System safety program requirements contractors

The plan developed by the contractor to meet the system safety program requirement of the government (as specified in the contract) is generally called the system safety program plan (SSPP). 

The most common and widespread approach to system safety is that taken by the DOD and DOD contractors. TTiey originally developed and implemented system safety programs. The DOD approach is based on MIL-STD-882B system safety program requirements. 

Contractor provides bid to Government Agency which includes System Safety Program Requirements ... 

Contractor provides bid to government agency which inciudes system safety program requirements... 

Even thou the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) developed its own system safety program and requirements, the development closely paralleled the MIL-STD-882 approach and the DOD effort, primarily because the two agencies tend to share contractors, personnel, and, to a lesser degree, missions. 

Most major system safety programs to date have involved government acquisitions. Thus, how has tended to be a two-part question. First, how does the government develop system safety requirements, communicate these requirements to the appropriate contractors, and manage the effort to ensure that the requirements are met ... 

Second, how do contractors develop and implement a system safety program to perform the tasks necessary to meet the government requirements ... 

The DOD system safety programs tend to be more standardized than those of some other agencies, primarily because MIL-STD-882B serves as a foundation for the effort. However, considerable variation in programs, concepts, interpretations, definitions, and approaches occurs, even within the DOD community. This variability is most pronounced in the attempts of contractors to interpret and conform to system safety requirements. 

New government contractors and subcontractors who are required to develop and implement system safety programs to meet government requirements but have limited system safety experience... 

System safety program plan A description of the planned methods to be used by the contractor to implement the tailored requirements of this standard, including organizational responsibilities, resources, methods of accomplishment, milestones, depth of effort, and integration with other program engineering and management activities and related systems (MIL-STD-882). 

Routinely, the government will require the SSPP to contain, at the very least, the items specified in MIL-STD-882. The SSPP will typically include explanations of the contractor s intended system safety program effort. The SSPP will usually provide detailed information about the system safety personnel and their qualifications, which must meet the minimum requirements of the RFP specifications. Information pertaining to intended standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other types of operating instractions are also described. The SSPP should provide... 

The contract will also require specific products to be delivered to the customer at specified time periods or intervals. These items are usually found on the contract deliverable requirements list and are referred to as CDRL (pronounced SEE-DRULL) items. Quite typically, the customer will require certain system safety CDRL items throughout the life of the contract. In fact, the SSPP itself is usually one of the first CDRL requirements. In some instances, depending on the nature of the proposed contract, the SSPP might be submitted along with the contractor s response to the RFP. This will give the customer an opportunity to review the contractor s intended system safety program from the onset. In addition to the SSPP, system safety CDRLs may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following items ... 

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