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SUBJ/NAVY SAFETY SELF ASSESSMENT REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR THE
/CY2012 ASSESSMENT PERIOD//
REF/A/MSGID:GENADMIN/NAVADMIN/121425ZFEB2010//
REF/B/DESC:DOC/SECNAV/22JAN2009//
REF/C/DESC:DOC/SECNAV/07JUL2009//
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NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 048/10, 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 OPNAVINST 5100.23G, THE NAVY
SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (SOH) PROGRAM MANUAL.  REF E IS
OPNAVINST 5100.19E, THE NAVY SOH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES
AFLOAT. REF F IS OPNAVINST 5102.1D, THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
MISHAP AND SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING
MANUAL.  REF G IS OPNAVINST 3750.6R, THE NAVAL AVIATION SAFETY
PROGRAM MANUAL.//
POC/LEWIS, ALAN/CIV/UNIT:COMNAVSAFECEN/NAME:NORFOLK
/TEL:757-444-3520 X7005/TEL:DSN 564-3520 X7005
/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 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 THIRD ROUND
BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2013.
3.  PER REFS A THROUGH E, NAVY COMMANDS/UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE AN ANNUAL SELF-ASSESSMENT OF THEIR SAFETY PROGRAM TO
INCLUDE A REVIEW OF PROGRESS TOWARD IMPLEMENTING THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY SAFETY VISION.  COMMAND SELF-
ASSESSMENTS SHOULD BE TAILORED TO THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OF
THE COMMAND AND PROVIDE A HOLISTIC LOOK AT THE COMMAND/UNIT
SAFETY, RISK MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (SOH)
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.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/NAVSAFECEN/PAGES/OSH/NSAR-INDEX.ASPX.
A COMPREHENSIVE SELF ASSESSMENT WILL FACILITATE CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT IN 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 SAFETY SELF
ASSESSMENT: ANY COMBINATION OF, FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE, IN THE
AREAS OF: PROGRAMMATIC 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 LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3.
6.  ROLL UP OF TOP FIVE.  NOTE: THESE TIMELINES ARE DIFFERENT
FROM THOSE USED IN CY2011.  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 28 FEB 2013.
    (B) ECHELON II COMMANDS SHALL CONSOLIDATE INFORMATION
RECEIVED AND FORWARD SUBMISSIONS TO THE SQC NO LATER THAN 01
APR 2013.
7.  ECHELON II COMMANDS WITH SUBORDINATE COMMANDS FOLLOWING VPP
SELF EVALUATION TIMELINES THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TIME TO SUBMIT
THEIR ECHELON II REPORT SHALL SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST TO COMMANDER,
NAVAL SAFETY CENTER.
8. 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.  THE CY2011 NAVY SELF
ASSESSMENT REPORT AND ACTION PLAN WILL BE POSTED ON THE NAVAL
SAFETY CENTER WEBSITE BY THE END OF NOV 2012. THE ACTION PLAN WILL
BE UPDATED QUARTERLY THEREAFTER.//