HSO Beginning of Mission Checklist – October 13th

Report title: HSO Beginning of Mission Checklist

Crew #: 319

Position: Health & Safety Officer

Report prepared by: Shriya Musuku

Date: (13-10-2025)

Part 1

Locate and confirm the emergency escape routes in the Hab are functional and clear:

Stairs (between lower end upper deck)

Clear

Emergency window (upper deck, east side)

Clear

Commander’s window (located in the commander’s crew quarter)

Clear

Part 2

Inventory First Aid kit and note what needs to be refilled:

Nitrile gloves are running low; May need refill after mission

Triangle band aids seem low; May need refill after mission

Crew seeking approval to use some for field response EVA experiment

Part 3

Note any safety issues:

Commander scraped her left shin on the stairs leading to the tunnels. Slight bleed, contained with antiseptic and a band aid. Very minor scrap.

Note any health/environmental issues:

The stairs where Commander had an issue on the stairs and alerted the crew to be aware of safety during entry and exit from the back side of the main hab

Note any missing or recommended health and safety supplies:

Part 4. Using the attached Safety Equipment Inventory, locate, test and confirm operation of all safety equipment. List any equipment not found and/or missing. See notes on the next page.

Safety Equipment Inventory

HAB Upper deck

HAB Lower deck

RAM

Green Hab

Science Dome

Escape ladder

X

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Eyewash

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

X

Fire blanket

X

N/A

X

N/A

X

Fire extinguisher

X

X

X

X

X

First Aid

N/A

X

N/A

N/A

X

Intercom

X

N/A

X

X

X

Radios (Channels 10 and 22)

X

X

X

X

X

Nightlight

X

X

X

N/A

X

Carbon Monoxide alarm

X

X

X

X

X

Smoke alarm

X

X

X

X

X

Propane alarm

X

X

N/A

N/A

N/A

EVA Safety Kit

N/A

X

N/A

N/A

N/A

Confirmed that escape ladder is present

Confirmed that fire blanket is present in the main hab, RAM, and science dome

Confirmed that fire extinguisher is present in the upper main deck, lower main deck, green hab, science dome, RAM

Confirmed that first aid kit is present in the lower deck. Please see notes about refills

Confirmed that intercom is present and functional in the upper deck, greenhab, science dome

Confirmed that radio channels are present and functional in the upper deck, lower deck, science dome, and green hab

Confirmed presence of alarms in the upper deck, lower deck, greenhab, and science dome

Confirmed presence of night lights in the upper and lower deck, science dome

Confirmed presence of eye wash in the science dome

End of the report

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