A Program Manager's Handbook for System Safety and Military Standard 882B.

Abstract

The Program Manager's role in the acquisition of new weapon systems encompasses many disciplines, some of which he may have little , if any, training or experience in handling. One of these areas, which until recent years has received little attention, is System Safety Engineering. This thesis is an attempt, in handbook form, to introduce the Program Manager to the System Safety Process and provide basic guidance in the application of MIL STD 882B, the governing Department of Defense directive on system safety program requirements. System Safety is defined in Military Standard 882B as the application of engineering and management principles, criteria, and techniques to optimize safety principles, criteria, and techniques to optimize safety within the constraints of operational effectiveness, time, and cost throughout all phases of the system life cycle. The primary function of System Safety is the early identification and classification of hazards so that action may be taken to correct the hazards prior to reaching final design decisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA156111

Entities

People

  • B. W. Duke

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Guidance
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Standards
  • Procurement
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Safety
  • Safety Engineering
  • Safety Equipment
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering