Safety & Occupational Health Success Stories Index

Our index is separated into categories to help you find the stories you are most interested in. Files are in PDF format and the size is indicated after the title. Use the drop down menu below to select a subject. Click here to view executive summaries of each story. In addition, a table is available which highlights the challenges, improvements, and cost, time, and labor savings of selected stories in an easy to read table format with links to the stories. A conservative estimate is that for every dollar invested in safety, the return is between three and ten dollars. View the Cost/Time Savings Chart. 

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Asbestos | Awards/Milestones | Chemical Hazards | Cold Stress |

Cranes/Elevating Work Platforms | Egress | Electrical and Lockout/Tagout |

Emergency Management | Ergonomics | Fall Hazards | Forklift Truck Safety |

Heat Stress | Industrial Ventilation | Human Systems Integration | Innovative Technologies | Lasers |

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Ergonomics:

• FRC East Reduces Ergonomic Injuries With Cartcaddy
• More Bang For The Buck:  An Ergonomics Improvement Also Provides Improved Fall Protection
• China Lake Finds That Machine Power Saves Muscle Power
• Ergonomics Stressors Resolved for Maintenance of EA-6B Prowler Tactical Jamming System
• Hazard Abatement Funds Improve Naval Hospital Rota Spain Dental Provider Comfort
• Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East Uses Lazy Susan Design to Prevent Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Naval Hospital, Rota Resolves Ergonomics and Safety Issues In Operating Room
• Assault Craft Unit Four, Little Creek, VA Prevents Injuries With Ergonomic Intervention
• Trident Refit Facility, King's Bay Uses "Good Ergonomic Decision Making" To Prevent Injuries and WMSDs
• Ergonomics Intervention at COMNAVREG SW San Diego Mail Center Prevents Injuries
• Ergonomic Risk Factors Resolved in Microelectronics Shop at Naval Air Station Jacksonville
• Southwest Regional Maintenance Center Eliminates Ergonomic Risks in Sail Shop
• PWC San Diego's Terminator Prevents Work-Related Injuries
• Naval Medical Center San Diego Pharmacy Resolves Ergonomic Risks of Prolonged Standing 212 Kb
• Naval Medical Center San Diego Resolves Risk of Lifting Injuries in Pharmacy Compounding Station 1 Mb
• RTC Great Lakes Develops Safety Boots that Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders and Injuries 271K
• NAS Sigonella's Customs Office Reduces Risk of Injuries & Musculoskeletal Disorders 189K
• SIMA San Diego Welders Reduce Risk of Injuries with Welding Power-Con Carrying Fixture 349K
• Ergonomic Door Fixture & Reduced Vibration Tooling Prevent Worker Injuries at NASNI 279K
• Fitting Chairs to Workers Prevents Back Pain at NSWC Crane Division 36K
• Automated Wire Rope Cleaning and Lubrication System Prevents WMSDs 87K
• Patient Lifts Prevent Injuries and WMSDs at NNMC, Bethesda 74K
• Rollertop Hydraulic Lift Table Reduces Injuries and WMSDs at NAVIMFAC Bangor 43K
• NASSIG Ergonomic Interventions Deliver Fleet Mail Center from Work-Related Disabilities 85K
• MED Mall at NAS Sigonella, Italy Ergonomically Designed for Employees and Customers 253K
• Ergonomic Microscopes Reduce the Risk of WMSDs at NHRC's Respiratory Disease Laboratory 126K
• NAS Sigonella's Ergo Tips Reduce Risk of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders 242K
• Ergonomic Carts Improve Management of Hydraulics Parts at NADEP JAX 207K
• Computer Ergonomics- A Little Awareness Goes a Long Way at NADEP JAX 155K
• Ergonomic Improvements in NAS Sigonella Galley Reduce the Risk of Injuries and WMSD'S 340K
• PWC Coronado Laboratory Prevents Injuries and CTD's with Automatic Shaker for Separatory Funnels 173K
• PWC San Diego's Carpet Pullers Improve Productivity And Reduce Risk of Injuries and CTD's 162K
• PWC San Diego Prevents Injuries and CTD's While Improving Productivity and Reducing Costs 144K
• Foldaway Platform Solves Blast Booth Ergonomic Problems at NADEP Jacksonville 237K
• NADEP JAX Finds Cost-Effective Ergonomic Solution to Eliminate Lifting Problems 155K
• NADEP JAX Flapwell Repair Innovation Reduces CTDs 235K
• NADEP Jacksonville Conquers Odd Shapes and Awkward Postures in its Canopy Shop 278K
• Production Controllers Cradle Hydraulics Parts 118K
• Wing Shop Mechanics Grounded at NADEP JAX 104K
• Ergonomic Improvements at NADEP Jacksonville Reduce Cumulative Trauma Disorders 118K
• Pneumatic Tables Improve Ergonomics in Model Ship Building 137K
• A New Twist (Or Lack of It) For Computer Users at NADEP Jacksonville 63K
• Navy Corporate Ergonomics Program in Spain 165K
• Ladder Loader and Bumper Hoist Prevent Injuries 167K
• Improved Ergonomic Cable Pulling Method 278K
• Navy Corporate Ergonomics Plan 112K
• Abated Ergonomic Hazards During Eyeglass Manufacturing 55K
• Ergonomic Improvement for Cable Reel Handling 247K
• Ergonomics And Industrial Hygiene Interventions 89K

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Fall Hazards:

• Fall Abatement Resolutions at Naval Computer & Telecommunication Station (NCTS), Cutler, ME
• Standardized Fall Protection Equipment Improves Safety on Navy Vessels
• Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg Deploys "First of Its Kind" Overhead Crane Retractable Rigger Fall Protection System
• NAVFAC Eliminates Fall Hazards In Sewage Pumping Stations At NAS Meridian, Mississippi (196 Kb)
• Dry-dock Guardrails Protect Workers from Falls at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine (662 Kb)
• Crane Fall Hazard Abatement at Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) Mechanicsburg, Pa  98K
• Naval Facility Engineering Command Builds in Fall Protection 211K
• Fall Protection Incorporated Into Automated Material Handling 167K
• Abated Fall Hazard at NAS Whidbey Island Fuel Pier 100K
• Abated Aircraft Maintenance Fall Hazard 59K
• Abated Fall Hazard In Aircraft Maintenance Building 110K
• Fall Protection Program at PWC Guam 119K
• Abated Waterfront Tower Fall Hazard 40K
• Abated Pier 172 Life Safety Hazard 68K

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Forklift Truck Safety:

• SIMA, Norfolk's Forklift Safety Program 80K

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Heat Stress:

• Automation of Shore Installation Heat Stress Monitoring at Naval Station Rota Spain
• Automation of Shipboard Heat Stress Monitoring 148K
• Preventing Heat Stress Afloat 153K

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Human Systems Integration:

• Concept Of Operations Exercises Help Avoid Design Issues for DDG-1000 Program

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Industrial Ventilation:

• Renovated Paint Spray Booth Improves Worker Health & Safety 147K
• Improved Local Exhaust Ventilation Protects Welders 70K
• Industrial Hygienist Resolves Paint Booth Ventilation Problem at NAS JRB Willow Grove 56K
• Aircraft Hangar Ventilation Success Story 145K
• Identification and Abatement of Airborne Fungal Growths Resolve
• Safety & Health Standards For Small Arms Firing Ranges 311K

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Innovative Technologies:

• SIMA, Norfolk Dive Chamber's Perfect Hyperbaric Treatment Record (403K)
• Super-Saw Improves Submarine Maintenance 70K

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Lasers:

• Lead Navy Technical Laboratory at NSWCDD, Dahlgren Pulls Plug on Laser Hazards 5K

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Mishap Reduction:

• Mishap Reduction Success at Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA

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Multimedia:

• Naval Safety Center's Website Links Safety Surfers with Safety Information 135K
• NAS Sigonella Safety Poster Program Saves Lives 331K
• MSC Drives Safety Home With Dramatic Videos 135K

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Noise:

• Navy Noise Reduction Patent Used by Military and Private Industry 98K
• Naval Hospital, Rota Links Hearing Conservation Training and Audiometric Testing 137K
• Noise Abatement Design in Mine Hunter Class Ships 56K
• Noise Abatement- DDG 51 Class Laundry Ventilation 81K
• Abated Explosion And Noise Hazards During Jet Engine Testing 26K
• New Workshop For Bowling Alley Mechanics Solves Noise Exposure Problems 136K

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Operational Risk Management:

• Operational Risk Management Implementation at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division 207K
• Operational Risk Management Improves Planning-Reduces Costs at NAES Lakehurst 106K

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Respiratory Protection:

• Navy Environmental Health Center Protects Navy and Marine Corps Workers From Inhalation Hazards 245K
• Expertise of Industrial Hygienists Keeps Navy Firefighters Safe 250K
• NAVIMFAC PACNORWEST Respiratory Protection Program 62K

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Safety & Occupational Health Programs:

• Navy  Industrial Hygiene Assists in Ex-America Exercise
• Navy Manages Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Base Housing
• NAVFAC Industrial Hygienist Assists in the Clean Up and Restoration of Flooded NRC Baltimore
• USS John F. Kennedy's Medical Officer and Three Hospital Corpsmen Save a Life  149K
• Navy's Mobile Preventive Medicine Team Protects Sailors and Marines During Operation Iraqi Freedom 287K
• Pearl Harbor's SMART Center Returns the Fleet to Readiness 98K
• NRSW Excels at Managing Workers' Compensation Progam 220K
• U.S. Navy Integrates U.S. and Spanish OSH Programs 149K
• U.S. Naval Hospital, Rota Meets Spanish OSH Requirements 170K
• Non-Ionizing Radiation Safety and Health Programs 100K
• Safety and Health Evaluation of Pollution Prevention Equipment 165K
• Exceptional Safety Program at Patuxent River Naval Air Station 155K

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Traffic Safety:

• LED Crosswalk Signs Enhance Traffic Safety at Naval Station Mayport
• Pearl Harbor- Navy Region Hawaii Personnel Clicking In 305K
• Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy Promotes Motor Vehicle Safety 220K
• Pearl Harbor's Traffic Safety Program 186K

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Vibration Abatement:

• Reducing Hand-Arm Vibration Through Use of Better Protective Equipment and Low-Vibration Power Hand Tools
• Protecting Our People from Bad Vibrations
• Anti-Vibration Sanders Prevent Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome 57K
• Pneumatic Grinder Prevents Workplace Injuries in SIMA Coronado's Small Boat Repair Department 87K
• Improved Wing Pin Removal at NASNI NADEP Eliminates Hand-Arm Vibration Hazard 176K

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Voluntary Protection Program:

• NSWCCD-SSES - First Naval Surface Warfare Center Awarded OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs Star Status
• Naval Station Everett Awarded Voluntary Protection Programs Star Status
• Southeast Regional Maintenance Center Awarded Voluntary Protection Programs Star Status
• NAS Jacksonville Reaches the Star
• Star Voluntary Protection Programs Status Awarded to Naval Station Mayport
• Naval Weapons Station Charleston Awarded OSHA VPP Star Status
• Voluntary Protection Program Star Awarded To Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi
• MCLB Barstow First Marine Corps Voluntary Protection Programs Star Command
• Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Awarded Voluntary Protection Program Star Status
• Naval Weapons Station Charleston Awarded OSHA VPP Merit Status
• Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Achieves OSHA VPP Star Status
• VPP Star Status Awarded to Norfolk Naval Shipyard
• Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Earns OSHA VPP Star Status
• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) Achieves VPP Star Status

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