1. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Safety and Health Manager’s Meeting March 7, 2002 Nick Cenci and Mike Rewis Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

2. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance TOPICS Current Organizational Structure SOLAR Implementation VPP Status ASI Update Significant EH/IH Issues Summary

3. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Current Organizational Structure

4. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Current Organizational Structure – Collocated personnel into test operations areas – Clarified and separated duties of NASA and contactor team – Increased S&MA coverage in our E-complex – Single safety individual for each of the following: E1, E2, E3,E4 – Monitor Critical Lifts – Maintain a site presence – Provide for second shift coverage

5. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Current Organizational Structure – Newly Established a Software Assurance Representative sitewide Software assurance expertise –Software Quality Assurance –Software Systems Safety –Software Safety Assurance Perform software assurance functions for personnel safety-critical, SSC-developed software –Focus on: Does the software design protect people and does it function as designed? Evaluate ECR’s pertaining to software POC for HQ/Q Software Assurance Representative –Develop, modify, and maintain S&MA databases

6. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance SOLAR Implementation SSC’s participation moderate –S&MA modules accessed 310 times/ 61 tests taken/ 55 tests passed in the past 12 months. –Our high use areas have only been where it was required, i.e. ethics & IT courses S&MA is working with our training office to increase the awareness of availability of these courses. –Of the 80 available S&MA courses available only 23 unique modules have been accessed. –Demo several courses at our Safety Management Council

7. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance VPP Status –Implementation decision pending –NSTC provided Establishing, Maintaining, & Assessing an OSHA VPP Compliant Safety & Health Program training at SSC in February 2002 –Scheduled to attend VPP Application Training in April –NASA & Contractor Representatives to attend VPP Roundup at JSC.

8. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance ASI Update – Management Commitment and Employee Involvement Safety Management Council DuPont STOP in full Implementation Safety Awareness Day roaring success New S&MA Director; augmenting S&MA staff Excellent support by Center Management and Directors S&MA Website revised Center’s attitude toward SMA improving Partnering in SMA philosophy and approach sitewide with contractors’ SMA Managers Employees receptive to changes More co-located support as requested by customers Much more visibility to technicians and first-line supervision

9. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance ASI Update - System and Worksite Hazard Analysis Facility Inspection Database Close Call Program New tri-fold reporting form posted throughout center E-mail form available on SMA home page with link from SSC home page Dramatic increase in activity Key is quick response and personal contact by SMA coordinator Primary lesson learned is that employees are willing to submit concerns if they perceive that action will be taken

10. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance ASI Update - System and Worksite Hazard Analysis

11. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance ASI Update - System and Worksite Hazard Analysis

12. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance ASI Update - Hazard Prevention and Control Hazard Analysis Process through Facility Contractor S&MA Contractor (HEI) responsible for performing Safety Analyses in new organizational structure Stressing JSA/JHA as part of construction safety Lifting Device Management Emergency Preparedness –Emergency Plan revamped to address BioHazard Event –Teaming with Resident Agencies (Emergency Management Council) for optimal use of resources –Mass Casualty Exercise planned for Mid-April

13. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance ASI Update – Safety and Health Training SSC Cert board alive and well Board fostering a NASA appreciation for “certification” Optimizing system such that contractors with a specific expertise in area deliver associated training Attempting to organize complex arrangement of training/certification needs versus available resources Where site expertise does not exist use offsite vendors –Lifting Device –Ergonomics NSTC and SOLAR

14. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Significant EH/IH Issues Radiation Safety –New site RSO –RSO/IH teaming to provide better support –Annual Inspections Complete Hearing Conservation –Committee established –Original charter included (but not limited to) Test Firing Concerns Ergonomics –Awareness ever increasing –Resource needs escalate with general awareness

15. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Significant EH/IH Issues BioTerrorism –Mail Room Procedure/Training –Response to “Scares” –Participation in ViTs, Teleconferences & Satellite Broadcast –BioTerrorism Awareness Training –Coordination with SSC Tenants –SSC BioTerrorism Committee –Mailroom/High Risk Area Surveillance –RAPID (Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification Device) Deployment with dedicated facility

16. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Significant EH/IH Issues Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) –Mishaps H2O2 storage barrel decomposition –Transported by forklift, pumped out, and diluted –No operation in progress at the time of incident –Issues with incident response, emergency procedures and preparedness, and PPE H2O2 Purification Skid pressure release of 90% H2O2 storage/transfer system –Occurred shortly after transfer into storage tank from tanker –No operation in progress at the time of incident –Two employees were station keeping and evacuated prior to incident –Issues with incident command system, communication, emergency preparedness, pre-operations readiness, siting, evacuation notification, and PPE

17. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Significant EH/IH Issues Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) (cont.) –Investigations NASA/SSC Mishap Investigation Team for barrel incident –Cause and corrective action plus incident response adequacy Supplier Mishap Investigation Team for storage/transfer system incident NASA/SSC Mishap Investigation Team for storage/transfer system incident –Independently determine cause and corrective action, evaluate contractor’s investigation results, and recommend preventive actions for other center operations –Did not include incident response adequacy evaluation NSRS investigation –Investigate allegations and address issues raised with numerous concerns –Performed by NASA/SSC new Center Operations Deputy Director

18. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Significant EH/IH Issues Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) (cont.) –Status –SMA maintaining the action item matrix –SMA performs verification of all items closed by actionees –Short-term actions have been closed (Catalyst Bed testing) –Group of Actions to be complete May/June before 2wk skid proof of concept

19. Stennis Space Center Office of Safety and Mission Assurance Summary Progress made –Reorganization –Attitude of SMA employees –Perception of SMA organization –New hires Much still to accomplish –Reorganization complete/phase-in ongoig –Continue culture change –Training –S&MA Rotations –Concentrating on long-term solutions