A.6 CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL SYSTEM SAFETY-RELATED TASKS.
A complete system safety effort should consider and integrate tasks and activities usually performed by other organizations or disciplines, including associate contractors, to ensure sound and continually valid safety analyses. Table 5 of this AC lists some of the tasks and activities most directly associated with system safety.
Table 5 – Additional System Safety-Related Tasks
TASK DESCRIPT ION Processes identified by system safety analyses that are required Operations & to ensure public safety during ground operations and each flight Maintenance of the vehicle. These operations and maintenance processes should align with FAA requirements and guidance.
Techniques and procedures to be used for ensuring that the objectives and requirements of the SSP are met in the training of Training responsible personnel.
Reliability predictions and analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, and reliability testing and demonstration. Results of Reliability these activities are used to complement and ensure completeness of safety analyses, as well as identify and resolve reliability issues on safety-critical systems.
• Calibration • Quality data collection
• Configuration assurance • Software testing and
• Corrective action acceptance identification and reporting • Supplier selection, quality
• Hardware acceptance surveillance, and audits
• Material, nonconformance, • System safety acceptance and process reviews • Test assurance Quality • Metrology • Vehicle acceptance Engineering and Production quality • Validation and Verification Assurance performance and evaluation
• Quality assurance Program management and engineering Results of these activities are used to complement and ensure completeness of safety analyses, as well as identify and resolve quality issues with safety-critical systems.
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