from expcuure t!: toxic
substances and harmful physical agents. Of the three
installations reviewed, none were routinely requesting material
safety data sheets when they bought tcxic iteAs, and data sheets
were not on hand for most of the toxic items found at the
installations. Most of the workers interviewed at the Picatinny
Arsenal and about half of the workers interviewed at the Norfolk
Naval Shipyard were unaware of tha potential harmful effects of
the substances they worked with and had not been given training
in safe use of emergency procedures for the substances. Vorkers
at the Portsmouth Naval Regional Medical Center indicated that
they vere aware of the hazard3 of some of the substances they
orke4 with and were trained in their safe use. At all three
.nstallations, the industrial hygiene surveys were not adequate
to detemine whether employees working with toxic substances were
adequately protected. The Departments cf Defense, the Army, and
the Navy have established occupational safety and health
policies and have issued directives and g'idlines for
establishing and maintaining effective programs. However,
adequate action has not been taken to assure that the programs
were properly iaplemented. The .ecretary of Defense sLculd take
actions to assure that effective occupational health programs
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