scope:

Applicability. This pamphlet applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, the U.S. Army Reserve, and Department of Army civilian employees, unless otherwise stated. It also applies to all Department of Defense personnel and foreign military personnel working with and under Army operational control. It applies to all Army materiel systems and facilities during all phases of the life cycle. The concepts also applies to smaller procuremet and acquisition programs such as those done at installation level. Medicalrelated materiel may require more intensive management, including coordination with other government agencies.

Purpose

This pamphlet identifies the procedures in accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 385-10 for program executive officers (PEO), program/project/product managers (PM), combat developers (CBTDEV), materiel developers (MATDEV), testers, independent evaluators, and system safety engineers to-

Conduct system safety programs to minimize risks throughout the system life cycle.

Conduct hazard identification, system safety composite risk management (CRM), and hazard closeout procedures during system development.

Identify and manage significant hazards discovered during operation and use of fielded systems.