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b. QA referencing. When making reference to following actions, the last procedural step of a
procedure shall reference next required action, when applicable.
3.1.5.5 Health hazard precaution data. Procedures prescribed for the operation and
maintenance of equipment shall be consistent with the safety standards established by the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, Public Law 91-596 and Executive Order 11807.
Appropriate warnings shall be included, when hazardous chemicals, adverse health factors in the
environment, or use of the equipment cannot be eliminated (see 3.1.5.5.1). Warnings and
cautions applicable to hazardous materials shall be based on information contained in Material
Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Under the provisions of FED-STD-313, MSDS are required to be
submitted for hazardous materials. In turn, MSDS must be entered into the Hazardous Material
Information System as required under the provisions of DOD 6050.5 series and OPNAVINST
5100.23. Appropriate personnel protective devices shall be included.
3.1.5.5.1 Warnings applicable to hazardous materials. Complete warnings applicable to all
hazardous materials addressed in the manual shall be provided in the Hazardous Materials
Warnings Sheets (HMWS) (see 3.7.4.4). The warnings shall be developed from information
provided by chemical manufacturers in MSDS required by Code of Federal Regulations 29 CFR
1910.1200. MSDSs used within DOD are required to be entered into the Hazardous Materials
Information System (HMIS) which is addressed in DOD 6050.5 series publications. The DOD
6050.5 series publications contain MSDSs submitted under the provisions of FED-STD-313.
Additional information related to hazardous material requirements is provided in OPNAVINST
5100.23, Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NAVOSH) Program Manual.
a. A complete warning shall be provided for all hazardous materials addressed in the manual.
Appropriate personnel protective equipment requirements shall be included.
b. Warnings applicable to hazardous materials shall be presented in technical manuals by the
use of:
(1) Index number (Arabic numeral identifier),
(2) Nomenclature and specification of the hazardous material, and
(3) Icons (nonverbal graphic symbols).
c. Starting with the number 1, the warnings shall be sequentially numbered. Each hazardous
material shall be assigned only one numeric identifier. Repeated use of a specific
hazardous material shall reference the numeric identifier assigned at its initial appearance.
Warnings added to the technical manual after the initial issue shall be assigned the next
consecutive number regardless of the order of placement in the manual.
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