POLICY FOR SAFETY PROGRAM

Learning Objective: Recognize the importance of training personnel to fully comply with safety precautions and directives.

While no attempt has been made in this training manual to cover all the areas of safety responsibility pertaining to the AME rating, enough has been presented to stress to the AME1 and AMEC the importance of safety. Senior AMEs must continually strive to improve the safety program.

The AME must interpret and apply safety directives and precautions established by the Department of the Navy, type commander, local command, and the precautions required for each job. Safety directives and precautions must be followed to the letter. This will save lives, prevent injuries, and prevent damage to equipment. Should an occasion arise in which doubt exists about the application of a particular directive or precaution, the measure to be taken is that which will achieve maximum safety. A shipboard operation requires more attention to safety than a shore-based operation. Although, in most instances, the hazards and the precautions are the same whether the work is done afloat or ashore.