1 B. OPLAN 600-77 calls for “ ...detailed procedures for coordin..- .. sting then-safetyprograms of the vario~usservices.” These procedures generally meet the requirements of the OPIAN and of the various DOD instructions and directives. .,--- ; ~-.: -. ... .. ... . . ---.-. -’. .’ is -. -.‘~f -instructions” The prin~y . ...”.. concern ~egarding tfi.is set . the lack of a clear descriatio.n of safety responsibilities of the Service elements with regard to various operations md v~”ious areas of the Atoll. Although this delineation seems to b= clear *n the minds of the Semite element commanders, this should nevertheless be defined in the appropriate EAI, particularly because of the regular turnover in supervisory persa-mel. Iv. INSPECTIO!iPRfi<~R.X4 EAI 5EI03 app=azs to require mnthly safety inspections of all .. Atoll activities tagethr with reports of each to the Atoll Safety .. Officer. This is being done on Enewetak and Lojwa by H&N for fire protection =nd far Es:?activities. Infrequent inspections are being performed by other activities, but it does not appear that this requirement is being met. The Sexvice elements in general emphasize their u=”eof the normal chain-of-command and supewisory sibilities to meet this end. respon- However, the usefulness of an inspection program, particul~-ly of ongoing activities and not just physics> facilities, is well established as well as required by DOD. It is recommended that this program be reviewed, particularly with regard to the frequency requirement, and that a program appropriate to the Atoll activities by instituted. 20