A Hazard Tracking System (HTS) is a tool used by a Program Management Office (PMO), Program Managers (PM), Systems Engineers, and Safety Manager to track safety hazards. The purpose of a HTS is to effectively manage hazard analysis data and facilitate a hazard discovery and hazard risk mitigation process. The objectives of a HTS include: [2]
- Provide a means to effectively influence design to ensure that safety is optimized in a system
- Provide data and information necessary to effectively manage risk
- Document approaches, decisions and actions are taken to eliminate or reduce risks of hazards
- Provide a method for closed-loop tracking of actions and/or decisions
- Provide means for effectively organizing, managing, and updating hazard data
MIL-STD-882E: “Standard Practice for System Safety” – Page 38
According to MIL-STD-882E a HTS should include the following data elements: [1]
- Identified hazards
- Associated mishaps
- Risk assessments (initial, target, event(s))
- Identified risk mitigation measures
- Selected mitigation measures
- Hazard status
- Verification of risk reductions
- Risk acceptances
A HTS is similar to a Risk Register. A Risk Register is a Risk Management tool used by the Program Manager (PM) and program personnel that provides a means of recording the identified risks, the Risk Analysis of their severity and the necessary management actions to be taken. It can be a simple document, spreadsheet or computer database system and acts as a central repository for all risks identified by the project.
AcqLinks and References:
- [1] MIL-STD-882E “Standard Practice for System Safety” – 11 May 2012
- DoD Instruction 6055.07 “Mishap Notification, Investigation, Reporting, and Record Keeping” – 6 Jun 2011
- Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook (JSSSEH) – 27 Aug 2010
- [2] Presentation: BAE Hazard Tracking System
Updated: 7/27/2021
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