Application of System Safety Engineering Techniques for Hazard Prevention at the Superconducting Super Collider [Book Chapter]

Conference · Wed Mar 13 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Supercollider 3

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3746-5_92· OSTI ID:5326306

Hendrix, Barry L. ^[1]

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1. Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory, Dallas, TX (United States)

A primary goal of the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory (SSCL) is to establish an exemplary safety program. Achieving this goal requires leadership, planning, coordination, and technical know-how. To ensure that safety is an inherent part of the design, the Environment, Safety and Health Office employs a systems engineering discipline and process known as System Safety. The goal of System Safety -- hazard prevention -- is accomplished by analyzing systems to identify hazards and to evaluate design and procedural options and countermeasures to prevent, eliminate, mitigate, or control hazards and risks. Establishment of safety and human factors design criteria at the outset of the project prevents unsafe designs and safety violations, reduces risks, and helps in avoiding costly design changes later. This process requires a considerable amount of coordination with a variety of technical disciplines and safety professionals to integrate methods of hazard prevention, mitigation, and risk reduction throughout the system life-cycle.

• Research Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory, Dallas, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC35-89ER40486
• OSTI ID: 5326306
• Report Number(s): SSCL-396; CONF-910340--49; ON: DE91018733; ISBN: 978-0-306-44037-3
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Supercollider 3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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