Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com integrating human considerations into the system acquisition process to enhance Soldier system design, reduce life cycle ownership costs, and optimize total system performance. 9–7. Commercial off-the-shelf, nondevelopmental items, and local purchases a. Commercial off-the-shelf, NDI, and local purchases can pose potential problems concerning operational support and maintenance. These problems result from the fact that the item was built to commercial standards. As a result, the product may introduce hazards in the military environment. The purchaser must compare the commercial application with the tactical battlefield environment. b.
Prior to purchasing, consider the following: (1) Has the system been designed and built to meet applicable/any safety standards? (2) Have hazard analysis been performed? (3) What is the accident history for the system? (4) Are any protective equipment or actions needed during operation, maintenance, storage, or transport of the system? (5) Does the system contain or use any HAZMAT (including radioactive substances), have potentially hazardous emissions (for example, laser), or generate hazardous waste/materials? (6) Are special licenses or certificates required to own, store, or use the system? (7) Is the system similar to previous military systems?
Is there a history of accidents involving a similar system? (8) Is the purchase attempting to resolve problems with previous equipment? Does it create new hazards? (9) Will it interfere with the operation or use of other military equipment? (10) Are there any interoperability/connectivity issues that cause safety hazards with the equipment? c. The AMC and the ATEC are resources to contact for assistance in determining if there are potential inter- operability/connectivity issues with locally purchased equipment. 9–8.
Integration of system safety program requirements into acquisition programs Army acquisitions executives, PEOs, and PMs will integrate system safety elements, tailored to meet the complexity of system and milestones of their systems, into their acquisition programs as part of the overall system acquisition strategy. This will be accomplished by developing a SSMP for all systems (or for a family of systems) which will address the following requirements, milestones, and actions. The SSMP will contain provisions for— a. Establishing Army management objectives and responsibilities for execution of the system safety program. b.
Defining system-specific methods for determining severity and probability. c. Describing the safety resources for the program. d. Chartering the system safety working group composed of representatives from users, developers, testers, DA, and other stakeholders which will be maintained throughout the system life cycle. e. Establishing a hazard tracking system to provide a total life cycle record of hazards associated with the system. f. Defining a SSRA process to formally document the acceptance of all risks as specified in the SSMP. g.
Giving a safety assessment report and health hazard assessment and obtaining a mandatory safety release from DTC, when conducting tests, pretest training, materiel field use, materiel field training, and demonstrations involving Soldiers. h. Obtaining a safety confirmation from DTC for milestone decisions and materiel release/fielding. i. Documenting milestones and preparing a programmatic environmental, safety, and health evaluation or safety and health data sheet in support of the MDRs. j. Providing safety support for fielded items, safety evaluation of system modifications, and reprocurements to make certain hazards are not introduced into the system. k.
Providing notification to users of system hazards and countermeasures via the Ground Safety Notification System and safety-of-flight message system for hazards identified in fielded system. This provision does not apply to A&E that are covered by AR 75–1. 9–9. Facilities system safety a. Army facilities with uncontrolled residual hazards will not be used without executing the formal mishap risk management component of the CRM process. Emphasis will be placed on engineering out hazards in Army facilities.
T r a i n i n g , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e p r o c e d u r e s , a n d l a b e l s w i l l b e u s e d a s a l a s t o p t i o n ( s e e o r d e r o f p r e c e d e n c e i n MIL–STD–882). b. Army commanders, managers, and Centers of Standardization shall establish, maintain, and use FASS engineer- ing, management, and health analysis procedures for the design, construction, operation, and disposition of military and civil works facilities, ensuring a coordinated effort between all involved components. c. Army commanders, managers, and Centers of Standardization shall designate trained FASS POCs to develop 47 AR 385–10 • 23 August 2007