Department of the Army Pamphlet DA Pam 385-1 Small Unit Safety Officer/Noncommissioned Officer Guide

Download or read book Department of the Army Pamphlet DA Pam 385-1 Small Unit Safety Officer/Noncommissioned Officer Guide written by United States Government US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unit readiness starts with safe operations. This pamphlet is written for the additional duty safety officer/noncommissioned officer (ADSO/NCO) at company-level ground units. The ADSO/NCO assists the commander with safety responsibilities when there is no assigned safety officer (SO) by table of organization and equipment or table of distribution and allowances. This pamphlet provides guidance in applying policies and procedures and necessary information for managing a unit safety program. Separate chapters discuss how to establish and maintain a unit safety program, apply the risk management (RM) process, conduct safety surveys, report and investigate accidents, ensure safety in tactical operations, and promote safety in garrison and off-duty activities, including privately owned vehicle (POV) and privately owned motorcycle (POM) accident prevention.