Forms Required 1. Department of Labor Form CA-2, Federal Employees Notice of Occupational Disease and Claim for Compensation, employee fills out employee portion, supervisor completes and sends to Workmens Compensation address shown above. Immediately notify the Regional Safety Manager in case of fatality or the hospitalization of three or more employees as the result of an accident. The Department must notify OSHA within 8 hours. The Regional Safety Manager can provide detailed investigations to determine conditions which contributed to high interest accidents, including photographic documentation of scene, interviews and document investigation results.
Employees have limited coverage when using their own private vehicles for government travel.
If the government employee had potential fault in the accident, the Department of Commerce may accept some liability limited to damage and injuries to the other vehicle and occupants. Personal automobile insurance covers damages to a privately owned vehicle, the government generally covers the other party. This section pertains to vehicle damage. The Regional Safety Manager can provide or assist you in obtaining training in a wide variety of Safety and Health topics, training can also be custom designed for site specific needs. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training is controlled by the NOAA Environmental Program.