MEMORANDUM FOR A1 - Air Force E-Publishing

90 AFI91-202 5 AUGUST 2011
11.1.3.1.5. Current status of the risk reduction effort.
11.1.3.1.6. A record of user concurrence and risk acceptance by appropriate
authorities.
11.1.3.2. To mitigate risks, the following order of precedence is used to satisfy System
Safety requirements and resolve identified hazards according to MIL-STD-882D, DoD
Standard Practice for System Safety:
11.1.3.2.1. Design for minimum risk.
11.1.3.2.2. Incorporate safety devices.
11.1.3.2.3. Provide warning devices.
11.1.3.2.4. Develop procedures and training.
11.1.3.3. Every hazard that cannot be eliminated must be accepted by the appropriate
level of leadership as specified in AFI 63-101, Acquisition and Sustainment Life Cycle
Management.
11.1.4. The acquisition and sustainment communities implement the System Safety process
as an integral part of a system program office's Systems Engineering activity as defined in
AFI 63-101 and AFI 63-1201, Life Cycle Systems Engineering.
11.1.5. Program Managers are solely responsible for organizing their offices to execute the
System Safety requirements elaborated in the DoD and Air Force policy and instructions
listed in paragraph 11.1.3 In particular, Acquisition and Sustainment Program Managers must
integrate system safety risk management into their program’s overall Systems Engineering
effort at the Integrated Product Team (IPT) level where day-to-day engineering decisions are
being made. This allows System Safety to most effectively influence system design.
11.1.6. For risks requiring CAE or PEO acceptance, program managers prepare a written
safety risk assessment describing the hazards, predicted risks (stating both consequences and
probabilities), available mitigation measures, costs or other limitations, proposed action(s),
alternatives, resulting net mishap risk and the total of expected adverse consequences for the
period of acceptance. For high risks, coordination with the lead command(s), PEO and
AF/SE is required before submission for acceptance. Program managers are required to
reassess CAE- or PEO-accepted mishap risks at least every four years and for milestone
reviews or key decisions following risk acceptance, with consideration given to actual
incident and loss experiences for the period and advances in mitigation technologies and
methods. Re-validated risk assessments are then coordinated and submitted for acceptance by
the appropriate authority for the new predicted risk levels. Attachment 15 guidance is
mandatory for the risk assessments that accompany High risk acceptance packages and
recommended for all other risk assessments. Formats for risk assessment packages and tools
to help identify baseline risk, actions already taken, interim risk, potential options and
residual risk associated with each potential option may be found on the AFSC web-site.
11.2. Responsibilities.
11.2.1. The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ):
11.2.1.1. Establishes engineering and technical policy and procedures for Air Force
Space and non-Space Systems Acquisition and Sustainment, including policy and