Each eye hazardous area will be marked by a 3-inch
strip of black and yellow checkerboard pattern on the
deck and a warning sign. The warning sign will be
directly mounted on the hazard, component, machinery,
boundary bulkhead, or door in a conspicuous location
and will read:
WARNING
EYE HAZARD
The word WARNING will be in yellow
letters on a black background, and the words
EYE HAZARD will be in black letters on a
yellow background.
EYE PROTECTION DEVICES
Some examples of devices for eye protection are
safety glasses, chipper’s goggles, welder’s goggles,
chemical goggles, face shields, and prescription safety
glasses. All such devices must be selected according to
Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NAVOSH)
Program Manual, OPNAVINST. 5100.19B. They must
be adequate for the specified hazards, be reasonably
comfortable, fit snugly, and not interfere with
movement any more than necessary. They must be
durable, easy to clean, and capable of being disinfected.
Trained personnel will issue personal eye wear and fit it
at the time of issue. Eye wear furnished under the sight
conservation program is Navy property and will be
repaired or replaced if it is damaged.
All personnel who enter hazardous areas should
wear protective eye wear. This includes crew members,
visitors, supervisors, or personnel passing through. The
command will procure enough heavy-duty goggles
and/or plastic eye protectors for anyone entering an eye
hazard area.
The ship’s supply department will order eye and
face protection devices through the supply system. They
should check each item as it is received to be sure it is
labeled “Z87.” This shows that the device complies
with American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Z87.1-1979.
Each person is expected to keep eye protection
equipment clean and fully operational and to use it
properly at all times. If eye protection equipment will
be reissued to a different person, it should first be
sanitized with hot, soapy water and rinsed of all traces
of soap or detergent. It should then be immersed for 10
minutes in a chlorine bleach solution, then rinsed and
air dried.
EMERGENCY EYEWASH FACILITIES
The ship should have a combination of emergency
shower and eyewash or eye/face wash units in all areas
where the eyes of crew members may be exposed to
corrosive materials. Self-contained eyewash units will
be provided where potable water and drainage is not
available. The units should be of a type to treat the eye
damage that might occur in the particular area. Each
station should be clearly marked with a safety
instruction sign of white lettering against a green
background. Signs should be posted in a visible location
close to the eyewash unit to identify it as an emergency
eyewash station. No unit will be more than 10 seconds
or more than 100 travel feet from the hazard. Anyone
who uses an emergency eyewash should be examined
by medical personnel.
Each eyewash station located in remote or
minimally manned areas should have a visual and
audible alarm that will be activated when the unit is
used. The alarm should be located in an area where it
can always be seen and/or heard. A label plate should be
located at eye level in the immediate vicinity of the
visual alarm and should contain the following words:
WARNING
When the emergency shower (eyewash,
eye/face wash) in (shop or space location) has
been activated, provide immediate personnel
assistance and notify sickbay.
THE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
PROGRAM
Many repair and maintenance operations generate
air contaminants. Engineering controls, such as local
exhaust ventilation, are the most effective means to
protect personnel against these contaminants. However,
when engineering controls are not practical or feasible,
respirators are necessary to assure the protection of
personnel. This section gives you an overview of
respirators. Always read the instructions for a given type
of respirator before you use it.
NOTE: Military gas masks and medical/dental
surgical masks may NEVER be used as air-purifying
respirators. Gas permeable and soft contact lenses may
be worn with all respiratory protection.
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