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Chapter 1: Introduction to the System Safety Handbook
1.1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................2
1.2 PURPOSE.........................................................................................................................3
1.3 SCOPE..............................................................................................................................3
1.4 ORGANIZATION OF THE HANDBOOK......................................................................3
1.5 RELATIONSHIP OF THE SSH TO THE AMS .............................................................4
1.6 SYSTEM SAFETY OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................7
1.7 GLOSSARY ......................................................................................................................7
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1.1 Introduction
The System Safety Handbook (SSH) was developed for the use of Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) employees, supporting contractors and any other entities that are involved in applying
system safety policies and procedures throughout FAA. As the Federal agency with primary
responsibility for civil aviation safety, the FAA develops and applies safety techniques and
procedures in a wide range of activities from NAS modernization, to air traffic control, and aircraft
certification. On June 28, 1998, the FAA Administrator issued Order 8040.4 to establish FAA
safety risk management policy. This policy requires all the Lines of Business (LOB) of the FAA to
establish and implement a formal risk management program consistent with the LOB’s role in the
FAA. The policy reads in part: “The FAA shall use a formal, disciplined, and documented decision
making process to address safety risks in relation to high-consequence decisions impacting the
complete life cycle.”
In addition, the Order established the FAA Safety Risk Management Committee (SRMC)
consisting of safety and risk management professionals representing Associate/Assistant
Administrators and the offices of the Chief Counsel, Civil Rights, Government and Industry
Affairs, and Public Affairs. The SRMC provides advice and guidance, upon request from the
responsible program offices to help the program offices fulfill their authority and responsibility for
implementing Order 8040.4.
This System Safety Handbook provides guidance to the program offices. It is intended to describe
“how” to set up and implement the safety risk management process. The SSH establishes a set of
consistent and standardized procedures and analytical tools that will enable each LOB or program
office in the FAA to comply with Order 8040.4.
In FAA, the Acquisition Management System (AMS) provides agency-wide policy and guidance
that applies to all phases of the acquisition life cycle. Consistent with Order 8040.4, AMS policy
is that System Safety Management shall be conducted throughout the acquisition life cycle (section
2.9.13) of the AMS. The SSH is designed to support this AMS system safety management policy.
It is included in the FAA Acquisition System Toolset (FAST), and is referenced in several of the
FAST process documents. It is also designed to support safety risk management activities in FAA
not covered by AMS policy and guidance.
This SSH is intended for use in support of specific system safety program plans. While the SSH
provides guidance on “how” to perform safety risk management, other questions concerning
“when, who, and why” should be addressed through the three types of plans discussed in this
document: System Safety Management Plan (SSMP), and a System Safety Program Plan (SSPP),
and an Integrated System Safety Program Plan (ISSPP). The SSH focuses on “how” to perform
safety risk management, while these planning documents describe, in Chapter 5, the organization’s
processes and procedures for implementing system safety.
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High-level SSMPs describe general organizational processes and procedures for the
implementation of system safety programs, while more specific SSPPs are developed for individual
programs and projects. The ISSPP is intended for large complex systems with multiple
subcontractors. The SRMC is responsible for developing an overall FAA SSMP, while the System
Engineering Council develops the SSMP for AMS processes, such as Mission Analysis,
Investment Analysis, and Solution Implementation. Integrated Product Team (IPT) leaders,
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