Key Policies & Guidance

Key Policies and Guidance

• Defense Acquisition Portal Policy Page – Links to DoD and Component Acquisition Policy, JCIDS policy, DoD Issuances, Defense Acquisition Guidebook, DFARS, FAR, Statutes and Regulations
• DoDI 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, 7 JAN 2015
• DoDD 5000.01, The Defense Acquisition System, 12 MAY 2003
• ESOH Excerpts from DoDD 5000.01, Defense Acquisition System
• ESOH Excerpts from DoDI 5000.02 – Operation of the Defense Acquisition System
• Guide to ESOH in the SEP, PESHE and NEPA/E.O. 12114 Compliance Schedule, 2013
• HSI and ESOH Handbook for Pre-Milestone A JCIDS and AoA Activities, 2013
• MIL-STD-882E, DoD Standard Practice for System Safety, 2012
• DoD Joint Software System Safety Engineering Handbook, 2010
• NATO Standardization Document Database Library
• Federal Agency Implementing Procedures for NEPA (see DoD)
• Executive Order 12114 - Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions
• Executive Order 13693 - Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade

Defense Acquisition Guidebook

Refer to the Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG), Chapter 4, Systems Engineering, for the current DoD ESOH-related guidance.

Specific ESOH guidance is located in DAG Section 4.3.18.9. Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health. The ESOH Section of the DAG covers:

• ESOH System Design Requirements
• ESOH in Program Documents (Systems Engineering Plan, Programmatic ESOH Evaluation, and National Environmental Policy Act/Executive Order 12114 Compliance Schedule
• ESOH Activities by Phase
• ESOH Risk Management
• Hazardous Materials Management
• Safety Release for Testing
• DoD Green Procurement Program
• Key ESOH Resources

Additional DAG Sections that may be of assistance for ESOH practitioners include:

• Affordability – Systems Engineering Trade-Off Analyses
• Anti-Counterfeiting
• Commercial-Off-the-Shelf
• Corrosion Prevention and Control
• Critical Safety Item
• Demilitarization and Disposal
• Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages
• Human Systems Integration
• Insensitive Munitions
• Interoperability and Dependencies
• Operational Energy
• Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation
• Spectrum Management
• Supportability
• Survivability and Susceptibility
• Sustainability Analysis