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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P.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) is to provide requirements to report, investigate and document mishaps, close calls, and previously unidentified serious workplace hazards to prevent recurrence of similar accidents. This NPR does not apply to investigative procedures concerning civil, criminal, or administrative culpability, or legal liability. Furthermore, the safety investigation outlined in this NPR shall not be used to direct or justify disciplinary action for mishaps or close calls (Requirement 30984).

A close call (although not technically considered a mishap) must also be reported and investigated to find and fix the root cause(s) of the event before a recurrence results in serious harm. It is important that every NASA employee be continually reminded to look out for and report close calls. In addition to the obvious benefit of preventing recurrence, people will develop a habit of vigilance that will help to eliminate the unsafe acts and unnecessary risk taking that is the primary causal factor of most mishaps.

This NASA Procedures and Guidelines (NPG) provides guidance concerning how to respond to any mishap or close call from discovery through closure of the actions needed to prevent recurrence, and how to release that mishap information to the public. This NPG also includes instructions on how NASA organizations are to respond to the mishap reporting and investigating requirements of other agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The appendices contain mishap investigation techniques to be used.

This NPG is applicable to NASA Headquarters and Centers, including Component Facilities; to JPL and other NASA contractors to the extent specified in their contracts; and to other organizations (i.e., commercial partners, other Federal Agencies, international parties, tenants on NASA Centers, etc.), as specified and described in written operating agreements. This document does not apply to investigative procedures concerning civil, criminal, or administrative culpability, or legal liability. Furthermore, the safety investigation process outlined in this NPG may not be used to direct or justify disciplinary action for mishaps or close calls.

a. 42 U.S.C. 2473 (c)(1), Section 203 (c)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended.

b. 29 U.S.C. 668, Section 19 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended.

a. 29 CFR Part 1904, Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration).

b. 29 CFR Part 1960, Basic Program Elements for Federal Employee Occupational Safety and Health Programs and Related Matters.

c. 49 CFR Part 830, Notification and Reporting of Aircraft Accident or Incidents and Overdue Aircraft, and Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo, and Records.

d. Reserved.

e. NPD 9800.1, NASA Office of Inspector General Programs.

f. NPR 1441.1, NASA Records Retention Schedule (Schedule 1).

g. NPR 1620.1, Security Procedures and Guidelines.

h. NPR 3792.1, Plan for a Drug-Free Workplace.

i. NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement (NFS) Part 1807, Acquisition Planning.

j. NFS Part 1852.223-70, Safety and Health.

k. Office of Space Flight (OSF) Contingency Action Plan for Space Flight Operations.

l. Incident Reporting Information System (IRIS).

m. NASA Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS) (http://llis.gsfc.nasa.gov/).

This NPR cancels NPR 8621.1, dated June 2, 2000

Original signed by
/s/ Frederick D. Gregory

Associate Administrator for Safety and Mission Assurance