Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Section II Terms Functional proponent The functional proponent (FP) is the representative of the Army Agency responsible for the subject area in which information mission area (IMA) resources are utilized. Health hazards The inherent conditions in the use, operation, maintenance, repair, support, storage, and disposal of a system (for example, acoustical energy, biological substances, chemical substances, oxygen deficiency, radiation energy, shock, temperature extremes, trauma, and vibration) that can cause death, injury, illness, disability, or reduce job performance of personnel.
Health Hazard Assessment The Health Hazard Assessment is one of the domain assessments prepared in support of the MANPRINT Assessment process. Its purpose is to identify potential health hazards, which may be associated with the development, acquisition, operation, and maintenance of Army systems. Human factors engineering The technical effort to integrate design criteria, psychological principles, human behavior, capabilities and limitations as they relate to the design, development, test, and evaluation of systems.
The HFE goals are to maximize the ability of soldiers to perform at required levels by eliminating design-induced errors, and to ensure that system operation, maintenance, and support are compatible with the capabilities and limitations of the range of fully-equipped soldiers who would be using such systems. HFE provides an interface between the other MANPRINT domains and system engineers. HFE supports the MANPRINT goal of developing equipment that will permit effective soldier-machine interaction within the allowable established limits of training time, soldier aptitudes and skill, physical endurance, physiological tolerance limits, and soldier physical standards.
HFE provides this support by determining the soldier’s role in the system, and by defining and developing soldier-machine interface characteristics, workplace layout, and work environment. Human Factors Engineering Assessment A Human Factors Engineering Assessment (HFEA) is a review of the status of HFE of a system as it approaches the end of an acquisition phase in the materiel acquisition life cycle. Its purpose is to influence and support the milestone decision review process that determines whether the system is ready to transition to the next scheduled phase.
Broad areas addressed by the HFEA are HFE detail design and soldier performance considerations as they relate to the operation, maintenance, and support of the system being evaluated and how these factors might impact the system’s pre-established MPT goals and constraints. A major thrust of the HFEA is to identify any design flaws which, taken singularly or collectively, may be so objectionable that, if not remedied, would warrant a decision not to transition to the next phase. The HFEA will also identify, should they exist, problems or concerns that while not serious enough to preclude transitioning should be resolved to enhance total system operational effectiveness.
Last, as appropriate, the HFEA will address the HFE issues identified in the SMMP and other tracking documents. Data from this report and subsequent updates are input in the SMMP (or SMMP-like tracking document) and the MANPRINT Assessment. Human Systems Integration Human Systems Integration (HSI) is a comprehensive management and technical strategy, initiated early in the acquisition process, to ensure that human performance, the burden the design imposes on MPT, and safety and health aspects are considered throughout the system design and development processes.
Human factors engineering require- ments are also established to develop effective human-machine interfaces, and minimize or eliminate system character- istics that require extensive cognitive, physical, or sensory skills; to require excessive training or workload for intensive tasks; or to result in frequent or critical errors or safety/health hazards. The capabilities and limitations of the operator, maintainer, repairer, trainer, and other support personnel shall be identified prior to program initiation (usually Milestone A), and refined during the development process. (See DOD Regulation 5000–2–R, para 4.3.8 Human Systems Integration (HSI).
) MANPRINT is the Army’s process for Human Systems Integration and incorporates soldier survivability considerations into that process, as well. Independent research & development An independent research & development effort is non-contracted, company funded technology development work initiated and performed by DOD contractors to maintain technical superiority. Independent Safety Assessment The Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) is one of the assessments prepared in support of the milestone decision 28 AR 602–2 • 1 June 2001