Safety Surveys

Inspection of units and facilities is an integral part of Army safety. AR 385-10 (Chapter 17) cites DA PAM 385-10, which states, in part: "Safety in the workplace is enhanced when regular (at least annually, but more frequently for high risk workplaces) inspections are conducted to ensure that all safety standards and procedures are being followed. The Safety Program, at each command and installation, must be evaluated on an annual basis, or more frequently if required, as part of the overall Army effort to ensure that safety programs are targeted at the highest risk areas and that they are staying on target with stated goals and objectives. When evaluating the safety program of an organization it is necessary to involve the members of that organization in the process…

"Safety in the workplace is enhanced when regular inspections are conducted to ensure that all safety standards and procedures are being followed"

Safety programs, like all Army programs, will have controls established to ensure implementation of regulatory and statutory rules. The controls will be developed and coordinated with the organizations/units involved, the command group, legal, and other interested parties as determined by the commander. Once agreed upon, the controls will be incorporated into the appropriate safety plan/program. The State Safety Manager will determine the optimal schedule for safety program evaluations and will submit the schedule for safety evaluations to the commander for approval. The schedule will be coordinated with all involved parties prior to presenting to the commander for approval. Once the safety evaluation schedule has been established, the Safety Office will schedule personnel to support the safety evaluation process. Results of each evaluation will be provided to the organization/unit being audited." As directed in DA PAM 385-10 as described above, representatives of the Safety Office routinely conduct Safety Inspections of SCARNG facilities. These inspections result in completion of Inspection Reports with Risk Assessment Codes (RACs), indicating the level of severity of the deficiencies noted and the relative urgency of implementing a corrective action. Once completed, the Inspection Report will be accompanied by a request from the Safety Office for the unit to respond to any deficiencies noted.