Dryden Flight Research Center 1 Center Safety and Health Presentation Tom Ambrose, Chief S,H&E Office NASA Safety &Health Managers Mtg. March 5, 2002

Dryden Flight Research Center 2 S&MA at DFRC S&MA Office –Flt. Sfty. Group –Qual. Assur. Group –SH&E Office –Av.Sfty. Officer Other Orgs. – Range Sfty. – OEB

Dryden Flight Research Center 3 Org. Structure  SMA Office direct report to Center Director  Safety, Health and Environmental Office reports to Director of S&MA  No Major Reorg’s  Aviation Safety Officer moved to S&MA  New Chief of S&MA (acting)  Lawrence Davis

Dryden Flight Research Center 4 SH&E Personnel CS- 1 Safety,1 IH 3 Envtl. Contract-15 1 Fire Prot., 2 IH, 1 IH Tech, 1 Safety Spec. 1 Sfty. Tech, 1 Plans/Design Coord. 1 E Prep,6 Envtl., 1 Admin. Problems: Transition staffing in one and two deep areas. Staffing HQ initiatives.

Dryden Flight Research Center 5 VPP EFFORTS Large Participation at National VPPA 2 Site presentation by 3 Star Companies Successful program to increase employee involvement Award pool established for “safety performance” Site Visit – April Sched. 02 prob slip.

Dryden Flight Research Center 6 “ENHANCEMENTS TO MISHAP PREVENTION” Employee Involvement Program Full time coordinator 1 st year Successes –Nat’nl VPPA, 43 attended –Numerous worksite teams –Prog. briefed to all employees –Employees planned and executed “Make Dryden Safer Days”

Dryden Flight Research Center 7 Other Agenda Items Safety performance planning – All plans have safety expectation Lessons Learned Participation –Increase in use –Involvement of facilities projects –Study to capture historic lessons Self Evaluations –ID’d need for increased employee involvement –Initiated employee involvement program

Dryden Flight Research Center 8 Needs Resources –Consider reformat for Q POP funds- direct center help Post 9/11 –H,S&E Prep Coordination w/HQ Security (most funding to security- significant increase in reqmt’s to H,S& Emerg. Prep) –Continued clarification of Occupational Safety and Health CS and contractual roles in potential criminal and terrorist events.