Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
27 November 2013
Safety
The Army Safety Program
*Army Regulation 385–10
Effective 27 December 2013
H i s t o r y . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a m a j o r
revision.
S u m m a r y . T h i s r e g u l a t i o n i m p l e m e n t s
requirements of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 as implemented in
Executive Order 12196; Title 29, Code of
Federal Regulation 1960; and Department
of Defense Instructions 6055.1, 6055.04,
and 6055.07. It provides new policy on
Army safety management procedures with
special emphasis on responsibilities and
organizational concepts.
Applicability. a. This regulation applies
to the Active Army, the Army National
Guard/Army National Guard of the United
States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless
otherwise stated. It also applies to Depart-
ment of the Army Civilian employees and
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
C i v i l W o r k s a c t i v i t i e s a n d t e n a n t s a n d
v o l u n t e e r s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h S e c t i o n
1588, Title 10, United States Code and
A R 6 0 8 – 1 . D u r i n g m o b i l i z a t i o n o r n a -
tional emergency, this regulation remains
in effect without change.
b. Paragraphs 3–28b, 3–29b, and 3–30g(3)
of this regulation are punitive. A violation
of any of these paragraphs is separately
punishable as a violation of a lawful gen-
eral regulation under Article 92 , Uniform
Code of Military Justice. Penalties for vi-
olating any of these paragraphs include
the full range of statutory and regulatory
s a n c t i o n s , b o t h c r i m i n a l a n d
administrative.
Proponent and exception authority.
The proponent of this regulation is the
D i r e c t o r o f A r m y S t a f f . T h e p r o p o n e n t
has the authority to approve exceptions or
waivers to this regulation that are consis-
tent with controlling law and regulations.
The proponent may delegate this approval
authority, in writing, to a division chief
within the proponent agency or its direct
reporting unit or field operating agency, in
the grade of colonel or the civilian equiv-
alent. Activities may request a waiver to
this regulation by providing justification
that includes a full analysis of the ex-
pected benefits and must include a formal
review by the activity’s senior legal offi-
cer. All waiver requests will be endorsed
by the commander or senior leader of the
requesting activity and forwarded through
t h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c y
proponent. Refer to AR 25–30 for specific
guidance.
Army internal control process. This
regulation contains internal control provi-
sions in accordance with AR 11–2 and
identifies key internal controls that must
be evaluated (see appendix D).
S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o f
this regulation and establishment of com-
mand and local forms are prohibited with-
out prior approval from Director of Army
Safety, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army
( D A C S – S F ) , 9 3 5 1 H a l l R o a d , B u i l d i n g
1456, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–5527.
Suggested improvements. Users are
invited to send comments and suggested
improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-
m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n d
B l a n k F o r m s ) d i r e c t l y t o D i r e c t o r o f
Army Safety, Office of the Chief of Staff,
A r m y ( D A C S – S F ) , 9 3 5 1 H a l l R o a d ,
B u i l d i n g 1 4 5 6 , F o r t B e l v o i r , V A
2 2 0 6 0 – 5 5 2 7 . C o m m i t t e e m a n a g e m e n t .
AR 15–1 requires the proponent to justify
establishing/continuing committee(s), co-
ordinate draft publications, and coordinate
changes in committee status with the U.S.
Army Resources and Programs Agency,
Department of the Army Committee Man-
a g e m e n t O f f i c e ( A A R P – Z A ) , 9 3 0 1
Chapek Road, Building 1458, Fort Bel-
voir, VA 22060–5527. Further, if it is de-
t e r m i n e d t h a t a n e s t a b l i s h e d " g r o u p "
i d e n t i f i e d w i t h i n t h i s r e g u l a t i o n , l a t e r
takes on the characteristics of a commit-
tee, as found in the AR 15–1, then the
proponent will follow all AR 15–1 re-
quirements for establishing and continuing
the group as a committee.
Distribution. This publication is availa-
ble in electronic media only and intended
for command levels A, B, C, D, and E for
t h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a l
Guard/Army National Guard of the United
States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.
*This regulation supersedes AR 385–10, dated 23 August 2007.
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