How to do Environmental Hazard Analysis with Mil-Std-882E

Introduction

Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Safety Artisan. Today, we're going to be talking about Environmental Hazard Analysis—a big topic! I'm covering this as part of the series on the System Safety Engineering Standard—Mil. Standard 882E. But it doesn't really matter what standard we are using; the topic is still relevant.

So, environmental hazard analysis is a big topic because we will cover everything, not just hazards. At the end of this session, you should be able to enjoy three benefits. First of all, you should know how to approach Environmental hazard analysis both from the point of view of the requirements, the Hazard Analysis itself (the process), and some national and international variations in the English-speaking world. So, you should know how to do the basics and also to recognize when maybe you need to bring in a specialist. But maybe most important of all, number three is you should have the confidence to be able to get started. So I'm hoping that this session is going to help you get started, know what you can do, and then maybe recognize when you need to bring in some specialist help or go and seek some further information.

As you'll see, it's a big, complex subject. I can get you started today, but that's all I can do in one session. And in fact, I think that's all anyone can do in one session. Anyway, let's get on with it and see what we've got.

Environmental Hazard Analysis, Mil. Standard 882E Task 210

Environmental Hazard Analysis, which is Task 210 under Mil. Standard 882E. So let's look at what we're going to talk about today.

Topics for this Session

And you'll see why it's going to be quite a lengthy session. I think it will last an hour because we're going to go through the Purpose and Task Description of Environmental Hazard Analysis as set out in the Mil. Standard. And it says seven-plus slides because there are seven mainstream slides plus some illustrations in there as well. Then we've got a couple of slides each on Documentation, Hazardous Materials or HAZMAT, and Contracting. And then eight slides of Commentary and this is the major value add because I'll be talking about applying Environmental Hazard Analysis in a US, UK, and Australian jurisdiction under the different laws, of which I have some experience.

I worked closely with environmental specialists on the Eurofighter Typhoon project, and I've also worked closely with the same specialists on US products bought by different countries. And then finally, I've been closely involved in a major environmental – or safety and environmental – project here in Australia. So I've been exposed and learned the hard way about how things work or don't work here in Australia. So I've got some relevant experience to share with you, as well as some learned material to share with you. And then a little Conclusion, because I say this will take us an hour so there's quite a lot of material to cover. So, let's get right on with it.