System Safety Procedures for Nondevelopment Item (NDI) Acquisitions.
Abstract
Greater reliance on NDI types of acquisition is the wave of the future. It is important that the safety community realize this fact and come to grips with it. The means to be able to fit into the nondevelopment item (NDI) process without compromising safety must be developed. This requires both a determined effort on the part of the safety engineer to be involved early in the process and also the development of guidelines that clearly define the system safety role in the NDI acquisition process. NDI presents special safety problems due to the lack of testing, use in environment for which it is not designed, and lack of compliance with normally accepted Army safety standards. In cases where Army standards are not met, a conscious decision must be made whether or not the increased risk is acceptable. Based on this statement, NDI may not meet the safety standards that Army equipment developed through a normal acquisition process are required to meet; however, that does not mean safety has to be compromised. We also must not deviate from the objective of system safety, which is integral to its definition ...optimize safety within the constraints of operational effectiveness, time, and cost throughout all phases of the system life cycle. To accomplish this, a comprehensive System Safety Program Plan must be developed that will adequately interface with the NDI acquisition process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA168353
Entities
People
- Sami Hoxha
Organizations
- United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center