Department of the Navy Risk Management Program for the Safe Manufacture, Storage and Handling of Ammunition and Explosives
Abstract
The Department of the Navy (DON) has established a comprehensive Explosives Safety Risk Management Program. The purpose of this paper is to describe the Navy's risk management philosophy and the elements of this overall program. The DON is comprised of two military services, the Navy and the Marine Corps. As used in this paper, the term DON, or Navy, includes both Navy and Marine Corps units and shore activities. The term Naval does not include Marine Corps personnel or facilities. All of our mishap prevention efforts at the Headquarters level are focused on one of these three areas: reducing the probability of occurrence of an explosives mishap, reducing the consequences if a mishap occurs, and continuously informing our personnel with regard to what constitutes an acceptable risk. There are many elements to the overall DON Explosives Safety Program. These elements, when viewed as parts of the overall program, form a comprehensive explosives safety risk management program and provide a mechanism for implementing continuous improvement throughout the DON. The overall DON Explosives Safety Program is divided into five major elements: 1. Documentation 2. Assessment 3. Facilities 4. Enforcement 5. Education.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA500374
Entities
People
- Edward W. Kratovil
- Eric Alchowiak
- Paul S. Wright
- Richard T. Adams
- Thomas S. Heitzmann