Reliability & Quality
The US Military applies the Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) methodology to the acquisition of all designated Department of Defense systems and equipment. The standard used, MIL-STD-1629A, establishes the requirements and procedures for performing a FMECA to systematically evaluate and document the potential impact of each functional or hardware failure on mission success, personnel and system safety, system performance, maintainability, and maintenance requirements. Each potential failure is then ranked by the severity of its effect so that actions may be taken to eliminate or control the high-risk items.
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Safety
The military uses hazardous materials and faces the same hazard and risk management problems as the private sector. These hazards include the handling, storage and transportation of toxic chemicals and radioactive materials. Like their civilian counterparts, the military needs to carry out HAZOP and PHA studies to ensure that their risks are properly being managed.
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