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Purpose. To affirm the Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NAVOSH) Program for all Navy personnel and implement the following Department of Defense (DOD) instructions:

a. DODI 6055.1 of 19 August 1998, Department of Defense Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) Program (NOTAL)

b. DODI 6055.5 of 10 January 1989, Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health (NOTAL)

c. DODI 6055.7 of 3 October 2000, Accident Investigation, Reporting, and Record Keeping (NOTAL)

d. DODI 6055.11 of 21 February 1995, Protection of DOD Personnel from Exposure to Radiofrequency Radiation and Military Exempt Lasers [to N454 for action] (NOTAL).

Applicability. a. The provisions of this manual apply to all Navy civilian and military personnel and operations worldwide except where responsibility rests with the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and for those afloat personnel falling under the requirements of reference 1-4. Exceptions also include military-unique equipment, systems and operations; conditions governed by other statutory authorities or interservice support agreements; and conditions governed by international agreements overseas.

b. The provisions of this manual do not apply to Navy contractors, except for the following:

(1) Situations in which the United States, by admiralty law or other law, is responsible for contractor employee injury compensation (for example, for employees working under the Commander, Military Sealift Command (COMSC), (reference 1-4)).

(2) Situations where the Navy exercises statutory authority for safety and health and, as a result, the OSH Act does not directly apply.