PURPOSE
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The purpose of this task is to require the contractor to support special safety requirements specific to launch facilities and range design and operation.
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TASK DESCRIPTION
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The contractor shall comply with the following requirements (as tailored by the MA) when this task is called out in the contract.
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UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS
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The following safety critical conditions are considered unacceptable. Positive action and implementation verification is required to reduce the risk to an acceptable level as negotiated by the contractor and the MA.
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Single component failure, common mode failure, human error, or design features which could cause a mishap of catastrophic or critical severity.
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Dual independent component failures, dual human errors, or a combination of a component failure and a human error involving safety critical command and control functions, which could cause a mishap of catastrophic or critical severity.
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Generation of hazardous ionizing/non-ionizing radiation or energy when no provisions have been made to protect personnel or sensitive subsystems from damage or adverse effects.
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Packaging or handling procedures and characteristics which could cause a mishap for which no controls have been provided to protect personnel or sensitive equipment.
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Hazard level categories that are specified as unacceptable in the contract.
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ACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS
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The following approaches are considered acceptable for correcting unacceptable conditions and will require no further analysis once controlling actions are implemented and verified.
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For non safety critical command and control functions; a system design that requires two or more independent human errors, or that requires two or more independent failures, or a combination of independent failure and human error.
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For safety critical command and control functions; a system design that requires at least three independent failures, or three human errors, or a combination of three independent failures and human errors.
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System designs which positively prevent errors in assembly, installation, or connections which could result in a mishap.
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System designs which positively prevent damage propagation from one component to another or prevent sufficient energy propagation to cause a mishap.
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System design limitations on operation, interaction, or sequencing which preclude occurrence of a mishap.
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System designs that provide an approved safety factor, or fixed design allowance which limit, to an acceptable level, possibilities of structural failure or release of energy sufficient to cause a mishap.
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System designs that control energy build-up which could potentially cause a mishap (fuses, relief valves, electrical explosion proofing, etc.).
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System designs in which component failure can be temporarily tolerated because of residual strength or alternate operating paths so that operations can continue with a reduced but acceptable safety margin.
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System designs which positively alert the controlling personnel to a hazardous situation for which the capability for operator reaction has been provided.
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System designs which limit/control the use of hazardous materials
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ASSOCIATE SAFETY PROGRAMS
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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE
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The contractor shall conduct the system safety program so that it supplements existing industrial safety and toxicology activities..
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This coordinated effort shall assure that government equipment or properties being used or developed under contract are protected from damage or mishap risk.
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When contractor owned or leased equipment is being used in manufacturing, testing or handling of products developed or produced under contract, analysis and operational proof checks shall be performed to show that risk of damage to those products has been minimized through proper design maintenance, and operation by qualified personnel using approved procedures. This standard does not cover those functions the contractor is required by law to perform under Federal or State OSHA, DOT, or EPA regulations
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OPERATIONAL SITE SAFETY
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The contractor system safety program shall encompass operational site activities.
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These activities shall include all operations listed in the operational time lines, including system installation, checkout, modification, and operation.
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Particular attention shall be given to operations and interfaces with ground support equipment and to the needs of the operators relating to personnel subsystems such as: panel layouts, individual operator tasks, fatigue prevention, biomedical considerations, etc.
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FACILITIES
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The contractor shall include facilities in the system safety analyses activity
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Facility safety design criteria shall be incorporated in the facility specification.
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Consideration shall be given to the test, operational, and maintenance aspects of the program.
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Identified requirements will include consideration of the compatibility with standards equal to or better than those specified by the most stringent of Federal, State, Local and DOD Occupational Safety and Health Regulations.
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The test and operations safety procedures shall encompass all development, qualification, acceptance tests and operations.
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The procedures will include inputs from the safety analyses and will identify test, operations, facility, and support requirements.
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The procedures shall be upgraded and refined as required to correct deficiencies identified by the system safety analyses to incorporate additional safety requirements.
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RANGE SAFETY
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Compliance with the design and operational criteria contained in the applicable range safety manuals, regulations, and standards shall be considered in the system safety analysis and the system safety criteria. System safety is concerned with minimizing risk to on- or off-site personnel and property arising from system operations on a range.
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DRONE AND MISSILE SYSTEM SAFETY
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Verification of system design and operational planning compliance with range or operating site safety requirements shall be documented in the SAR or as otherwise specified in the contract SOW and CDRL.
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Ensure that flight analysis and flight termination systems comply with the requirements of the test range being utilized. Such requirements are applicable to the system during all flight phases until vehicle/payload impact or orbital insertion. The SAR or other safety report as specified in the CDRL shall include all aspects of flight safety systems.
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The contractor's system safety representative(s) will be an integral part of the flight evaluation and assessment team that reviews field/flight operations to correct any identified deficiencies and recommend appropriate safety enhancements during the field/flight operation process.
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DETAILS TO BE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT
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Imposition of Tasks 101 and 108.
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Identification of the paragraphs in Task 108 that apply or do not apply
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