NASA Procedures and Guidelines
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NPR 8621.1 Eff. Date: June 02, 2000 Cancellation Date: February 11, 2004	NASA Procedures and Guidelines for Mishap Reporting, Investigating, and Recordkeeping
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2.        Become Familiar With Mishap Scene ...........................................................................................................................................................____

3.        Obtain Necessary Design and Operations Data for Systems Involved in Mishap .............................................................................................____

4.        Assure that Systems are Safe to Approach and Analyze by Team members ...................................................................................................____

5.        Assist in Wreckage/Component Identification, Tagging, Cataloging Mishap Site Diagram and Photography (If Required) ...................................____

6         Assess Systems Design Capabilities and Limitations Compared with Operations in Progress at Time of Mishap ................................................____

7.        Assess Systems Capability to Adequately Deal with Situation Which Led to Mishap ........................................................................................____

8.        Assess Visual/Audio Cues, Warning Devices, Displays, and Indicators Used to Provide Notification and Warning to Operator(s) .......................____

9.        Assess System Operational Control Modes for Adequacy ..............................................................................................................................____

10.      Assess Adequacy of Warnings, Placards, and/or Emergency Instructions in Place to Deal With Emergency .....................................................____

11.      Determine if Control Modes, Warning Devices, or Placards were altered at the Time of Mishap ......................................................................____

12.      Assess Adequacy of Human/Systems/Safeguards Provided ...........................................................................................................................____

13.      Assess Design Modification Status of System at Time of Mishap ...................................................................................................................____

14.      Assess Environmental Effects Such as Light, Sound, Smell, etc., on the Systems Capability to Perform or Warn Adequately .............................____

15.      Assess Systems Operating Station for Adequacy ..........................................................................................................................................____

16.      Assist in Evidence/Wreckage Removal From Mishap Site to Assure Proper Handling ....................................................................................____

17.      Assist in Systems Reconstruction (if required) .............................................................................................................................................____
 

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