In light of events such as Nimrod XV230, Buncefield, Flixborough, 3 mile island, Chinook 3, Mull of Kintyre, HMS Nottingham and others, Systems Safety Engineering has become an increasingly important factor in the design of products, systems and services.
If safety engineering is not properly addressed the consequences result in incidents and accidents, leading to personal injury and fatalities.
The implications of the recent Haddon Cave enquiry are far reaching and will impact all future government procurement. This will inevitably lead to contractual changes mandating improved governance regimes and stringent assessment of safety in defence programmes.
We act both as customer friend and as Independent Safety Assessors. We also provide safety engineering professionals to work with your design team to advise on complying with regulatory and contractual requirements.
Our Services
Our experience includes detailed knowledge of and experience in applying the relevant methods, tools and standards.
- DEF STAN 00-56 – Interpretation and application of the MoD approach to delivering safe systems, including safety planning and
safety assessment. - IEC 61508 DO178B DO254 – Integration of high integrity development and assessment techniques to support the development of hardware and software solutions to meet system level safety requirements including Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and Development Assurance Level (DAL) allocation and assessment
- Joint Service Publications (JSP) – Development of safety management plans and risk classification practice in accordance with the requirements of JSP 430 (ships), 454 (land), 390 (lasers), 520 (ordnance) 550-554 (air) and 418 (environment) amongst others.
- POSMS and POEMS – Using knowledge of the UK MoD approach to Systematic Safety Management, applying the ASEG defined approaches to Safety and Environmental Management Systems.
- ALARP – Significant experience in the derivation and application of the ALARP principle for Land, Sea and Air systems.
- Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPS) – understanding the identification and
analysis of system hazards. - Safety Management Systems (SMS) – Working with your staff to develop, coach, train and implement a workable SMS covering generic and domain specific safety principles, related to appropriate standards.
- Product Safety – Experienced in the interpretation and application of International,
EU and UK legislation and standards. - Airworthiness – Advice on civil and military airworthiness and safety standards in aviation procurement and aircraft modification regimes.
- Independent Safety Assessment – Providing experienced safety auditors who will carry out independent assessment and audits of programmes.
- MIL-STD 882 – Interpretation and application of the US approach to delivering safe systems, including safety planning and safety assessments.
Military
Significant experience in providing safety expertise in all defence domains covering Land, Sea and Air. We have developed safety cases for a range of ISTAR systems, combat mission systems, command & control systems and networks where safety critical software is paramount.
Rail
Practical experience of developing risk analysis and safety arguments and safety cases within the Rail industry, for both overground and underground rail systems.
Airworthiness
Advice on civil and military airworthiness and safety standards in aviation procurement and aircraft modification regimes.
Engagement at all levels
Throughout the last twenty years, there has been a general move within safety critical industries, to demonstrate to external stakeholders that there is a focus upon ‘safety’ throughout the life cycle of the ‘product or service’ that is developed, delivered, maintained / updated and operated in an ever changing external to the business environment.
Working within your organisation, we can help improve understanding, raising awareness and commitment at the very top level of the business to achieve a workable, dynamic and strategic safety culture that moves the company beyond mere acts of the publication of product compliance statements.
Our People
Quintec’s Safety specialists have significant experience in the assessment of safety and the development of domain and systems safety cases. Supporting Design Authorities, they plan, develop and implement Safety Management and Safety Engineering processes and help to foster the safety culture and understanding of Safety Assessment methods within your organisation.
Organisations that develop ‘Safety Related’ products and systems may choose to establish such skill sets internally. However, by developing close working relationships with client project teams, Quintec’s Safety consultants establish long term pro-active and meaningful working relationships. This leads to increased learning amongst programme teams helping to provide specific project responses to key safety questions and perhaps more importantly, to nurture the safety culture within your business.
We have built up significant safety experience in a number of domains and have the practical experience, knowledge of the appropriate standards and differing cultures in many sectors.
Contact us today to find out more about our services and how we can help you.
