Safety Certification

Definition

Safety Certification

the safety engineering task during which compliance with the safety program is formally certified

Classification

As illustrated in the preceding figure, Safety Certification is part of the following inheritance hierarchy:

• Type: Concrete
• Superclass: Safety Task
• Subclasses:
  • None

Responsibilities

The typical responsibilities of Safety Certification are to:

• Certify that the implemented safety program actually conforms to:
  • The safety program documented in the safety program plan.
  • All contractual safety standards.

Preconditions

Safety Certification typically may begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The safety team is adequately staffed and trained in safety certification.
• The safety compliance assessment has produced an up-to-date safety compliance report.

Completion Criteria

Safety Certification is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• A properly completed and signed safety certificate exists.
• Records have been added to the safety compliance repository.

Steps

Safety Certification typically involves the external regulatory body performing the following steps in an iterative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Evaluate the safety compliance report.
• Evaluate the results of the safety reviews and independent safety audits (quality engineering).
• Produce the safety certificate.
• Obtain the necessary signatures.
• Update the safety compliance repository.

Techniques

Safety Certification is typically performed using the following techniques:

• Certification
• Documentation content and format standards
• Document templates
• Document inspection checklists
• Logging

Work Products

Safety Certification typically results in the production of the following work products:

• Safety Certificate
• Safety Compliance Repository record

Guidelines

• TBD