THE APPLICATION OF SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL TECHNIQUES TO INDUSTRY

Abstract

American industry expends substantial sums for fire protection, fire prevention programs, first-aid facilities, and industrial safety programs. There is, however, the general lack of a program which preassigns specific responsibilities to employees, upon the occurrence of an emergency situation, which could reduce significantly the extent of damage. The purpose of this paper is to present a model industrial disaster control plan which was developed for use at the Overhaul and Repair Facility, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, and which utilizes those techniques heretofore applied primarily by shipboard Damage Control organizations. The industrial manager alone can decide whether a similar application of Damage Control principles within his organization can be beneficial. To facilitate the making of this decision, a cost equation for use in computing plan implementation costs is provided. Further, the paper presents a method of approach, involving simulation techniques, for individual company assessment of the potential value of plan installation in addition to the benefit derived by reduction of actual physical loss.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0479700

Entities

People

  • Albert T. Balogh
  • Robert J. Martin
  • William R. Stark

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Fire Prevention
  • Fire Protection
  • First Aid
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Production Engineering
  • Safety
  • Safety Equipment
  • Training
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Economics
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Trauma or Military Medicine