Def Stan 00-56 - Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems

TR105 | 2 days

The scope of the MOD’s Defence Standard 00-056 focuses on “managing the risk to life associated with the operation of military systems” and is guided by the “general guidance provided by the Health & Safety Executive.” Accordingly, it sets out safety requirements for all contractors providing products, services, or systems to the MOD and is not specific to aerospace.

This course enables you and your organisation to meet the intent of Def Stan 00-056 by addressing both the goal/failure-based approach (RA1230) and the risk/accident-based approach (RA1210). Contracting for safety regardless of how far removed your design organisation may be from military operations, requires careful planning to integrate safety deliverables from suppliers into air systems.

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18 Mar - 19 Mar 2025

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How will this course benefit me?Stakeholder expectations and showing how these expectations can be efficiently accomplished, best practices shall be displayed in how to manage safety throughout the product lifecycle. This course will:

  • Ensure you understand the intent of the MAA approach to Air Safety Management Systems (SMS)
  • Empower Project Managers / Team Leaders in the efficient control of safety-related activities
  • Ensure your Safety Case/Assessment/Report provides concise and usable results
  • Improve your ability to meet your safety obligations
  • Improve your ability to manage relationships more effectively between the safety expectations of your authorities, operators and suppliers
  • Give you greater confidence to understand and integrate your suppliers’ System Safety Assessments.
  • Provide clarity around the applicability and relationship of the various requirements such as RA 1200, RA1205, RA 1210, RA1225, and RA1230 and CS-2X.1309 as adopted in Def Stan 00-970.


Key areas of focus

  • Def Stan 00-056: the intent, application, and deliverables
  • Safety Cases: a UK perspective for through life safety
  • CS-25.1309 System Safety Assessments
  • Integrating Safety Assessments into the Safety Case
  • Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems

 

Is this course right for me?This foundation course is specifically designed to help all providers in the design/acquisition phase of products, services and systems to the UK MOD to comply with the intent of Def Stan 00-056
It is also suitable for MoD contracting personnel (i.e. DE&S, PT and Duty Holders) to help you understand how to most effectively integrate the 00-056 deliveries (or DIDs in Annex C) into a single and manageable Safety Case.

Prerequisites:Some experience in conducting, managing, or approving safety-related deliverables will be of benefit in understanding the concepts, advantages, and limitations discussed, but this is not essential.

Course details

Course format: This course is a balanced mix of group discussions, flipchart work and PowerPoint presentations. Managed syndicate exercises give you the opportunity to practise the application and evaluation of new processes and techniques.
Course level: Foundation Level Training (F) is suitable for those with little or no prior knowledge of the subject who are looking to develop a fundamental level of understanding, competency and knowledge.
Assessment process: No formal assessment. Formative feedback is provided by the facilitator.

FAQ's

Is the course aligned to MAA’s four pillars of Safety Management Systems?

Yes. We will assist you in examining the different elements of your SMS against the MAA requirements. We will also explore this further using the Baines Simmons approach

I am totally new to my safety role; will this course give me all I need?

Not everything, but it will help you gain clarity of your new role, enable you to avoid common issues we see others experience, and help you to identify what else you need.

I am not directly involved in safety, but I am a business decision-maker. Will I gain anything from this course?

Yes definitely; understanding your role and how it affects safety is crucial for any decision-maker. This course will highlight how safety is an organisational obligation and not just down to a few individuals.

Is this course suitable for a small to medium size organisation?

Yes; we look at the intent of the requirements and allow you to explore how to best apply the principles to the size of your organisation.