Attachment_3_USSOCOM_TE_Safety_Guide.pdf
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United States Special Operations Command
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This document is a Safety Guide for the USSOCOM Technical Experimentation Event that establishes safety requirements and procedures for demonstrating equipment at USSOCOM events.
The guide requires firms to submit safety risk documentation using a Deliberate Risk Assessment (DRA) worksheet, with DD Form 2977 provided as an example template, though specific requirements should be verified on sam.gov. Firms are encouraged to integrate system safety into their technology development process and submit additional safety artifacts beyond the required form, including Safety Assessment Reports, System/Subsystem Hazard Analyses, Laser Safety Evaluations, Interim/Final Hazard Classifications, Energetic Material Sensitivity Analyses, Fuse Safety Analyses, and Developmental Test Reports with incorporated warnings and cautions. The document references Military-Standard 882E as the standard for System Safety methodology across DOD Components and defense contractors, emphasizing use of common terminology for probability, severity, and risk level definitions.
For systems containing lasers, firms must provide Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD) with and without magnification, Optical Density requirements, design wavelength, beam divergence, output power, and laser output verification records. For systems with energetic materials such as propellants, pyrotechnics, or explosives, documentation must include Interim Hazard Classification records, evaluations of novel energetic materials with sensitivity test results, fuzing and safe-and-arm system evaluations, recommended standoff distances and surface danger zones, and summaries of prior live fire testing. For systems containing Radio-Frequency or Magneto-Inductive emitters, required information includes frequencies requested and band, transmitter output power and antenna gain, RADHAZ analyses, and established Safe Stand-off Distances for ordnance, personnel, and fueling operations.
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USSOCOM Technical Experimentation Event
Safety Guide
The purpose of this guide is to ensure safety risks associated with the operation of equipment to be demonstrated at a USSOCOM technical experimentation event are identified. Following a rigorous safety process will ensure proper mitigations are identified and implemented facilitating a safe demonstration.
The desired format for submitting a record of safety risks is a Deliberate Risk Assessment (DRA) worksheet. An example is DD Form 2977 which can be found at this link: DD2977. However, the https://sam.gov/ posting should be consulted.
for specific requirements.
Firms developing material for the Department of Defense are encouraged to integrate system safety into the technology development process. Any outputs of this integration will be useful to the team managing the USSOCOM technical experimentation event.
Examples of common safety analyses include: Safety Assessment Reports, System / Subsystem Hazard Analyses, Laser Safety Evaluations, Interim/Final Hazard Classifications, Energetic Material Sensitivity Analyses, Fuse Safety Analyses, and Developmental Test Reports & User Documentation with Warnings/Cautions incorporated.
The typical reference for System Safety within USSOCOM & the Department of Defense is Military-Standard 882, “Standard Practice: System Safety”. The current revision (MIL- STD-882E) is available publicly on the web.
The methodology described in MIL-STD-882E, to include the definitions of probability, severity & risk level, are utilized across all DOD Components & most defense contractors. Consider using these common terms and measures when developing hazard analyses. Submission of safety artifacts beyond the required DD2977 form is highly encouraged, as are efforts to tailor mitigations to the specific technology being demonstrated & the testing scenario.
For reference, the next page lists several areas of frequent concern with the general safety data requirements associated with each area.
If the system contains a laser, the following information should be readily available to the range Laser Systems Safety Officer:
Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD) with/without magnification (As applicable) https://va-form.com/ https://beta.sam.gov/ http://www.assistdocs.com/
Optical Density (OD) requirements Design wavelength Beam divergence Output power Any records of a verification of laser output (independent measurement preferred)
If the system contains energetic materials (e.g. propellants, pyrotechnics, explosives), the following information should be made available to the experimentation team:
Record of an Interim Hazard Classification (IHC) Any evaluation of Energetic materials [if novel] (e.g. sensitivity test results) Any evaluation of Fuzing / Safe & Arm / Ignition Safety systems Recommended standoff distances, surface danger zones and/or range fans Summary of any prior live fire testing
If the system contains a Radio-Frequency / Magneto-Inductive (or other) emitter, the following information should be made available to the experimentation team:
Number of frequencies requested and band Transmitter output power Antenna gain Any “Radiation Hazard” (RADHAZ) analyses performed Any established Safe Stand-off Distances (SSDs) for Ordnance, Personnel & fueling operations
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