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end-of-tour report) but, in fact, he has not been utilized for any
safety activities beyond those related to fire protection or H&N
activities.
The need for a recognized full-time safety officer is
very apparent.
It is recommended that a full-time military staff
officer (as identified in the OPIAJ) be designated or that the
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Atoll Safety Coordinator be utilized
more
fully (and formally) to
meet this need.
IX. ‘
The questicn was rzised of the applicability of the exemption
to t-heAtoll operations.
for “military .Uiiiqce”zc=ivities
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This
exemption has
It is obvious
% standards, thus, the use of that equipment
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must be s~itably n~i5fisd to counteract those deficiencies. For
be retrofitted to met
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instance, s?otters r,ustbe used during backing movements of equipment
without backup signals and front-end loaders and bulldozers without
overhead protection should be restricted to operations where overhead
hazards are not present. Compliance with those standards of safe
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practice applicable to operations (e.g., personal protective equipment,
noise, dust, electrical, materiel handling, etc.) is mandatory.
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SAFETY OBSERVATIONS
In general, the condition of the Atoll with regard to the safety
of the operation is greatly improved since the last inspection.
especially significant observations are presented here.
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