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PURPOSE
The purpose of Task 302 is to make sure safety is considered (and safety responsibility assigned) in test and evaluation, to provide existing analysis reports and other safety data, and to respond to all safety requirements necessary for testing in­house, at other contractor facilities, and at Government ranges, centers, or laboratories.
TASK DESCRIPTION
The contractor shall make sure the contractor test and evaluation safety activities recommend actions, and assess actions taken, to reduce, correct or control CATASTROPHIC- and CRITICAL-level hazards in the test and evaluation environment. MARGINAL- or NEGLIGIBLE-level hazards shall also be addressed as required by the MA.
Test and evaluation planning
Specific test and evaluation safety activities will include planning for test and evaluation safety from the beginning of, and throughout, the contract period and shall incorporate the following:
Test program milestones requiring completion of hazard analyses, risk assessments, or other safety studies.
Schedule for analysis, evaluation, and approval of test plans, procedures, and other documents to make sure safety is covered during all testing.
Preparation of or input to safety, operating and test procedures.
Coverage of test equipment, installation of test equipment, and instrumentation in hazard analyses prior to test start.
Meeting specialized requirements designated by the MA and informing the MA of any identified hazards that are unique to the test environment.
Coordination and status reviews with the cognizant test site safety representatives to ensure test safety requirements are identified, monitored and completed as scheduled
Safety reviews
Provide assistance to the safety review teams to the extent necessary to support a system safety certification process and validate, from a safety perspective, that the system is ready to test.
Follow-up actions
Analyze and document safety related test results.
Initiate follow-up action to ensure completion of the corrective efforts taken to reduce, correct, or control test and evaluation hazards.
Reports
Maintain a repository of test and evaluation hazard/action status reports
DETAILS TO BE SPECIFIED IN THE SOW
Imposition of Tasks 101 and 302.
Designation of applicable specialized system safety requirements for testing or use of range facilities.
Schedule for meeting requirements designated in 302.2 above
Identification of hazard categories for which activities will take action.