The Original Text column of the following requirements matrix contains the NASA Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) payload safety requirements that are to be tailored for each NASA ELV payload project, as required by NPR 8715.7, “Expendable Launch Vehicle Payload Safety Program.” The NASA ELV payload safety requirements are the result of a joint effort by NASA and U.S. Air Force Range Safety representatives (30th and 45th Space Wings) to establish an approved baseline from AFSPCMAN 91-710, “Range Safety User Requirements,” and applicable NASA safety requirements and also address unique issues associated with NASA payload safety design and operations. The NASA ELV payload safety requirements apply to all NASA ELV payload projects launched from an Air Force, NASA, or other range/launch site.
The NASA ELV payload safety requirements supplement NPR 8715.7 and satisfy AFSPCMAN 91-710 when applied to NASA ELV launches from Air Force launch ranges. As such, they provide a streamlined starting point for the safety requirements tailoring process that is required for each NASA ELV payload project per NPR 8715.7.
The NASA ELV payload safety requirements (as tailored for each specific project) are mandatory for each NASA ELV payload project and are to be applied to associated contracts and/or agreements. Additional requirements may be imposed by other organizations, including other launch ranges, commercial payload processing facility operators, or launch vehicle contractors. This document does not alter or otherwise modify the authority or roles and responsibilities delineated by statute or policy applicable to the Air Force, NASA, or other organizations participating in a NASA ELV payload project. As outlined in ASPCMAN 91-710, the Space Wing Commanders have overall launch authority and responsibility for public safety at Air Force ranges. The Director, NASA Wallops Flight Facility has similar authority and responsibility for launches originating from Wallops Flight Facility.
The NASA ELV Payload Safety Manager is responsible for maintaining and keeping the NASA ELV payload safety requirements current and coordinating all changes with the NASA ELV Payload Safety Agency Team and the Air Force Range Safety 30th and 45th Space Wing Safety Offices. The NASA ELV Payload Safety Manager contact information and the NASA ELV payload safety requirements tailoring matrix are available on the NASA ELV Payload Safety Program website at: http://kscsma.ksc.nasa.gov/ELVPayloadSafety/Default.html.
Note: This Foreword provides background information that is applicable to all NASA ELV payload projects. It is not to be tailored and shall remain as part of each final project-specific safety requirements document.
TABLE OF CONTENTS1
VOLUME 1: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 7
INTRODUCTION 7
INTRODUCTION 7
Objective 7
Applicability 8
Basis for the Requirements 9
RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES 9
RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES 9
General 9
Headquarters Air Force Space Command Responsibilities 9
Space Wing Responsibilities 9
Federal Aviation Administration Responsibilities 10
Payload Project Responsibilities 10
RANGE SAFETY POLICY 12
RANGE SAFETY POLICY 12
General 12
Prelaunch and Launch Operations: 12
Launch Area Safety 12
Launch Complex Safety 15
PSWG and RANGE SAFETY PROCESSES 16
PSWG and RANGE SAFETY PROCESSES 16
Range Safety and Payload Projects Interface Process 16
1.Equivalent Level of Safety (ELS) Determinations and Waivers 16
SAFETY AUTHORIZATIONS, SAFETY APPROVALS, AND DOCUMENTATION 17
SAFETY AUTHORIZATIONS, SAFETY APPROVALS, AND DOCUMENTATION 17
General 17
INVESTIGATING AND REPORTING MISHAPS AND INCIDENTS 17
INVESTIGATING AND REPORTING MISHAPS AND INCIDENTS 17
Mishaps and Incidents Involving Air Force Personnel and Resources 18
Non-Air Force Personnel and Resources on Air Force Property 18
Reporting Space Launch System Anomalies 19
CHANGES TO THIS PUBLICATION 19
CHANGES TO THIS PUBLICATION 19
THE NASA ELV PAYLOAD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS TAILORING PROCESS 20
Introduction: 20
Tailoring Process 23
SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 25
Introduction 25
System Safety Program Tasks 25
SUBMITTING NONCOMPLIANCE REQUESTS 36
Introduction 37
Submitting Noncompliance Requests 38
ACCEPTABLE RISK CRITERIA 39
Introduction 39
PAYLOAD SAFETY INTRODUCTION BRIEFING 39
Introduction 39
Payload safety introduction briefing (PSIB) 39
VOLUME 3: PAYLOADS AND GROUND SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS 42
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 42
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 42
General 42
Organization of the Volume 42
RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES 44
RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES 44
Payload Safety Working Group (PSWG) 44
Payload Project Responsibilities. 46
GENERAL DESIGN POLICY 46
GENERAL DESIGN POLICY 46
General 47
Systems Without Specific Design Criteria 47
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 48
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 48
System Safety Plan Hazard Analyses 48
Safety Data Package (SDP) (MSPSP) 50
SDP Associated Test Plans and Test Results 50
Nondestructive Examination Plans 51
CHAPTER 1 MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL WORK PLATFORMS 52
CHAPTER 1 MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL WORK PLATFORMS 52
1.Material Handling Equipment 53
1.Removable, Extendible, and/or Hinged Personnel Work Platforms 67
1.Lifting Personnel with a Crane 69
Flight Hardware Used to Lift Critical Loads and Clampbands. 70
ACOUSTIC HAZARDS 71
ACOUSTIC HAZARDS 71
Acoustic Design Standards 71
Acoustic Data Requirements 72
NON-IONIZING RADIATION SOURCES 72
NON-IONIZING RADIATION SOURCES 72
Radio Frequency Emitters 72
Laser Systems 76
RADIOACTIVE (IONIZING) RADIATION SOURCES 83
RADIOACTIVE (IONIZING) RADIATION SOURCES 83
Radioactive Source Design Standards and Controls 83
Radioactive Sources Carried on Payloads 86
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 88
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 88
Hazardous Materials Selection Criteria 89
Hazardous Materials Test Requirements 90
Hazardous Materials Environmental Requirements 91
Hazardous Materials Data Requirements 91
Process Safety Management and Risk Management Plan 92
GROUND SUPPORT PRESSURE, VACUUM, AND HAZARDOUS STORAGE SYSTEMS 92
GROUND SUPPORT PRESSURE, VACUUM, AND HAZARDOUS STORAGE SYSTEMS 92
Ground Support Pressure Vacuum and Storage Systems Requirements 93
Ground Support Pressure Systems Requirements 93
Ground Support Pressure Systems Certification and Recertification 154
FLIGHT HARDWARE PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND PRESSURIZED STRUCTURES 161
FLIGHT HARDWARE PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND PRESSURIZED STRUCTURES 161
Flight Hardware Pressure System and Pressurized Structure General Requirements. 161
Flight Hardware Pressure Vessel Design, Analysis, and Test Requirements 202
1.Flight Hardware Special Pressurized Equipment Design, Analysis, and Test Requirements. 224
Flight Hardware Pressure System Component Design and Test Requirements 235
Flight Hardware Pneumatic System Design Requirements. 255
Flight Hardware Hydraulic System Design and Test Requirements. 260
Flight Hardware Hypergolic Propellant System Design and Test Requirements 263
Flight Hardware Cryogenic Systems Design and Test Requirements 271
Flight Hardware Pressure Systems Data Requirements 278
ORDNANCE SYSTEMS 281
ORDNANCE SYSTEMS 281
Ordnance Hazard Classification 281
Ordnance System General Requirements 284
Ordnance Electrical Circuits 285
Initiator Electrical Circuits 291
Ordnance Safety Devices 294
Ordnance Initiating Devices 306
Explosive Transfer Systems and Receptor Ordnance 312
Ordnance Test Equipment 313
Ordnance and Non-Explosive Initiator Data Requirements 316
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 316
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 316
Electrical and Electronic Ground Support Equipment and Flight Hardware General Design Requirements and Standards 316
EGSE Design Requirements 325
Electrical and Electronic Flight Hardware 334
MOTOR VEHICLES 338
MOTOR VEHICLES 338
General 338
Motor Vehicles Other Than Lift Trucks 339
Lift Trucks 341
COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE 342
COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE 342
General 342
Determination of Safety Critical Computer System Functions 345
Hardware and Software Safety Design Requirements 346
Software Requirements 352
Computer System and Software Data Requirements 356
WESTERN RANGE SEISMIC DESIGN 356
WESTERN RANGE SEISMIC DESIGN 356
Applicability of Design and/or Anchorage or Restraint Requirements 356
Basis for Design 357
WR Seismic Data Requirements 360
Earthquake Emergency Planning and Post Recovery Response 360
SOLID ROCKET MOTORS, ROCKET MOTOR SEGMENTS, AND ROCKET MOTOR COMPONENTS 360
SOLID ROCKET MOTORS, ROCKET MOTOR SEGMENTS, AND ROCKET MOTOR COMPONENTS 360
General 360
Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Operational Hazards Analysis (OHA) 361
Lightning Effects Hazard Analysis 361
Solid Rocket Motor and Motor Segment Data Requirements 362
ATTACHMENT 1 SAFETY DATA PACKAGE (MISSILE SYSTEM PRELAUNCH SAFETY PACKAGE) 362
Introduction 362
Preparation Instructions 363
1.Modifications to the Safety DATA PACKAGE (SDP) 402
HANDLING STRUCTURES INITIAL AND PERIODIC TEST REQUIREMENT FLOW PATH 402
HAZARD AREA CLASSIFICATION 406
VOLUME 6: GROUND AND LAUNCH PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS, AND MATERIAL OPERATIONS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 411
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 411
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 411
1.Applicability 411
Organization of the Volume 411
Compliance Documents 412
RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES 413
RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES 413
Payload Safety Working Group 413
Payload Project Responsibilities 415
GROUND OPERATIONS POLICIES 417
GROUND OPERATIONS POLICIES 417
Personnel Safety 418
Stopping Unsafe Operations 418
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 418
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS 418
Ground Operations Plans 418
Test and Inspection Plans 419
Safety and Emergency Plans 419
Procedures 420
Range User Training Plan 421
Mishap Reporting 421
Safety For Return-to Earth Payloads or Sample Returns 421
GROUND OPERATIONS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 423
GROUND OPERATIONS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 423
Ground Operations Personnel Requirements 423
Hazardous Ground Operations General Requirements 425
Personal Protective Equipment 428
Fall Protection 429
Smoking Areas 430
Operating Restrictions Due to Adverse Weather 431
Operating Restrictions Due to High Winds 433
Facility Use 433
Hazardous Operation Support Requirements 435
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT, CRANE AND HOIST, PERSONNEL PLATFORM, POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, AND ELEVATOR OPERATIONS 435
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT, CRANE AND HOIST, PERSONNEL PLATFORM, POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, AND ELEVATOR OPERATIONS 435
Material Handling Equipment Operations 436
Crane and Hoist Operations 439
Personnel Work Platform Operations 446
Powered Industrial Trucks 448
Elevator Usage 449
ACOUSTIC HAZARD OPERATIONS 449
ACOUSTIC HAZARD OPERATIONS 449
Acoustic Hazard Operating Standards 449
Acoustic Hazard Operations Personnel Protection Requirements 449
Acoustic Operations 449
NON-IONIZING RADIATION OPERATIONS 450
NON-IONIZING RADIATION OPERATIONS 450
Non-Ionizing Radiation Operating Standards 450
Radio Frequency Procedures 450
RF Operations 450
Optical/Laser Operations 452
RADIOACTIVE (IONIZING) RADIATION SOURCES OPERATIONS 453
RADIOACTIVE (IONIZING) RADIATION SOURCES OPERATIONS 453
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OPERATIONS 454
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OPERATIONS 454
Hazardous Materials Operating Standards 454
Hazardous Materials Operations Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 455
Hazardous Materials Procedures 455
Hazardous Materials Operations 455
Restrictions on the Use of Plastic Films, Foams, and Adhesive Tapes (PFAs) and other Static-Producing and Flammable Materials 456
Hazardous Commodity Lockers 457
Disposal of Contaminated Liquid Propellant, Gas, or Other Regulated Wastes 457
GROUND SUPPORT AND FLIGHT HARDWARE PRESSURE SYSTEMS OPERATIONS 458
GROUND SUPPORT AND FLIGHT HARDWARE PRESSURE SYSTEMS OPERATIONS 458
Pressure Systems Operating Standards 458
Pressure Systems Personnel Requirements 459
Pressure Systems Procedures 461
Pressure Systems Test, Inspection, and Maintenance Requirements 462
Pressure Systems Operating Requirements 464
RESERVED 474
RESERVED 474
ORDNANCE OPERATIONS 474
ORDNANCE OPERATIONS 474
Ordnance Operations Procedure Requirements 474
Ordnance Transportation, Receipt, and Storage 474
Ordnance Systems Grounding 477
Ordnance Operations 481
Explosive Ordnance Disposal 488
Ordnance Facilities Operations 488
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OPERATIONS 488
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OPERATIONS 488
Electrical Systems Operating Standards and Definitions 488
Electrical Systems Operations Personnel and Special Insulated Equipment 492
Electrical Systems Procedures 492
Electrical Equipment and Systems Test, Inspection, and Maintenance Requirements 493
Electrical Systems Operating Requirements 494
Battery Operations 496
MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATIONS 498
MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATIONS 498
Motor Vehicle Operating Standards 498
Motor Vehicle Operating Requirements 498
CONVOY OPERATIONS 499
CONVOY OPERATIONS 499
General 499
Convoy Operations Procedures 500
Convoy Operations Requirements 500
LAUNCH OPERATIONS 501
LAUNCH OPERATIONS 501
SOLID ROCKET MOTORS AND ROCKET, ROCKET MOTOR SEGMENTS, AND ROCKET MOTOR OPERATIONS 501
SOLID ROCKET MOTORS AND ROCKET, ROCKET MOTOR SEGMENTS, AND ROCKET MOTOR OPERATIONS 501
Solid Rocket Motors And Rocket Motor Segments Operations General Requirements 501
Solid Rocket Motor and Rocket Motor Segment Transportation 501
Solid Rocket Motor and Rocket Motor Segment Inspections 502
Solid Rocket Motor and Rocket Motor Segment Processing and Handling 503
ATTACHMENT 1 GROUND OPERATIONS PLANS 506
Introduction 506
Preparation Instructions 507
HAZARDOUS AND SAFETY CRITICAL PROCEDURES 509
Introduction 509
Preparation Instructions 510
Examples of Hazardous Procedures 515
Changes. 515
INDEX OF OPERATIONS/AREAS SAFETY PLANS 515
INDEX OF EXPLOSIVE (OPERATING AND AREA) SAFETY PLANS 517
MISCELLANEOUS SAFETY PLANS 518
ATTACHMENT 1 LAUNCH COMMIT CRITERIA 519
VOLUME 7: GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION 520