Capabilities . . . .
A comprehensive support service in the field of safety & environmental engineering can be provided. This eminates from an extensive and varied safety engineering and management background in Defence and Aerospace reaching back to the 1980s with significant experience in the production of safety engineering deliverables and provision of expert management advice.
Defence safety activities are conducted in accordance with the prevailing military standards and guidance, including:
- DEF-STAN 00-056
- JSP 815 / DSA01.1
- JSP 430 / DSA02-DMR
- JSP 454 / DSA02/3.DLSR.LSSR
- JSP 520
- JSP 533
- MAA
- ASEMS - POSMS
- MIL-STD-882
Environmental assessments and investigations carried out to the guidence contained within:
- JSP 418
- ASEMS - POEMS
Aviation/aerospace safety is conducted in accordance with the appropriate CAA regulations and ARP 4761, plus individual manufacturers standards.
Safety management and engineering services have been provided to the MOD, Prime and SME defence contractors across all phases of the CADMID cycle and for in-service, legacy, new production and Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) projects, in the Land, Air and Sea domains.
Further details can be found under Experience.
Safety management and engineering includes the design, production, review and maintenance of:
- Safety Management Systems SMS)
- Safety Management Plans (SMP)
- Hazard Identification and Analysis (HIA)
- HIA / FFA support via FMEA, FTA & GSN techniques.
- Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)
- Risk Estimation
- ALARP Evaluation and Arguments
- Hazard Logs (HL)
- Zonal Safety Assessments (ZSA)
- Safety Assessment – Safety Cases produced retrospectively for legacy equipment
- Safety Case Reports to support both legacy and new equipment (SCR)
- Command Safety & Environmental Summary (CSES)
- Independent Safety Audit
- Independent Safety Assessment (ISA)
- Safety Management System Audits
Assistance in supporting project safety risk reduction can also be provided in the following ways:
- Safety Requirements capture and definition in procurement specifications and SRDs
- Airworthiness & Certification; Release to Service (RTS) assessments and recommendations i.a.w. MAA regulations
- Advice on Airworthiness testing and trials
- Contacting and communicating with suppliers, sub-contractors, OEMs and SQEPs
- Facilitating safety meetings, visits and presentations
- Responding to Invitations To Tender (ITT) and Requests For Quotation (RFQ) with regard to safety aspects
- Hardware procurement programmes
- Legacy equipment
- Equipment and systems trials safety assessments
- Safety Case review and advice
- Mentoring of new S&E engineers
