16 fam 600
designated agency safety and health official (dasho) program
16 Fam 610
administration of the dasho program
(CT:MED-32; 01-10-2017)
(Office of Origin: MED)
16 FAM 611 Authorities
(CT:MED-13; 01-19-2010)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
The authorities for the DASHO Program are contained in the
following:
(1) Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Act of 1970,
as amended (29 U.S.C. 668);
(2) OSHA regulations at 29 CFR 1960; and
(3) Executive Order 12196, as amended (February 26,
1980).
16 FAM 612 ROLES and Responsibilities
(CT:MED-32; 01-10-2017)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
a. The Office of Safety, Health and Environmental
Management (OBO/OPS/SHEM), the Domestic Environmental and Safety Division
(A/OPR/FMS/DESD), the Designated Agency Safety and Health Official (DASHO), and
the Office of Occupational Health and Wellness (MED/CP/OHW) are responsible for
the Department of States Safety and Health Program. 16 FAM 600 describes the
Medical Programs responsibilities within the Safety and Health Program,
concurrently described in 15 FAM 900.
b. The Medical Director is the DASHO and, along with
the Overseas Buildings Operations Managing Director for Operations (OBO/OPS)
and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations (A/OPR), assists the
Secretary of State in coordinating the Departments Safety and Health Program
to meet the intent of Executive Order 12196 and the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) in 29 CFR 1960.6a.
c. The Director of the Office of Occupational Health
and Wellness assists and supports the Medical Director in the coordination of
the DASHO Program. The office assists in formulating and reviewing Department
policy regarding occupational health risks, illnesses, exposures, and injuries
that have potential impact on personnel abroad and domestically. The office
may represent the DASHO in interagency meetings on occupational health concerns.
d. The DASHO or his or her designee coordinates with
other U.S. Government agencies and other Department bureaus and offices to
develop and implement medical/health policy affecting domestic Department
employees and U.S. Government employees abroad under chief-of-mission authority
and their eligible family members.
16 FAM 613 occupational health AND
WELLNESS program
16 FAM 613.1 Occupational Health Division
(CT:MED-32; 01-10-2017)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
a. Functions and responsibilities of the Occupational
Health division include:
(1) Assess health risks, including those related to
environmental exposures, pandemic diseases, and hazardous workplaces, to
Department personnel and other Medical Program participants, and assist in
monitoring personnel for any undue effects of exposures;
(2) Provide occupational medical consultation to the
Departments health and safety programs; and
(3) Provide support to the Bureau of Human Resources
(HR) by rendering medical opinions related to disability parking, workplace
accommodations, disability retirement, non-medevac travel upgrades for medical
reasons, extension of Medical Program benefits, and certificates of incapacity.
b. Clinical occupational health services, including
basic medical treatment for on-the-job injuries and referral of patients to
local medical treatment facilities when indicated, are provided through the
Departments health units and through contract services.
c. Work and official travel-related injuries and illnesses
may be evaluated and treated at health units. Mechanisms for reporting and
submitting claims of work-related injuries and illness are found in 3 FAM 3630,
Workers Compensation Program. Mishaps as defined in 15 FAM 964.1
and causing injury, illness, or death, require reporting to the Office of
Safety, Health and Environmental Management (OBO/OPS/SHEM; see 15 FAM 964) and
the Domestic and Environmental Safety Division (A/OPR/FMS/DESD).
16 FAM 613.2 Industrial Hygiene
(CT:MED-32; 01-10-2017)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
Industrial hygiene staff working within the Office of
Occupational Health and Wellness (MED/OHW) coordinate with the Office of
Safety, Health and Environmental Management (OBO/OPS/SHEM) and the Domestic and
Environmental Safety Division (A/OPR/FMS/DESD) to address Department-wide
safety and health issues. Functions and responsibilities include:
(1) Coordinating the preparation of the Departments
annual occupational safety and health report to the Secretary of Labor; and
(2) Representing the Department in various interagency
meetings and working groups relating to facets of occupational safety and
health, in collaboration with SHEM and DESD.
16 FAM 613.3 Wellness
(CT:MED-32; 01-10-2017)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
The Wellness Program Manager provides executive and
operational support to the Departments Work Life Wellness Leadership Council
in coordination with representatives from the Work Life Division (HR/ER/WLD)
and the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources (D-MR). The council
oversees the work life wellness initiatives provided by various bureaus,
offices, and programs throughout the Department. Specific functions and
responsibilities of the Wellness Program staff include:
(1) Providing technical expertise and assistance to
posts abroad and domestic worksites on the development and function of work
life wellness committees at their locations;
(2) Providing limited health promotion and wellness
activities and subject-matter expertise to work life wellness committees
seeking guidance on implementing health promotion and wellness activities; and
(3) Collaborating with the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) and other Federal, State, and local entities to provide most
recent evidence-based resources and wellness practices to Department personnel.
16 FAM 613.4 Occupational Health
Services Abroad
(CT:MED-32; 01-10-2017)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
a. Health units abroad have functions and
responsibilities similar to those of the domestic occupational health program. Regional
medical managers (RMMs), regional medical officers (RMOs), medical providers
(MPs), and regional medical laboratory scientists (RMLSs) are responsible for implementing
these functions at their regional posts through mission health units.
b. Health units abroad advise the post community on
local food, drinking water safety and food service activities in U.S.
Government facilities. In addition, medical personnel, in coordination with
the post occupational safety and health officer (POSHO), address medical
aspects of potential workplace hazards and evaluate local hazards including
disease outbreaks and environmental hazards. Findings are coordinated through
the Bureau of Medical Services (MED) and the Office of Safety, Health and
Environmental Management (OBO/OPS/SHEM).
c. Occupational injuries or illnesses requiring
investigations or mishap reporting will be reported to the POSHO and to the
Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management (SHEM); see 15 FAM 964.
16 FAM 613.5 Travel and
Immunization Services
CT:MED-32; 01-10-2017)
(Applies to Civil Service and Foreign Service Employees)
As a component of its Occupational Health program, MED
provides travel and immunization services necessary to prevent diseases and
illnesses related to deployments abroad to eligible medical program
participants at domestic sites.
16 FAM 614 through 619 unassigned