101: SAFETY FUNDAMENTALS

References:

(a) OPNAVINST 5100.23D, Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NAVOSH) Program manual (b) NAVAIR 01-85ADC-2-1, Organizational Maintenance, General Information and Servicing, Navy Model EA-6B Aircraft (c) NAVAIR 00-80T-105, CV NATOPS

101.1 Discuss the basic requirements for each of the following Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NAVOSH) programs.

(a) Respiratory Protection - Any Naval facility where maintenance activities generate air contaminants which can be dangerous if inhaled. (b) Hearing Conservation - Environments that produce a high intensity noise which occurs as a result of either impulse or blast noise. A continuous or intermittent sound at 84db for 8 hours or 140db impulse noise. (c) Sight Conservation - Eye protection is required for any activities that involve:

(1) Pouring or handling of molten metals or corrosive liquids and solids (2) Cutting and welding (3) Drilling (4) Grinding (5) Melting (6) Chipping (7) Sand blasting or other dust producing operations

(d) Personal Protective Equipment - Where it is determined by competent authority that it’s use is required and that such use will lessen the likelyhood of occupational injuries and/or illness.

101.2 Describe the personal protective gear to be worn while at flight quarters.

The items to be worn are a Cranial (with ear and eye protection), Long sleeve shirt, Float Coat (with inflatable bladder and strobe light), and Flight deck boots or LOX boots.

101.3 Identify the EA-6B danger areas.

While turning; all moveable surfaces, 25 feet from centerline and in front of the intakes, 80 feet from exhaust at low power, 200 feet at high power. The search radar sweep azimuth is 57dg each side of centerline from the nose.

101.4 State the purpose and identify the location of the following safety features:

(a) Ground Safety Pins - To protect maintenance personnel and prevent damage to the aircraft while the aircraft is on the ground. There are 8 pins in the Pilot’s and ECMO-1’s ejection seats and 7 in ECMO 2 and 3’s seats. There are 3 landing gear safety pins one on each main mount and one on the nose. Canopy ejection safety pins are removed by the aircrew and there is one in each cockpit.

(b) Aircraft Step, NO Step Areas - Provides aircrew/ground crew a surface area to walk on while boarding or working on the aircraft without doing any damage to the aircraft’s surface.

(c) Handholds/Grips - Provides ground crew and aircrew a place to grasp while boarding or working on the aircraft.

(d) Walkways - Areas that provide traction on the most walked on topdeck surfaces on the aircraft.

(e) Aircraft Grounding Points - There are two primary points to ground the aircraft one being the tail bumper static ground point and the other is the nose wheel well static grounding point.

101.5 State the general safety precautions associated with applying and removing external power.

(a) Check all cockpit switches and ensure that they are in the OFF, NORM or SAFE positions. (b) Ground aircraft and external electrical power supply source. (c) Ensure all personnel around or working on the aircraft are informed of the application of power.