Regulating OME Safety in UK Defence

1. Presentation to the PARARI 2017 UNSW Canberra 21 November 2017 Regulating OME Safety in UK Defence Bob MacNaught BSc CEng MIET FIExpE MAPM DefenceOrdnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator / Chief Inspector of Explosives (MOD) UK Defence Safety Authority

2. The DSA’s Independent Regulation of Safety in the MOD Secretary of State for Defence Defence Board Organisational Separation Reports to Defence Safety Authority Defence Authority for HS&EP Force Elements REGULATES ASSURES Systems and Services ENFORCES INVESTIGATES

3. REGULATE:UK Legislation or MOD Regulation?

5. The Defence SEMS Step 2 - Implement Safety Programs Implementation Products & Activities Implementation Products & Activities • Step 2 - Deliver/Undertake: • Establish & sustain safety organisations & governance • Train & Educate workforce • Issue delegations & report on individual & collective performance & culture • Issue Organisational Approvals • Issue licences • Ensure compliance with safety policy, regulation & process • Demonstrate leadership • Empowered Workforce • Ensure Just Culture • Certify Equipment • Maintain Equipment • Manage safety risk to ALARP • Retain records of decision making • Ensure timely Corrective Action • Step 1 - Define & Issue: • Safety Policy, Regulation & standards • Roles & Responsibilities, Organisational structures, RACI & delegations • Competencies, approvals, mutual recognition • Set Objectives • Process, Procedures, Orders • Planning cycles • Governance structure & battle rhythm • TNAs & Training Design Set the risk appetite Risk mitigation & control “Do” MoD Safety & Environmental Protection Management System Step 1 - Plan for Safety Step 3 – Monitor Performance & Assure Compliance “Plan” • Step 4 – Undertake: • Reviews of Hazard Logs & Risk Registers • Review performance reports • Analyse safety information (Measure of Effectiveness and Performance) • Engagement with ITE, ISA, Subject Matter Experts, External Bodies to benchmark • Conduct Horizon Scanning of Legislation, future Technology and Capability Equipment Programme • Undertake OSAs to assess impact of Change of safety • Undertake In-Year of funding (as affecting activity & safety) • Consider SQEP & resilience of workforce “Check” • Step 3 - Deliver/Undertake: • Conduct assurance 1st/2nd/3rd Party • Report & analyse safety performance • Investigate, report & analyse incidents • Anonymous reporting of workforce concerns • Take Enforcement Action • Undertake Independent Investigation • Retain assurance records • Undertake Information Knowledge Management to enable management reviews Understand Effectiveness Step 4 - Conduct Management Reviews Corrective Action & Continuous Improvement “Act” Knowledge Management

6. Defence Safety Committee Stakeholder Committees Regulator Group Implement Steps 1 to 4 to deliver governance, to assure, to ensure SofS Perm Sec MoD SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEMS) 2nd Party Reporting 3rd Party Reporting DG DSA TLB Holders, Senior Duty Holders, CEOs Application SEMS Hierarchy Accountability Define Policy & Regs Operational Deployment Organisation TLB/SDH Assure Compliance Duty Holding JFC & SUB CMDs MOE SUB CMD/HLB/ODH OPERATING CENTRE Force Generation & Capability Development Implement Steps 1 to 4 Duty of Care NAVY CMD Enforcement Environmental Protection ARMY CMD Duty of Care & Duty Holding UNIT/BLB/ PROJECT TEAM • Delivering • Capability Enablers • Equip • Infra • Services • Support Analyse & Plan AIR CMD Duty Holder Facing D NUC • Notes: • JFC also Force Generate • DE&S are also Duty Holding DSA SEMS DE&S ESTABLISHMENT Investigate DIO DSTL TLB SEMS DECA

7. Scope of DOSR Regulatory Activity Explosives Classification UK Competent Authority for Military Explosives OME Acquisition 1300 items over 29 Project Teams

8. DOSR Regulatory ActivityAcross OME Life-Cycle Phases (LCP) REGULATE: Issues/Maintains Defence Regulations for Explosives Safety Management ASSURE AND ENFORCE: Conducts Audits for assurance of Safety Compliance

9. The MOD Ranges Safety Management System

10. The Major Accident Control SMS Prevent Control Major Accident

11. PRISM is the transformation programme that will deliver the DG’s Vision for the future operation of safety in Defence, and the future Defence Safety Authority.

12. Proposed ‘OME Certification, Oversight and Approvals’ Project Team 1st Party Assurance Safety Case etc Weapons Eng 2nd Party Assurance OSRP/OSA Regulator 3rd Party Assurance Approval

13. DOSR Team StructureAdopting a proportional and risk-based approach

14. Stephen GillströmMcLeanDOSR Assistant Team Leader Assurance MOVING TOWARDS RISK BASED ASSURANCE TO MAXIMISE THE RETURN FROMA LIMITED RESOURCE Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator

15. My Role / My Team • Our Scope • What we do now • Why Change? • New Methodology • Questions Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator

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17. Scope of DOSR Regulatory Activity OME Acquisition 1300 items involving 29 Project Teams

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20. What do we do now? Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator

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22. Project #2 – Report / Analyse / Exploit (RAE) To deliver: Areportingcapability to sharesafety data An analysiscapability to assess data The capability to makeevidencebaseddecisions Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator

23. What Evidence Do We Need? Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator

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