navmc dir 5100.8 marine corps occupational safety and ... - US Navy

MARCOR OSH PROGRAM MANUAL 11001whether or not there is potential for employee exposure to toxicchemicals or harmful physical agents. The responsibleindustrial hygienist shall make this determination and maintaina written record for each work center where toxic chemicals orharmful physical agents may be found. A copy of this assessmentshall be provided to the installation or unit safety office sothat recommendations can be tracked or incorporated into thehazard abatement log. The record will include rationale for anyfinding and discrepancies.c. Workplace Monitoring Plan. If the exposure assessmentindicates workers are exposed to toxic chemicals and/or harmfulphysical agents, a work center monitoring plan shall be preparedand implemented. The industrial hygienist, responsible MTF, andISM or unit safety officer shall develop the plan jointly.d. Periodic Evaluation. All Marine Corps work centers withrecognized potential health hazards shall be evaluated at leastannually. The baseline survey will identify those work centersnot requiring annual evaluations due to a negative exposureassessment. The baseline may indicate that the periodicevaluation should be performed more frequently as dictated bythe nature and degree of hazards present. Supervisors shallnotify the responsible industrial hygienist of any changes inprocedures, materials, or equipment that could affect personnelexposures to potential health hazards, and may require are-evaluation. During the periodic evaluation, a determinationshall be made on the status of the work center, and any changesrequired in the monitoring plan or frequency of periodicfollow-ups.2. Industrial Hygienist Responsibilitiesa. The industrial hygienist or industrial hygiene officer(IHO) assigned to naval medical activities that support MarineCorps commands shall provide comprehensive baseline and periodicworkplace evaluations, technical direction of workplacemonitoring programs, training and certification of workplacemonitors, and special assistance, as requested by the activitycommander (e.g., selection of PPE, review of engineeringdesigns, member of process hazard analysis team).11-5