Review of the U.S. Navy Environmental Health Center's health-hazard assessment process / Subcommittee on Toxicological Hazard and Risk Assessment, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Toxicology.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navy Environmental Health Center (U.S.)--Evaluation.

Navy Environmental Health Center (U.S.).

Health risk assessment--United States.

Health risk assessment.

Physical Description:

xvi, 76 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A large number of chemicals are used on land at shore facilities, in the air in combat and reconnaissance aircraft, on seas around the world in surface vessels, and in submarine vessels by the navy and marine corps. Although the chemicals used are for the large part harmless, there is a significant amount of chemicals in use that can be health hazards during specific exposure circumstances. The Navy Environmental Health Center (NEHC) is primarily tasked with assessing these hazards. The NEHC completes its tasks by reviewing toxicological and related data and preparing health-hazard assessments (HHAs) for the different chemicals. Since the NEHC is continually asked to develop these HHAs, the National Research Council (NRC) was asked to assess independently the validity and effectiveness of NEHC's HHA process, in order to determine whether the process as implemented provides the Navy with the best, comprehensive, and defensible evaluations of health hazards and to identify any elements that might require improvement. The task was assigned to the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology's Committee on Toxicology's (COT's) Subcommittee on Toxicological hazard and Risk Assessment. Review of the U.S. Navy Environmental Health Center's Health-Hazard Assessment Process presents the subcommittee's report. The report is the work of expertise in general toxicology, inhalation toxicology, epidemiology, neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, reproductive and developmental toxicology, pharmacology, medicine, risk assessment, and biostatistics. It is based on its review of documents provided by NEHC, presentations by NEHC personnel, and site visits to NEHC in Norfolk, Virginia and an aircraft carrier in San Diego, California.

Contents:

REVIEW OF THE U.S. NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTER'S HEALTH-HAZARD ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO ITS CHARGE

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Documentation and Development of Standard Operating Procedures

Staffing

Data Acquisition and Management

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Communication Within the Navy and With Other Organizations

Medical Surveillance and Centralization of Medical Data

OVERALL SUMMARY

1 Introduction

BACKGROUND

SUBCOMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO THE CHARGE

STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT

2 The Navy's Current Health-Hazard Assessment Process

NAVY POLICIES AND DIRECTIVES RELATED TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

THE NAVY'S CURRENT HEALTH-HAZARD ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Examples of Health-Hazard Assessments Conducted by NEHC

NEHC'S PROCESS FOR PREPARING HHA REPORTS

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR RISK ASSESSMENTS: POPULATIONS AT RISK

EXPOSURE INFORMATION FOR HEALTH-HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

HUMAN RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT HEALTH-HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

INFORMATION SYSTEMS USED FOR HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

PEER REVIEW OF REPORTS

3 Other Related Health-Hazard Assessment Processes

CONSUMER PRODUCT AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES

U.S. ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

The Committee on Toxicology

RECOMMENDATION

4 Conclusions and Recommendations

DOCUMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

STAFFING

Industrial Hygiene Personnel

Operations with Reduced Personnel

Training

DATA ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT

INFORMATION SOURCES FOR CONDUCTING HEALTH-HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL

COMMUNICATION WITHIN OTHER NAVY PROGRAMS AND WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE AND CENTRALIZATION OF MEDICAL DATA

LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT.

OVERALL SUMMARY

References

Appendix A History of NEHC and Its Relationships With Other Navy Organizations

Appendix B Department of Defense and Navy Directives and Regulations Relating To the Use of Hazardous…

DOD DIRECTIVE 4210.15 OF 27 JUL 1989: HAZMAT POLLUTION PREVENTION

DOD DIRECTIVE 5000.1 OF 23 FEB 1991: DEFENSE ACQUISITION

DOD INSTRUCTION 6050.5 OF 29 OCT 1990: DOD HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM

DOD INSTRUCTION 6055.1 OF 26 OCT 1984: DOD OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM

DOD INSTRUCTION 6055.5 OF 10 JAN 1989: INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

MILITARY STANDARD 882 C OF 19 JAN 1993: SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5100.10 G OF 15 DEC 1989: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) POLICY FOR SAFETY, MISHAP PREVENTION…

SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5400.1SA OF 26 MAY 1995: DON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ACQUISITION AND ASSOCIATED…

OPNAVINST 5100.24 A OF 3 OCT 1986: NAVY SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM

OPNAVINST 4110.2 OF 20 JUN 1989: HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT

OPNAVINST 5100.19 C: NAVOSH PROGRAM MANUAL FOR FORCES AFLOAT

OPNAVINST 5100.23 D: NAVY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NAVOSH) PROGRAM MANUAL FOR SHORE ACTIVITIES

BUMEDINST 4110.1 OF 30 AUG 1993: HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT

BUMEDINST 6270.8 OF 6 JUN 1990: PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENTS PERTAINING TO OPERATIONAL…

BUMEDINST 5450.157 OF 9 FEB 1996: MISSION, FUNCTION, AND TASKS OF NEHC AND SUBORDINATE COMMANDS.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-61).

ISBN:

9786610185337

9780309183758

0309183758

9781280185335

1280185333

9780309562737

0309562732

OCLC:

923268746