Safety The Army Safety Program

1 army Regulation 385 10. Safety The army Safety Program Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC. 24 February 2017. UNCLASSIFIED. SUMMARY of CHANGE. AR 385 10. The army Safety Program This expedite revision, dated 24 February 2017 . o Implements army Directive 2016 24, Department of Defense Biological Select Agent and Toxins Biosafety Program (paras 1 4a(4), 1 4n(18), 1 4p(5), 20 2d, 20 12d, and 20 13). Headquarters * army Regulation 385 10. Department of the army Washington, DC. 24 February 2017 Effective 24 March 2017. Safety The army Safety Program b. Paragraphs 3 28b, 3 29b, and 3 army (DACS SF), 9351 Hall Road, 30h(3) of this regulation are punitive. A Building 1456, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 . violation of any of these paragraphs is 5527. separately punishable as a violation of a lawful general regulation under Article 92, Suggested improvements.

2 Users are Uniform Code of Military Justice. invited to send comments and suggested Penalties for violating any of these improvements on DA Form 2028. paragraphs include the full range of (Recommended Changes to Publications statutory and regulatory sanctions, both and Blank Forms) directly to Director of criminal and administrative. army Safety , Office of the Chief of Staff, army (DACS SF), 9351 Hall Road, Proponent and exception authority. Building 1456, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 . The proponent of this regulation is the 5527. Director of army Staff. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or Committee management. AR 15 1. History. This publication is an expedite waivers to this regulation that are requires the proponent to justify revision. The portions affected by this consistent with controlling law and establishing/continuing committee(s), regulations.

3 The proponent may delegate coordinate draft publications, and expedite revision are listed in the summary of change. this approval authority, in writing, to a coordinate changes in committee status division chief within the proponent agency with the army Resources and Summary. This regulation implements or its direct reporting unit or field programs Agency, Department of the requirements of the Occupational Safety operating agency, in the grade of colonel army Committee Management Office and Health Act of 1970 as implemented in or the civilian equivalent. Activities may (AARP ZA), 9301 Chapek Road, Building Executive Order 12196; Title 29, Code of request a waiver to this regulation by 1458, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 5527. Federal Regulation 1960; and Department providing justification that includes a full Further, if it is determined that an of Defense Instructions , , analysis of the expected benefits and must established "group" identified within this and It provides new policy on include a formal review by the activity's regulation, later takes on the characteristics army Safety management procedures with senior legal officer.

4 All waiver requests of a committee, as found in the AR 15 1, special emphasis on responsibilities and will be endorsed by the commander or then the proponent will follow all AR 15 1. organizational concepts. senior leader of the requesting activity and requirements for establishing and forwarded through their higher continuing the group as a committee. Applicability. a. This regulation applies headquarters to the policy proponent. to the Active army , the army National Refer to AR 25 30 for specific guidance. Distribution. This publication is Guard/ army National Guard of the United available in electronic media only and States, and the army Reserve, unless army internal control process. This intended for command levels A, B, C, D, otherwise stated. It also applies to regulation contains internal control and E for the Active army , the army Department of the army Civilian provisions in accordance with AR 11 2 National Guard/ army National Guard of employees and the army Corps of and identifies key internal controls that the United States, and the army Engineers and Civil Works activities and must be evaluated (see appendix D).

5 Reserve. tenants and volunteers in accordance with Section 1588, Title 10, United States Code Supplementation. Supplementation and AR 608 1. During mobilization or of this regulation and establishment of national emergency, this regulation command and local forms are prohibited remains in effect without change. without prior approval from Director of army Safety , Office of the Chief of Staff, Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number). *This regulation supersedes AR 385-10, dated 27 November 2013. AR 385 10 24 February 2017 i UNCLASSIFIED. Contents Continued Part One army Safety Program Management Functions, page 1. Chapter 1. army Safety Program , page 1. Section I. Introduction, page 1. Purpose 1 1, page 1. References 1 2, page 1. Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1. Section II. Responsibilities, page 1. Specific army Safety Program responsibilities 1 4, page 1.

6 General army Safety Program responsibilities 1 5, page 15. Policy and procedures 1 6, page 16. Safety advancement 1 7, page 17. Supporting Department of the army pamphlets 1 8, page 17. Conflict resolution 1 9, page 17. Obligation for coordination and collaboration 1 10, page 17. Chapter 2. Strategic Planning, army Safety Program Structure, Safety Program Evaluation, Councils, and Committees, page 18. Section I. Strategic Goals and Strategic Planning, page 18. Safety Program planning 2 1, page 18. Prioritization 2 2, page 18. Section II. army Safety Management System, page 18. Introduction 2 3, page 18. Safety organization's functions 2 4, page 19. Safety office organizational structure 2 5, page 19. army Safety and occupational health Program structure 2 6, page 20. Safety and occupational health career field 2 7, page 20. Section III.

7 Safety Program Evaluation, page 22. Performance indicators 2 8, page 22. Metrics 2 9, page 22. Program audit and evaluation 2 10, page 22. Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections 2 11, page 23. Section IV. Safety Committees and Councils, page 23. Department of the army Safety planning 2 12, page 23. Joint councils 2 13, page 23. army Safety Coordinating Panel 2 14, page 23. army Safety action team 2 15, page 23. Department of the army Safety and Occupational Health Advisory Council 2 16, page 23. Career Program -12 Career Planning Board 2 17, page 24. The Department of the army Biological Safety and Health Council 2 18, page 24. The Department of the army Chemical Agent Safety Council 2 19, page 24. The Department of the army Explosives Safety Council 2 20, page 24. ii AR 385 10 24 February 2017. Contents Continued The Department of the army System Safety Council 2 21, page 25.

8 Department of the army Radiation Safety Council 2 22, page 25. Safety and Occupational Health Advisory Council 2 23, page 25. Soldier and Department of the army Civilian Employee Safety Committee 2 24, page 26. army Industrial and Construction Safety Standards Council 2 25, page 26. Safety conferences 2 26, page 26. Chapter 3. Accident Investigation and Reporting, page 26. Introduction 3 1, page 26. Policy 3 2, page 26. army accident 3 3, page 27. Accident and incident classes 3 4, page 27. What to report 3 5, page 27. Types of accidents 3 6, page 28. Nonreportable events 3 7, page 28. Initial notification and reporting of army accidents 3 8, page 29. Accountability for army accidents 3 9, page 31. Categories of accident investigation reports 3 10, page 32. Privileged information 3 11, page 33. Actions when criminal activity is determined 3 12, page 33.

9 Accident investigation board appointing authority 3 13, page 34. Types of Safety accident investigation boards 3 14, page 34. Accident investigation boards 3 15, page 35. Board composition 3 16, page 36. Support of army Safety accident investigations 3 17, page 37. Review of accident investigation reports 3 18, page 37. Processing accident reports 3 19, page 38. Reports prepared by the army Combat Readiness Center/ Safety Center 3 20, page 38. Changes to accident reports and request for extension of submission time limits 3 21, page 38. Headquarters, Department of the army accident report evaluation, review, and action 3 22, page 38. Maintaining accident records 3 23, page 39. Deviations 3 24, page 39. Scene preservation 3 25, page 39. Accident scene investigation 3 26, page 40. Access to information from other investigations 3 27, page 40.

10 Access to information collected by accident investigation boards 3 28, page 40. Accident information 3 29, page 40. Release of information from Safety accident investigation reports 3 30, page 41. Access to privileged Safety information by Department of Defense contractors 3 31, page 42. Special reporting requirements 3 32, page 42. Costing 3 33, page 42. Injury and accident rates 3 34, page 42. Chapter 4. Contracting Safety , page 43. Introduction 4 1, page 43. Policy 4 2, page 43. army oversight and inspections of contractor operations 4 3, page 44. Additional references to contract Safety and health requirements 4 4, page 45. Chapter 5. Explosives Safety Management, page 45. Introduction 5 1, page 45. Policy 5 2, page 45. Explosives Safety Management Program 5 3, page 46. AR 385 10 24 February 2017 iii Contents Continued Explosives Safety Management Program leadership and support responsibilities 5 4, page 46.