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MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Army Directive 2024-09 (Army Safety and Occupational Health Management
System)
1. References.
a. Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1960 (Basic Program Elements for
Federal Employee Occupational Safety and Health Programs and Related Matters)
b. Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 6055.01 (DoD Safety and Occupational Health
Program), 14 October 2014, incorporating Change 3, effective 21 April 2021
c. Army Regulation (AR) 5–1 (Management of Army Business Operations),
12 November 2015
d. AR 385–10 (The Army Safety and Occupational Health Program), 24 July 2023
2. Purpose. This policy directs the implementation of the Army Safety and Occupational
Health Management System (ASOHMS).
3. Applicability. The provisions of this directive apply to the Regular Army, Army National
Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army Reserve.
4. Background. Reference 1b requires DoD components to use an integrated system rather than
compliance-based individual program execution. The ASOHMS will integrate the management
of safety and occupational health (SOH) programs seamlessly into daily operations to improve
leadership visibility, personnel engagement, and business processes. Adoption of the ASOHMS
by commands will reduce mission-related mishaps, improve the safety and health of workplaces,
and increase personnel readiness.
5. Policy.
a. The ASOHMS is the Army standard for implementing an SOH management system.
Although the ASOHMS serves as the baseline standard for Army organizations to meet, this
directive does not preclude Army organizations from implementing more stringent industry-
accepted safety standards to meet the mission or operational needs of their organization.
S E C R E T A R Y O F T H E A R M Y
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b. An effective ASOHMS should—
(1) Effectively identify, mitigate, and manage internal and external risks to the mission
at all appropriate levels of echelon.
(2) Ensure two-way communication to solicit Soldier and employee input and provide
leadership feedback to SOH-related activities and improvement opportunities.
(3) Use data, trends, and analysis to manage SOH strategically and proactively within
the organization.
(4) Transition the culture to approach SOH activities as a seamless decision-making
process used in all mission tasks and activities to properly mitigate risk before loss occurs.
6. Roles and Responsibilities. Effective implementation of the ASOHMS requires the
commitment of leaders and engaged participation by Soldiers, Army Civilians, and supporting
personnel at all levels to implement these success factors:
a. accountability and commitment by leaders and those they influence and lead at all levels
Armywide
b. a change management approach facilitated by champions for ASOHMS implementation
who will foster and promote a culture that integrates safety into all operational tasks
c. comprehensive written regulations, policies, and procedures that clearly convey the
Army’s requirements for SOH programs
d. identification of requirements to adequately resource SOH programs in accordance with
established laws
e. processes for conducting risk assessments that identify, eliminate, or minimize risk
during operations
f. properly managed mission, command, and operations-specific SOH policies, processes,
tactics, techniques, training, and procedures
g. continuous monitoring for performance evaluation and improvement of SOH programs
and sustainability
h. communication to raise SOH interest and engagement
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7. Implementation Timeline. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy, and
Environment) (ASA (IE&E)) will publish further implementing guidance for Army organizations
within one month of the date of this directive. Army commands and organizations should be
fully compliant with this directive by the end of calendar year 2030.
8. Proponent. The ASA (IE&E) has oversight responsibility for this policy and will incorporate
its provisions into AR 385–10 within 2 years of the date of this directive.
9. Duration. This directive is rescinded on publication of the revised regulation.
Christine E. Wormuth
DISTRIBUTION:
Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
Commander
U.S. Army Forces Command
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
U.S. Army Materiel Command
U.S. Army Futures Command
U.S. Army Pacific
U.S. Army Europe and Africa
U.S. Army Central
U.S. Army North
U.S. Army South
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
U.S. Army Cyber Command
U.S. Army Medical Command
U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Military District of Washington
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
U.S. Army Human Resources Command
U.S. Army Corrections Command
U.S. Army Recruiting Command
Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy
(CONT)
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DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
Commandant, U.S. Army War College
Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency
Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
Director, Civilian Protection Center of Excellence
Director, U.S. Army Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office
Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
CF:
Principal Cyber Advisor
Director of Enterprise Management
Director, Office of Analytics Integration
Commander, Eighth Army