OPNAVINST 5100.19E CHAPTER B5

Question 1

Navy policy requires that personnel working in eyehazard areas or operations are provided adequate eye protection at government expense.

Answer 1

Examples of potentially eye hazardous operations are: warfighting and operational training, cutting and welding, drilling, grinding, milling, chipping, sand blasting, or other dust and particle producing operations and pouring or handling molten metals or corrosive liquids and
solids.

Question 2

As a minimum, the protective devices provided shall be approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), labeled “Z87” or “Z87+” in the case of ballistic eye protection devices, and adequate for the hazards specified.

Answer 2

The commanding officer shall:

(1) Ensure that an effective sight conservation program is established within his or her command.

Question 3

Evaluate the program at least annually.

Answer 3

Ensure that areas identified as eye hazardous are

properly marked and labeled

Question 4

Ensure that personnel who work in eye hazard areas
or operations are trained on the need for and proper use of
protective eyewear and on the location and use of eyewash and deluge shower facilities.

Answer 4

Refer personnel who wear corrective eyewear and

work in eye hazard areas to obtain prescriptive safety eyewear via the medical department.

Question 5

The medical department representative (MDR) shall

provide personnel who require corrective lenses and work in eye hazard areas, with prescription eyewear.

Answer 5

Safety eyewear must
have permanent side shields that meet the ANSI test requirements for that specific frame. These side shields are not to be
removed by employees.

Question 6

Ballistic eye protection spectacles systems have builtin side impact protection that is part of the primary protector shield.

Answer 6

All hands shall:

(1) Comply with posted eye hazard warning labels.
(2) Properly wear required eye protective equipment.

Question 7

SIGHT CONSERVATION ELEMENTS
a. List of eye hazard areas and processes.
b. Medical screening.
c. Issue and maintenance of sight protection equipment
d. Procedures for the use and issue of temporary
protective eyewear
e. Establishment of emergency eyewash and deluge shower facilities
f. Training

Answer 7

The baseline industrial hygiene survey will make an initial determination of eye-hazardous areas/processes and eye wash and deluge shower requirements, and list them in the survey report.

Question 8

Designation. The ship (or construction/repair yard)
shall mark permanently installed equipment and processes that are eye-hazard areas with three-inch deck striping and a CAUTION sign.

Answer 8

(1) The deck around an immediate eye hazard shall be
marked with a three-inch black and yellow striped or
B5-4 checkerboard tape or similarly painted.

Question 9

Mount the eye hazard sign directly above the
hazard, component, machinery, boundary bulkhead, or door in a
conspicuous location. The CAUTION sign shall conform to NSN 9Q/9905-01-100-8203, “CAUTION, Eye Protection Required in This
Area.”

Answer 9

Eye hazard signs and labels are not required on

individual tools.

Question 10

Avoid placing the signs at the entrance of a space or shop if only selected areas of the shop, while
equipment is in operation, are eye hazardous.

Answer 10

All eye and face protection including safety glasses
(frames), ballistic eye protection devices, chemical splash goggles, welding and chipping goggles, welding helmets, and face
shields shall be labeled “Z87” or “Z87+”, indicating compliance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard ANSIZ87.

Question 11

Prescription Protective Eyewear. As determined by

the safety officer and MDR, prescription safety glasses may be necessary for some individuals.

Answer 11

The eyewear prescription form, DD 771, or as designated by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), will be used in all services and equipment procurement.

Question 12

Before re-issue, non-corrective eye protection shall be sanitized with hot, soapy water and rinsed of all traces of soap or detergent.

Answer 12

Eye protection equipment

should then be immersed for 10 minutes in a disinfectant, rinsed, and air-dried.

Question 13

EMERGENCY EYEWASH and DELUGE SHOWER FACILITIES

Emergency eyewashes or eye/face baths are primary first aid for splashes or exposures to corrosive materials.

Answer 13

Corrosives may cause severe and progressive damage to the eyes and skin, so immediate, on-site means of washing them from the eyes and skin is vital.

Question 14

According to reference B5-1,
approved emergency eyewash equipment (permanent plumbed or
portable) shall:
(1) Be capable of flushing the eyes with potable water
at a minimum flow rate of 0.4 gallons per minute for 15
continuous minutes.

Answer 14

According to reference B5-1,
approved emergency eyewash equipment (permanent plumbed or
portable) shall: be on the same level, unobstructed and
easily accessible within 100 feet or 10 second travel of the
identified eye hazard. For a strong acid or strong caustic, the eyewash shall be immediately adjacent to the hazard.

Question 15

The unit shall be positioned with the eyewash
nozzle(s) not less than 33 inches or more than 45 inches above the deck, and six inches minimum from the nearest wall or obstruction.

Answer 15

Eyewash nozzles shall be protected from airborne
contaminants and debris. Whatever means is used to afford such protection (plastic caps, cups, cover) its removal shall not
require a separate motion by the operator when activating the unit.

Question 16

The eyewash shall deliver tepid flushing water
(60-100 degrees Fahrenheit). Temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit have proven harmful to the eyes and can enhance chemical interaction with the eyes and skin.

Answer 16

All emergency eyewash and shower equipment must

be maintained through the planned maintenance system (PMS)

Question 17

Clearly mark eyewash stations with a green sign

with white lettering stating “EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATION.” Post signs in a visible location close to the eyewash unit.

Answer 17

TRAINING
The division officer or work-center supervisor shall perform training for personnel assigned to work-centers with eye hazard areas/processes at the time that protective eyewear is issued.

Question 18

NOTE:
No attempt should be made to remove a particle lodged
in the eyeball, or wash an eye that has been cut in any
way. Contact the medical department immediately.

Answer 18

Remotely Located Eyewash Facilities. Permanently
plumbed emergency showers, eyewashes, and eye/face washes located in remote locations or minimally manned areas shall be provided with an audible alarm interlocking with the activation device of the unit.

Question 19

The alarm is intended to alert personnel in a manned area that someone is using an eyewash facility in a remote area and may not have anyone in the immediate vicinity to render aid.

Answer 19

The alarm shall be located in one of the following appropriate areas: outside the protected area or shop, in the
associated enclosed operating station (EOS), in a nearby manned space, or in damage control central.