R 241616Z JAN 14 ZYB FM COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA TO ALSAFE BT UNCLAS ALSAFE 007/14 SECINFO/U/-// MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSAFECEN/00/JAN// SUBJ/REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGNATION OF SAFETY AUTHORITY /PERSONNEL FOR COMMAND MANAGEMENT OF WEB-ENABLED SAFETY SYSTEM /ACCOUNTS AND PERMISSIONS FOLLOW-UP// REF/A/DESC:MSG/COMNAVSAFECEN/021508ZAUG2013// REF/B/DESC:DOC/COMNAVSAFECEN/07JAN2005// NARR/REF A IS ALSAFE 13-043, REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGNATION OF SAFETY AUTHORITY (SA) PERSONNEL FOR COMMAND MANAGEMENT OF WEB- ENABLED SAFETY SYSTEM (WESS) ACCOUNTS AND PERMISSIONS. REF B IS OPNAVINST 5102.1D/MCO P5102.1B CHANGE 2, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MISHAP AND SAFETY INVESTIGATION, REPORTING, AND RECORD KEEPING MANUAL.// POC/JIMMY CULPEPPER/CIV/UNIT:NAVSAFECEN/NAME:NORFOLK /TEL:COM:757-444-3520 X7156/TEL:DSN:564-3520 X7156 /EMAIL:JAMES.V.CULPEPPER@NAVY.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF A REITERATED THE REQUIREMENT FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS OF EACH COMMAND TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PERSON DESIGNATED AS THE WESS SA PER PARAGRAPH 3007.1B(1) OF REF B. THIS ALSAFE WAS AIMED AT COMMANDS THAT DO NOT ALREADY HAVE A WESS SA ASSIGNED IN PREPARATION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE WESS INJURY VERIFICATION FEED INITIATIVE TO IDENTIFY POSSSIBLE REPORTABLE MISHAPS. THIS INITIATIVE ORIGINATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN THE DOD IG FOUND SIGNIFICANT UNDER-REPORTING OF INJURIES. THE NAVAL SAFETY CENTER WAS DIRECTED TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL DATA THAT WOULD HELP IDENTIFY REPORTABLE MISHAPS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED. THE ALSAFE DID NOT GENERATE THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APPOINTED SAFETY AUTHORITIES, SO THIS ALSAFE REITERATES THE NEED TO ENSURE EVERY COMMAND HAS APPOINTED AN SA AS REQUIRED BY REF B. 2. THE SA IS TYPICALLY THE SAFETY MANAGER, SAFETY OFFICER, AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REGIONAL SAFETY MANAGER, ETC. WHO MANAGES WESS ACCOUNT REQUESTS, ACCESS AND PERMISSIONS (E.G., DRAFTER, RELEASER, ENDORSER, NOTIFICATIONS, ETC.) GIVEN TO PERSONNEL FOR ONE OR MORE COMMANDS OR ACTIVITIES IN CASES WHERE THE PARENT COMMAND, ISIC OR AN EXTERNAL COMMAND HAS TAKEN ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SA FOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS THROUGH THEIR OWN SA. THERE IS NO NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL SA AT THE SUBORDINATE COMMAND. WITH DEPLOYMENT OF THE WESS INJURY VERIFICATION FEED TOOL, THE SA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSIGNING A NEWLY CREATED WESS ROLE - THE WESS INJURY VERIFICATION FEED POC. FAILURE TO HAVE A COMMAND SA IN PLACE PRECLUDES THE ABILITY TO ASSIGN THE NEW ROLE. 3. USING DATA RECEIVED FROM THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER, THE WESS INJURY VERIFICATION FEED WILL SEND AN EMAIL TO THE POC DESIGNATED FOR THE COMMAND, DIRECTING THAT PERSON TO A WESS PAGE THAT LISTS PERSONNEL ATTACHED TO THAT COMMAND WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN WHAT MAY BE REPORTABLE MISHAPS. THE COMMAND REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE ASKED TO VALIDATE WHETHER OR NOT EACH INDIVIDUAL MISHAP CONSTITUTES A REPORTABLE MISHAP. IF IT DOES, THE REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE PROMPTED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ENSURE THE COMMAND SUBMITS THE REQUIRED REPORT. UNLESS ALL COMMANDS HAVE IDENTIFIED AN SA AND WESS INJURY VERIFICATION FEED POC, THE WESS INJURY VERIFICATION FEED PROCESS WILL NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED. 4. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WESS SA PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE NAVAL SAFETY CENTER WESS HELP DESK AT 757- 444-3520 EXT 7048 (DSN 564), MONDAY - FRIDAY, 0800 TO 1630 EST OR VIA EMAIL AT NRFK_SAFE_WESSHELP(AT)NAVY.MIL.//