MEMORANDUM FOR A1 - Air Force E-Publishing

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support concepts or meteorological operating environments dealing with the weapons
system.
11.2.8.2. Participate as SSG members and SSWG members, as appropriate. Ensure
acquisition, sustainment, testing, training development, and modification plans include
adequate operational safety criteria. Ensure material mishap recommendations are
included in the Lead MAJCOM cycle and efforts/results are addressed by program
offices.
11.2.8.3. Designate a trained focal point responsible for System Safety advocacy for the
Command. Provide AFSC/SES, AFMC/SES and AFSPC/SES (space programs only)
with the name of the focal point. NOTE: Trained focal point is someone who has
completed a formal System Safety course.
11.2.8.4. Work closely with program managers to facilitate the Lead Command’s
coordination role in the System Safety risk acceptance process. Jointly determine the
overall level of risk and document the acceptance of this risk level with the appropriate
authorities.
11.2.8.5. Use the principles of risk management to discover previously unidentified
hazards and/or changes in the level of risks in fielded systems. Ensure that changes in
CONOPS will be evaluated for changes in risk. Provide relevant information to the
program manager for risk mitigation efforts.
11.2.8.6. Lead Commands will consolidate Using Command’s requirements and
represent these needs to program offices.
11.2.8.7. Ensure assigned system safety personnel are properly trained.
11.2.9. Units. Ensure the unit risk management effort uses Program Manager’s System
Safety hazard information in its risk assessments.
11.2.9.1. Participate, as appropriate, in SSGs and SSWGs to identify risks and hazards.
11.2.9.2. Coordinate issues affecting System Safety with the MAJCOM Weapon System
Representative, the Program Office, the System Safety Group and HQ AFSC, as
appropriate.
11.2.10. Test Organizations. During both development and operational test and evaluation,
test organizations will review and validate program office risk assessments for hazards that
were not eliminated through redesign. The test organizations and Air Force Operational Test
Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) will provide the using commands with their recommendations
on program office risk assessments. The test organizations and AFOTEC will provide to the
program office a summary of the test hazards and the mitigating actions for all test hazards.
11.3. System Safety Groups (SSG). In addition to the day-to-day systems engineering, system
safety activities, acquisition and sustainment program offices should utilize SSGs to collect and
cross feed user inputs and insights into the program’s System Safety efforts. SSG members
include the program manager or deputy, Center System Safety Manager, program System Safety
Manager and representatives from the Using Commands, HQ AFSC, AFMC/SES, AFOTEC,
AFSPC/SES, SAF/AQR, and other appropriate DoD and industry organizations.