SEAPORT Enhanced

FUNCTIONAL AREA 3.8  HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING SUPPORT

Contract Number: N00024-01-D-7010
PSGS applies engineering, scientific, and analytical skills to ensure the design of interactive systems are safer, more secure and easier to use thereby reducing accidents due to human error, increasing system integrity and enabling more efficient process operations. Specific examples of past and ongoing projects include:

• For over eight years, PSGS has provided support to the Team Submarine Assistant for Environmental, Occupational Safety and Health Directorate. PSGS routinely assesses and provides recommendations to ensure that considerations associated with human interface with systems/equipment or processes are integrated into the decision making process. PSGS applies the methodologies of MIL-STD-882D to assess potential risks.

• For over five years, PSGS has provided support to the NAVSEA Office of Environmental Protection/Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Program. Specifically, PSGS:
  -- Prepares, tracks, and compiles responses to safety surveys and data calls. PSGS focuses on the identification of trends that may indicate the need for system/equipment, or process alterations/improvements to mitigate potential mishaps.

• Develop, review, analyze, update, and provide recommendations on various OSH related documents including:
  -- Gas Free Engineering Instructions and Practices
  -- Command Safety Instructions and Policies

Contract Number: N00024-99-D-4056
AMSEC provides HM&E machinery and systems engineering and technical support for naval vessels and shore stations for NSWCCD. Services include research and development, new designs construction, conversion, modernization, and fleet support of all surface ships and submarines under Navy cognizance. Conducts special studies in naval engineering, and develops and updates technical directives, standards, specifications, instructions, and drawings. Performs Human Factors Engineering/Integration for ship and machinery control systems, shipboard space arrangements, and material handling systems. Systems include aircraft support systems, elevators, cranes, steam propulsion systems, auxiliary systems, electrical systems, hull and deck systems, cargo stowage and handling systems, ship and machinery control systems, damage control, survivability, fire doctrine and fire protection, and ship structures.

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