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SUBJ/NAVY SAFETY SELF ASSESSMENT REPORTING PROCEDURES /FOR CY2011//
REF/A/DESC:DOC/NAVADMIN 048/-//
REF/B/DESC:DOC/SECNAV/22JAN2009//
REF/C/DESC:DOC/SECNAV/07JUL2009//
REF/D/DESC:DOC/OPNAVINST 5100.23G/-//
REF/E/DESC:DOC/OPNAVINST 5100.19E/-//
REF/F/DESC:DOC/OPNAVINST 5102.1D/-//
REF/G/DESC:DOC/OPNAVINST 3750.6R/-//
AMPN/REF A IS THE NAVY IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERSIGHT PLAN
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY SAFETY VISION AND
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MISHAP REDUCTION GOALS RELEASED IN
FEB 2010. REF B IS THE DON SAFETY VISION RELEASED BY
SECNAV, CNO AND CMC ON 22 JAN 09. REF C IS SECNAV
MEMORANDUM ON DON SAFETY OF 7 JUL 09. REF D IS THE NAVY
SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (SOH) PROGRAM MANUAL.  REF
E IS THE NAVY SOH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOAT. REF F
THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MISHAP AND SAFETY INVESTIGATION
REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING MANUAL.  REF G IS THE NAVAL
AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM MANUAL.
POC/LEWIS, ALAN/CIV/UNIT:COMNAVSAFECEN/NAME:NORFOLK
/TEL:757-444-3520X7005/DSN 564-3520X7005/EMAIL:
ALAN.R.LEWIS@NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS ALSAFE PERTAINS TO NAVY UNITS ONLY.
2.  REF A PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO NAVY COMMANDS ON THE
REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL SAFETY SELF ASSESSMENT
AND TO REPORT RESULTS OF THAT SELF ASSESSMENT TO THEIR
HIGHER HEADQUARTERS.  ADDITIONALLY, REF A DELINEATED THE
PROCESS AND TIMELINES FOR THE ROLL UP OF SELF ASSESSMENT
DATA TO ECHELON II COMMANDS AND THE ANALYSIS OF THIS DATA
BY THE EXECUTIVE SAFETY COMMITTEE - NOW THE SAFETY QUALITY
COUNCIL (SQC) UNDER THE NAVY EXECUTIVE SAFETY BOARD (NESB).
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE AMPLIFYING
GUIDANCE FOR SELF ASSESSMENT REPORTING FOR THE SECOND
ROUND BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2012.
3.  PER REFS A THROUGH E, NAVY COMMANDS/UNITS ARE
REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL SELF-ASSESSMENT OF THEIR
SAFETY PROGRAM.  COMMAND SELF-ASSESSMENTS SHOULD BE
TAILORED TO THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMAND AND
PROVIDE A HOLISTIC LOOK AT THE COMMAND/UNIT SAFETY
POSTURE AND COMPLIANCE WITH APPICABLE SAFETY PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN REFS B, D, E, F AND G.  GUIDANCE
ON CONDUCTING UNIT SAFETY SELF ASSESSMENTS CAN BE FOUND
IN REFS (D) AND (E). ADDITIONALY, A SELF ASSESSMENT GUIDE
IS AVAILABLE ON THE NAVAL SAFETY CENTER WEBSITE AT:
WWW.SAFETYCENTER.NAVY.MIL.  A COMPREHENSIVE SELF
ASSESSMENT WILL FACILITATE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN
SAFETY PERFORMANCE BY MANAGING HAZARDS, MITIGATING RISK,
AND IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS TO REDUCE MISHAPS.  THE NESB
WILL CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE COMMAND/UNIT SELF-ASSESSMENTS
TO FULFILL ITS DON SAFETY VISION OVERSIGHT
RESPONSIBILITY.
4.  ANNUAL SAFETY SELF ASSESSMENT REQUIRMENT.  AS STATED
IN REF A, COMMANDS/UNITS SHALL COMPLETE THEIR ANNUAL
SELF-ASSESSMENTS BY 31 DEC OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR.
COMMANDS SHALL FORMULATE IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR EACH
IDENTIFIED HAZARD AND DEFICIENCY AND TAKE ALL NECESSARY
STEPS TO CORRECT THEM.  UNITS SHALL ALSO INVESTIGATE AND
SUBMIT HAZARD REPORTS ON SIGNIFICANT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT OTHER COMMANDS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 4 OF REF (F) OR REF (G) AS
APPLICABLE.
5.  TOP FIVE REPORTING.  COMMANDS/UNITS SHALL REPORT THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR SELF
ASSESSMENT:  ANY COMBINATION OF, FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE, IN
THE AREAS OF:  PROGRAM DEFICIENCIES AND WEAKNESSES,
ROADBLOCKS TO SUCCESSFUL MISHAP PREVENTION EFFORTS, AND
WORKPLACE HAZARDS.  ADDITIONALLY COMMANDS/UNITS SHOULD
ALSO REPORT ANY PROGRAM BEST PRACTICES THAT MAY BE
BENEFICIAL FOR OTHER COMMANDS/UNITS TO REVIEW AND
POSSIBLY IMPLEMENT.  THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE REPORTED
UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND USING THE STANDARDIZED TEMPLATE
THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE SQC AND IS AVAILABLE FROM
ECHELON II SAFETY MANAGERS AND THE NAVAL SAFETY CENTER
WEBSITE.
6.  ROLL UP OF TOP FIVE.  THE COMPLETED TEMPLATES
CONTAINING THE TOP FIVE SELF ASSESSMENT ISSUES/CONCERNS
AND ANY PROGRAM SUCCESSES OR BEST PRACTICES SHALL BE
FORWARDED TO THE IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND (ISIC).
ISICS SHALL REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATE THEIR SUBORDINATE
COMMAND REPORTS INTO A "TOP FIVE" AND FORWARD TO THEIR
ISIC.  EACH SUBSEQUENT LEVEL IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND
SHALL REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATE SUBORDINATE COMMAND REPORTS
UP TO THE ECHELON III LEVEL.
    (A) ECHELON III COMMANDS SHALL REVIEW SUBORDINATE
COMMAND SUBMISSIONS AND FORWARD THEIR CONSOLIDATED TOP
FIVE TO THEIR ECHELON II NO LATER THAN 31 MAR 2012.
    (B) ECHELON II COMMANDS SHALL CONSOLIDATE INFORMATION
RECEIVED AND FORWARD SUBMISSIONS TO THE SQC NO LATER THAN
01 MAY 2012.
7.  THE SQC WILL ANALYZE SELF-ASSESSMENT DATA, IDENTIFY
TRENDS, AND PREPARE A WRITTEN REPORT AND BRIEF FOR THE
NEXT SCHEDULED NESB FOCUSING ON ACTIONABLE INFORMATION
AND RECOMMEND POLICY AND PROGRAM CHANGES.//