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SUBJ/WESS HAZARD REPORTING SYSTEM//
REF/A/DESC:DOC/OPNAV/07JAN2005//
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 5102.1D, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MISHAP AND
SAFETY INVESTIGATION, REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  A ROBUST HAZARD REPORTING CULTURE IS A
FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC OF EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT.  IN ORDER
TO FACILITATE INCREASED HAZARD REPORTING, THE NAVAL SAFETY CENTER
(NAVSAFECEN) HAS DEPLOYED AN IMPROVED WEB-ENABLED SAFETY SYSTEM
(WESS) HAZARD REPORTING MODULE.  THIS HAZARD REPORTING CAPABILITY IS
INTENDED FOR ALL COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF AVIATION.  AVIATION HAZARD
REPORTING WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE WESS AVIATION
MISHAP AND HAZARD REPORTING SYSTEM (WAHMRS).
2.  REPORTING OF HAZARDS, NEAR MISSES AND NON-REPORTABLE MISHAPS
(MISHAPS WITH DAMAGE COSTS LESS THAN $20,000 AND PERSONNEL FIRST AID
INJURIES) SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED USING THIS MODULE IAW REFERENCE (A).
 IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHAIN OF COMMAND
ENCOURAGE, AND COMMAND SAFETY PROGRAMS FOSTER, HAZARD REPORTING
WITHOUT FEAR OF REPERCUSSION IN ORDER TO ENABLE OTHERS TO MITIGATE
HAZARDS AND PREVENT FUTURE INJURY OR DEATH OF PERSONNEL AND DAMAGE
TO EQUIPMENT.
3.  THIS HAZARD REPORTING MODULE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS:
    A.  APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT REDUCTION IN DATA FIELDS.  ONLY
DATA MANDATED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OR DATA THAT
IS FREQUENTLY REQUESTED BY THE FLEET OR SENIOR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN
INCLUDED.
    B.  IMPROVED SCREEN FLOW.  ENHANCED ORGANIZATION COUPLED WITH
DATA REDUCTION HAS DECREASED THE NUMBER OF WEB PAGES BY
APPROXIMATELY 85 PERCENT.
    C.  IMPROVED PAGE-TO-PAGE PERFORMANCE.  THE HAZARD MODULE WAS
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO OPTIMIZE APPLICATION SPEED TO MITIGATE
BANDWIDTH LIMITATIONS IN MOST NAVY AND USMC ENVIRONMENTS.  THE
PAGE-TO-PAGE PERFORMANCE IS SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER WITH MINIMAL TIME
LAG.  A 67 PERCENT REDUCTION IN TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A HAZARD
REPORT WAS NOTED IN TESTING.
4.  THIS APPLICATION CAN BE ACCESSED BY SELECTING THE NEW HAZARD
ICON ADDED TO THE LIST OF MISHAP TYPE ICONS ON THE SUBSYSTEM
SELECTION PAGE OF WESS, AND FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED.
ADDITIONALLY, A USER GUIDE IS AVAILABLE ON THE NAVSAFECEN WEBSITE AT
WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/COMNAVSAFECEN/DOCUMENTS/WESS/HAZARD_REPORTING_USE
R_GUIDE.PPTX, WHICH WILL GUIDE USERS THROUGH THE REPORTING SYSTEM.
5.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HAZARD MODULE,
PLEASE CONTACT THE NAVAL SAFETY CENTER WESS HELP DESK AT
757-444-3520 EXT. 7048 (DSN 564), MONDAY-FRIDAY, 0800 TO 1630 EST OR
EMAIL NRFK_SAFE_WESSHELP(AT)NAVY.MIL.  WE VALUE YOUR INPUT AND
INVITE YOU TO PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK REGARDING THE HAZARD REPORTING
MODULE, AND WESS AS A WHOLE, SO THAT WE MAY BETTER SERVE YOU, OUR
CUSTOMER.  YOU MAY CONTACT US AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, OR UTILIZE
THE WESS FEEDBACK FORM LOCATED ON THE WESS HOMEPAGE AND THE
NAVSAFECEN WEBSITE.//