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SUBJ/COVID-19 MISHAP REPORTING GUIDANCE//
REF/A/MSGID:OPNAVINST 5102.1/-/-//
REF/B/MSGID:29 CFR 1904/-/-//
REF/C/MSGID:NAVADMIN 080-20/CNO WASHINGTON DC/212007ZMAR2020//
REF/D/DESC:NAVNORTH PHASE III EXORD/CUSFF/221700ZMAR2020//
REF/E/DESC:WEBSITE/WWW.OSHA.GOV//
NARR/REF A IS NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MISHAP AND SAFETY
INVESTIGATION, REPORTING, AND RECORD KEEPING MANUAL. REF B IS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) INJURY AND
ILLNESS RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS. REF C IS NAVY MITIGATION
MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. REF D IS NAVNORTH
PHASE III EXECUTE ORDER (EXORD) IN RESPONSE TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
DISEASE 2019. REF E IS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GUIDANCE ON REPORTING
OF WORKPLACE EXPOSURES TO COVID-19.//
POC/WILSON, JONATHAN/CIV/UNIT:COMNAVSAFECEN/NAME:NORFOLK
/TEL:757-444-3520 X7156/TEL:DSN 564-3520 X7156
/EMAIL:JONATHAN.D.WILSON2@NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1.  THIS ALSAFE PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING CONFIRMED CASES
OF COVID-19 ILLNESS RESULTING IN EXPOSURE OF ON DUTY MILITARY
AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FROM AN EMPLOYEE'S JOB DUTIES. CONFIRMED
CASES WILL BE REPORTED INTO THE WEB ENABLED SAFETY SYSTEM
(WESS). PER REF A, DEATH, ANY WORK-RELATED ILLNESS OR INJURY
THAT INVOLVES MEDICAL TREATMENT BEYOND FIRST AID, AND/OR DAYS
AWAY FROM WORK, LIGHT DUTY OR LIMITED DUTY FOR ON/OFF-DUTY
MILITARY PERSONNEL, OR DAYS OF JOB TRANSFER OR RESTRICTED WORK
FOR ON-DUTY CIVILIANS IS A REPORTABLE MISHAP.
2.  THE DEPARTMENT OF NAVY (DON) IS FOLLOWING THE CURRENT OSHA
RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFIRMED WORK RELATED CASES OF
COVID-19 INFECTION BY RECORDING THEM INTO THE WESS MISHAP
REPORTING SYSTEM. COVID-19 CASES ARE RECORDABLE IF THE EMPLOYEE
IS INFECTED AS A RESULT OF PERFORMING THEIR WORK DUTIES AND IF
EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:
A.  THE CASE IS A CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19
B.  THE CASE IS WORK-RELATED, AS DEFINED BY PARA 3004 OF REF A
OR 29 CFR 1904.5; AND
C.  THE CASE INVOLVES ONE OR MORE OF THE GENERAL RECORDING
CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN PARA 3004 OF REF A OR 29 CFR 1904.7
(E.G., MEDICAL TREATMENT BEYOND FIRST-AID, DAYS AWAY FROM WORK)
SEE REF E FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
3.  AS WITH ALL MISHAPS, A SAFETY INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED.
FOR PURPOSES OF COVID-19, THE KEY OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION
IS TO DETERMINE THE WORK RELATEDNESS AND GATHER ENOUGH
INFORMATION TO REPORT. THE SAFETY PROFESSIONALS ROLE IN THE
MISHAP INVESTIGATION IS TO COORDINATE WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH
AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF THE WORKPLACE RELATED NUMBER
OF POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES. THIS INFORMATION SHOULD SERVE AS THE
BASIS FOR RECORDING AND/OR REPORTING PURPOSES. DON EXAMPLES OF
POTENTIAL WORK RELATED COVID-19 ILLNESSES INCLUDE:
A.  HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO INFECTED
PATIENTS.
B.  SHIP WHILE UNDERWAY HAS A NON-SYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUAL BOARD
THE SHIP AND A BREAK OUT LATER OCCURS UNDERWAY WHERE OTHER
PERSONNEL ARE INFECTED.
C.  MILITARY FLIGHT CREW IN SECURE LOCATION TRANSPORTING
INFECTED PASSENGERS.
D.  SECURITY PERSONNEL INTERACTING WITH INFECTED PERSONNEL.
E.  PARTICIPATION OR SUPERVISION OF RECRUIT TRAINING WITH
PERSONNEL THAT ARE INFECTED.
4.  IF THE CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASE MEETS THE CRITERIA IN
PARAGRAPH TWO AND THREE, THE WESS USER WILL ENTER THE REPORT
UNDER THE GENERAL RECORDING CRITERIA (FATALITY, HOSPITALIZATION,
MEDICAL TREATMENT BEYOND FIRST-AID, DAYS AWAY FROM, ETC.) AND
FOLLOW THE PATH OF: INJURED BODY PARTS, INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC
DISEASES, VIRAL DISEASES, COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS/SARS-COV-2. IT IS
RECOMMENDED TO INCLUDE IN THE NARRATIVE WHY OR HOW THE ILLNESS
IS WORK RELATED AND ANY KEY INFORMATION GLEANED FROM THE
INVESTIGATION.
5.  COVID-19 MISHAP REPORTING DESCRIBED IN THIS ALSAFE DOES NOT
RELIEVE UNITS OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED IN REFS
C AND D.//
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