personnel qualification standard (pqs) - I Marine Expeditionary ...

Safety Fundamentals 103
Training personnel to recognize hazards and take appropriate
precautionary measures.
Limiting the exposure to a hazard (either by reducing the number
of personnel/assets or the length of time they are exposed).
o Engineering Controls - Controls that use engineering methods to reduce
risks by design, material selection or substitution when technically or
economically feasible.
o Personal Protective Equipment - Serves as a barrier between personnel
and ahazard. It should be used when other controls do not reduce the
hazard to an acceptable level.
Supervising
Conduct follow-up evaluations of the controls to ensure they remain in place and
have the desired effect. Monitor for changes which may require further ORM.
Take corrective action when necessary.
103.3 Discuss the requirements for the provision and use of Personal Protection
Equipment (PPE) and why it is necessary.
Issue, maintenance, and use of PPE is necessary for protecting Marine Corps personnel
and hobby shop patrons when engineering and administrative controls are not available or
effective. Appropriate PPE shall be provided and used for emergencies such as
hazardous materials spills (including biohazards), hazardous materials cleanup
operations, ventilation malfunctions, emergency egress, and damage control activities
Marine Corps installations, commands, units, departments, and non-appropriated fund
activities will fund for provision and maintenance of PPE described in this Manual,
including prescription safety glasses, for Marine Corps personnel. Expenditure of funds
for PPE is economical, since loss of time for the injured, compensation costs claims, and
loss of materials and equipment are reduced.
Environmental differential pay for civilian employees, where warranted, does not relieve
the responsibility to provide appropriate PPE or continue efforts to abate hazardous
conditions which justify such pay. Requirement to wear PPE in any
particular work area does not, of itself, provide justification for differential pay.
Managers will ensure compliance with the prescribed use of PPE and document cases of
noncompliance. Managers should consider disciplinary action as a corrective measure
against the offender and supervisor, as necessary.
Installation/unit safety manager shall conduct a PPE survey per reference 13-2, to
determine if hazards are, or are likely to be, present which necessitate use of PPE. All
areas designated as eye, foot, head, and noise hazardous shall be posted with an
appropriate warning sign as determined by installation or unit safety manager.
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