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NASA
Procedural
Requirements

NPR 8715.3D
Effective Date: December 16, 2021
Expiration Date: December 21, 2026

COMPLIANCE IS MANDATORY FOR NASA EMPLOYEES

Subject: NASA General Safety Program Requirements

Responsible Office: Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

Preface

P.1 Purpose

The purpose of this directive is to assure mission success. This directive defines NASA roles and responsibilities for assuring safety and mission success of NASA missions, and describes processes and evidence necessary to provide that assurance. NASA roles, responsibilities, and processes for protecting the public, workforce, and non-mission assets from NASA activities are defined in NPR 8715.1, NASA Safety and Health Programs.

P.2 Applicability

a. This directive is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This language applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (a Federally-Funded Research and Development Center), other contractors, recipients of grants, cooperative agreements, or other agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the applicable contracts, grants, or agreements.

b. This directive is applicable to NASA missions and NASA controlled activities in support of NASA missions.

c. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The term "may" denotes a discretionary privilege or permission, "can" denotes statements of possibility or capability, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.

d. In this directive, the word "project" refers to a unit of work performed in programs, projects, and activities. Management of a work unit is referred to as "project management," which includes managing programs, projects, and activities.

e. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted. Use of more recent versions of cited documents may be authorized by the responsible Safety and Mission Assurance Technical Authority.

P.3 Authority

a. The National Aeronautics and Space Act, 51 U.S.C. ch. 201.

b. Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 14 CFR § 1216.3.

c. Presidential Directive/National Security Council Memorandum Number 25 (PD/NSC-25), Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Large-Scale Adverse Environmental Effects and Aerospace Use of Major Radioactive Sources.

d. NPD 1000.0, NASA Governance and Strategic Management Handbook.

e. NPD 1000.3, The NASA Organization.

f. NPD 8700.1, NASA Policy for Safety and Mission Success.

P.4 Applicable Documents and Forms

a. NPR 1441.1, NASA Records Management Program Requirements.

b. NPR 7120.5, NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements.

c. NPR 8715.1, NASA Safety and Health Programs.

d. NASA-STD-8739.8, Software Assurance and Software Safety Standard.

e. IAEA Safety Series Number 6, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Safety Series Number 6, Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.

P.5 Measurement/Verification

Compliance with the requirements contained in this directive is continuously monitored by the Center Institutional Safety Discipline Leads, by the project Safety and Mission Assurance Technical Authority, and by the NASA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance. Compliance may also be verified as part of selected life cycle reviews and by assessments, reviews, and audits of the requirements and processes defined within this directive.

P.6 CANCELLATION

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