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MARCOR OSH PROGRAM MANUALCHAPTER 10PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF WORK CENTER HAZARDS10000. DISCUSSION1. Public Law 91-596, Occupational Safety and Health Act of1970, executive orders, and public laws establish therequirement for commanders to provide all Federal employees witha safe and healthful place of employment. Although Public Law91-596 applies to installations and garrison environments, thereare provisions that also apply to those areas that are militaryunique. In both garrison and operational environments,identification of hazardous conditions may be accomplished atthe planning and design stage, as a result of annual or morefrequent inspections, industrial hygiene reports, or bypersonnel reporting hazards NAVMC 11509 ANYMOUSE or NAVMC 11401,Unsafe/Healthful Working Conditions.) All recognized hazardsshall be eliminated or controlled as quickly as possible subjectto prioritization based upon risk assessment and assignment ofRACs. See figure 7-2.2. The preferred method of hazard abatement shall be throughthe application of engineering controls or substitution ofmaterials, tools, equipment, and improved work proceduresidentified in SOPs, PMs, and TMs. The use of administrativecontrols, possibly in conjunction with personal protectiveequipment (PPE), is acceptable only when all other methods areproven not technically or economically feasible.10001. RESPONSIBILITIES1. Commanders and Commanding Officers shall establish andmaintain an effective operational risk management program asdescribed in MCO 3500.27B. This process is an effectiveapproach to hazard identification, risk assessment, andmonitoring the effectiveness of controls. RACs are used as thebasis for developing risk decisions and controls.10-3