Hazard Analysis
Hazard analysis is integral in determining risk mitigation. SAIC uses proven top-down and bottom-up hazard analysis methods to assist our customers in making decisions that impact project risk and costs.
Our capabilities are rooted in traditional methods augmented by decades of corporate experience and lessons learned. SAIC's tailored approach to hazard analysis, fault trees, and failure modes and effects analysis assist in increasing safety, managing risks, and avoiding unnecessary cost.
Our capabilities include:
- Operational/systems hazard analysis
- Fault trees/event trees
- Failure modes and effects analysis
SAIC hazard analysis specialists are available to influence hazard reduction by defining and imposing safety assurance requirements for high-risk environments. We use hazard analysis techniques to verify that high-risk environment programs and projects meet or exceed contracted requirements. Our hazard specialists are skilled in risk methods such as testing analysis, inspection, risk trade, fault tree/event tree generation, and witnessing in the performance of in-line safety elements. Our engineers provide verification that generated documentation is complete and accurate and that all required information is recorded. They also accept work at mandatory inspection points and generate discrepancy reports on noncompliant items.
Capability Elements
| Capability/Activity | Description |
|---|---|
| Operational hazard analysis | Identify possible operational/mission risk and human risk with nominal/off-nominal operations, pre-planned coordination with human crew and operational planners, train for safe real-time responses |
| Systems hazard analysis | Identify possible system risks through verification of design requirements, available redundancy, criticality |
| Fault trees / Event trees | Conduct root cause investigation of failures and off-nominal events, to recommend design and operations risk mitigation strategies |
| Failure modes and effects analysis | Identify possible system failures through system drawings, design requirements, risk trades, reliability analysis |
| Integrated hazard analysis | Coordination with various multi-system elements and combine system risks creating an integrated risk posture |
| Risk trade analysis | Investigate possible system or environment options to minimize the risk posture |
Why SAIC?
Our track record of overseeing activity carried out in an hazardous environment, 250 miles above the earth, at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour, over a 30 year period, without an injury or a single lost workday speaks for itself. SAIC hazard analysis skills are sought after by commercial and government agencies. We establish and maintain the highest quality standards for critical human-rated systems and high-value commercial applications.
SAIC quality assurance specialists are leaders in human-rated systems applications. SAIC applies hazard analysis principles throughout the design, production, testing, and refurbishment of hardware, software, and human systems.