Langley Research Center

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Langley Research Center

• FY 2002
• Safety and Health Managers Meeting

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SOLAR Safety Training

• We believe that courses are still relevant
• Are updating OSMA Individual Development Plans
  and are requiring courses for newly hired
  individuals
• Will advertise diverse set of courses to the
  Center population via LaRC Safety Highlights/VPP
  Awareness articles

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OSHAVoluntary Protection Program (VPP)

• Acquired STAR Status October 27, 1998.
• Completed self-evaluations for Fiscal Years 98,
  99, 00 and 01.
• OSHA re-evaluation scheduled for May 13-17, 2002.

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OSHAVPP Re-Evaluation Activities

• Lock-out/Tag-Out Program Reassessment
• Annual Manager and Supervisor Refresher Training
• Annual Facility Safety Head/Coordinator Refresher
  Training
• Employee Safety Pocket Guide Update/Re-issuance

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OSHAVPP Re-Evaluation Activities (Contd)

• Abbreviated Audits of All Facilities
• Documentation Collection
• Safety Stand Down Day
• Committee Chairperson Meetings
• Contractor Interface Meetings
• Updated Management/Union Commitment Letters
• Complete Ergonomics Plan

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LaRC Safety Organization
Office of Safety and Mission Assurance
Acting Director Lana M. Couch
Safety Manager Office of Safety and Facility
Assurance (OSFA)
Head Alan H. Phillips
Facility Safety Heads and Facility Coordinators
Occupational Health Services Office
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LaRC Safety Organization - (Contd)New ESB
Committees as of 2/1/02

• Wind Tunnel Model Systems Committee --provides
  oversight of wind tunnel model systems criteria,
  policies and procedures associated with the
  testing of models in LaRC facilities.
• Facility Operational Safety Assessment Committee
  -- provides operational oversight of maintenance
  and facility engineering of Center facilities.

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LaRC Safety Organization - Concluded

• Office of Safety and Mission Assurance is
  functionally responsible for executing the
  Center's Safety Program, as follows
• Facility System Safety, Risk Management and
  Emergency Preparedness - Alan Phillips,
  757-864-3358, a.h.phillips_at_larc.nasa.gov
• Flight Safety - Donald Porter, 757-864-3344,
  d.j.porter_at_larc.nasa.gov
• Fire Safety - Douglas Smith, 757-864-5756,
  d.m.smith_at_larc.nasa.gov

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Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS) Process

• LaRC has a new point of contact for the LLIS --
  Leslie Johnson, within the Office of Mission
  Assurance
• Gathered/Distributed new LLIS posters
• Disseminating messages on LLIS via _at_LaRC
  articles/LaRC Safety Highlights as appropriate
• OSMA representatives on LaRC Mishap Investigation
  Boards are responsible for putting in relevant
  Lessons Learned

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Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS) Process
(Contd)

• Mission Assurance Managers are responsible for
  assisting program/project personnel in the use of
  the LLIS
• POC is going to publish an article on the new
  push feature of the LLIS
• Contracting an effort to put together a combined
  LLIS/GIDEP Introductory Presentation and present
  to Project Managers/Support Personnel

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Software Safety Implementation

• Facility Assurance Engineers (FAEs) responsible
  for reviewing code/ensuring interlocks in place
  for safety critical functions. Separation of
  control vs. interlock strategy is of key
  importance.
• FAEs review systems architecture to ensure
  proper redundancy/other engineering safe-guards
  in place -- i. e., watch dog timers, fail-safe
  power-off relays, etc.
• FAEs work with project/facility personnel to put
  software configuration management plans in-place
  for long-term control of software within the
  facilities

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Software Safety Implementation (Contd)

• Mission Assurance Managers are working with
  Leslie Johnson (OMA) to develop Software QA Plans
  for LaRC Programs/Projects
• Depending upon criticality of software, West
  Virginia IVV Facility is being used to perform
  IVV
• In low criticality applications, SQA is being
  performed in-house, monitoring contractor
  performance against specified plans