Overview
Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) planning and analyses are an integral, ongoing part of the Systems Engineering (SE) process throughout the life-cycle. DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, requires Program Managers (PMs) “to eliminate ESOH hazards where possible and manage ESOH risks where hazards cannot be eliminated.” The instruction further requires ESOH risk management over the system's life-cycle using the methodology described in MIL-STD-882E, DoD Standard Practice for System Safety.
The benefits of early integration of ESOH considerations include:
- mitigation of program cost and schedule risks from actions that cause damage to people, equipment/property, or the environment
- provision of a safe, suitable, supportable, and sustainable capability able to operate world-wide
- reduction of operation, support, and disposal costs
Throughout each acquisition phase, programs conduct the ESOH analyses to:
- identify and mitigate potential risks to people, equipment, or the environment
- manage ESOH design considerations from the beginning of the SE effort
- plan for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and Executive Order 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions
- ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory ESOH requirements
ESOH requirements applicable to the system throughout its life-cycle are identified from statutes, regulations, policies, design standards, system safety analyses, SE plans, test and evaluation strategies, support and maintenance concepts, and capability documents.
Effective ESOH practitioners establish ESOH responsibilities within the program's organizational structure; develop strategies to ensure compliance with ESOH statutory and regulatory requirements; identify and manage hazardous materials, wastes, and pollutants for the life-cycle of the system; identify and track ESOH hazards and the mitigation of associated risks; and communicate identified ESOH risks and their associated mitigations to decision-makers within the acquisition and user communities for formal acceptance when required.
In accordance with DoDI 5000.02, PMs are required to support investigations of all system-related Class A or B mishaps. The program’s support to the investigation includes analysis of hazards that contributed to the mishap and recommendations for materiel risk mitigation measures.
The following are links to key ESOH topics in this community site
Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) planning and analyses are an integral, ongoing part of the Systems Engineering (SE) process throughout the life-cycle. DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, requires Program Managers (PMs) “to eliminate ESOH hazards where possible and manage ESOH risks where hazards cannot be eliminated.” The instruction further requires ESOH risk management over the system's life-cycle using the methodology described in MIL-STD-882E, DoD Standard Practice for System Safety.
The benefits of early integration of ESOH considerations include:
-
mitigation of program cost and schedule risks from actions that cause damage to people, equipment/property, or the environment
-
provision of a safe, suitable, supportable, and sustainable capability able to operate world-wide
-
reduction of operation, support, and disposal costs
Throughout each acquisition phase, programs conduct the ESOH analyses to:
-
identify and mitigate potential risks to people, equipment, or the environment
-
manage ESOH design considerations from the beginning of the SE effort
-
plan for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and Executive Order 12114, Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions
-
ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory ESOH requirements
ESOH requirements applicable to the system throughout its life-cycle are identified from statutes, regulations, policies, design standards, system safety analyses, SE plans, test and evaluation strategies, support and maintenance concepts, and capability documents.
Effective ESOH practitioners establish ESOH responsibilities within the program's organizational structure; develop strategies to ensure compliance with ESOH statutory and regulatory requirements; identify and manage hazardous materials, wastes, and pollutants for the life-cycle of the system; identify and track ESOH hazards and the mitigation of associated risks; and communicate identified ESOH risks and their associated mitigations to decision-makers within the acquisition and user communities for formal acceptance when required.
In accordance with DoDI 5000.02, PMs are required to support investigations of all system-related Class A or B mishaps. The program’s support to the investigation includes analysis of hazards that contributed to the mishap and recommendations for materiel risk mitigation measures.
The following are links to key ESOH topics in this community site
