System Safety Support
Client: Holmwood Highgate
Background
Holmwood Highgate is supplying six Mobile Bulk Aviation Fuel Capability (MBAFC) vehicles (heavy aviation fuelling tankers) to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to replace the existing 30-plus year old fleet in support of the Garrison and Training Support (GATS) Phase One project.
Holmwood Highgate engaged JVAT to support the Final Design Review of the MBAFC vehicles by delivering a Safety Case Report (SCR), Hazard Analysis Report (HAR), and Hazard Log (HL).
Approach
JVAT derived safety requirements through the interrogation of relevant legislation, then performed a series of hazard analysis studies to identify potential hazards to personnel, equipment, and the environment for the operation of the MBAFC vehicles. The HAR, which recorded the results of the hazard analysis studies, informed the HL, which captured the hazards and initial risk assessments.
Two workshops were conducted with Holmwood Highgate design engineers to review the initial risk assessments and confirm the controls which have been implemented to mitigate identified risks so far as reasonably practicable. The SCR presented the argument that the MBAFC vehicles has met all safety requirements and are safe for their intended use.
Outcome
The outcome of this engagement provided clarity regarding the safety profile of the MBAFC vehicle, showing that the MBAFC has been designed to be as safe as reasonably practicable for NZDF personnel to operate. In doing so, JVAT ensured that Holmwood Highgate has fulfilled its contractual and legislative obligations for the Final Design Review of the MBAFC vehicles.
Holmwood Highgate engaged JVAT to support the delivery of six Mobile Bulk Aviation Fuel Capability (MBAFC) vehicles to the New Zealand Defence Force by articulating a safety profile through the provision of a Safety Case Report, Hazard Analysis Report, and Hazard Log. These safety artefacts demonstrated that all reasonably foreseeable hazards and risks have been identified and mitigated.
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