# Presentation: 769181

##  Langley Research Center

**FY 2002**
**Safety and Health Managers’ Meeting**

## 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

## OSHAVoluntary 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.

## OSHAVPP 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

## OSHAVPP Re-Evaluation Activities (Cont’d):  

- 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

## LaRC Safety Organization

**Occupational Health Services Office**

**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**

## LaRC Safety Organization - (Cont’d)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.

## 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@larc.nasa.](mailto:a.h.phillips@larc.nasa.gov)__[gov](mailto:a.h.phillips@larc.nasa.gov)_
- Flight Safety - Donald Porter, 757-864-3344, _[d.j.porter@larc.nasa.gov](mailto:d.j.porter@larc.nasa.gov)_
- Fire Safety - Douglas Smith, 757-864-5756, _[d.m.smith@larc.nasa.](mailto:d.m.smith@larc.nasa.gov)__[gov](mailto:d.m.smith@larc.nasa.gov)_

## 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 @LaRC articles/LaRC Safety Highlights as appropriate
- OSMA representatives on LaRC Mishap Investigation Boards are responsible for putting in relevant Lessons Learned

## Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS) Process (Cont’d):

- 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

## 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.
- FAE’s review systems architecture to ensure proper redundancy/other engineering safe-guards in place -- i. e., watch dog timers, fail-safe power-off relays, etc.
- FAE’s work with project/facility personnel to put software configuration management plans in-place for long-term control of software within the facilities

## Software Safety Implementation (Cont’d):

- 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 IV&V Facility is being used to perform IV&V
- In low criticality applications, SQA is being performed in-house, monitoring contractor performance against specified plans