Safety Monitoring

Definition

Safety Monitoring

the safety engineering task during which the status of the safety program is monitored and reported

Classification

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

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

Responsibilities

The typical responsibilities of Safety Monitoring are to:

• Determine the current status of the safety program.
• Document the current status of the safety program.

Preconditions

Safety Monitoring typically may begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The safety team is adequately staffed and trained in safety monitoring.

Completion Criteria

Safety Monitoring is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The safety status reports have been completed and accepted.
• Records have been added to the safety compliance repository.
• The system or application has been retired.

Steps

Safety Monitoring typically involves the safety team performing the following steps in an iterative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Check compliance of the endeavor with the safety program.
• Monitor current safety task performance.
• Evaluate current state of safety work products.
• Document the currrent status of the safety program in the safety status report.
• Update the safety compliance repository.

Techniques

Safety Monitoring is typically performed using the following techniques:

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

Work Products

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

• Safety Status Report
• Safety Compliance Repository record

Guidelines

• TBD