Safety case lifecycle management

Guidance Note Title Safety Case Lifecycle Management
Published Document Safety Case Lifecycle Management
Principal Audience This guidance note is designed to assist the operator in planning to ensure sufficient time and resources are available for safety case development for all the stages in the life cycle of safety cases. This guidance note will be of use to project managers and others who are responsible for preparation and maintenance of safety cases.
Core Concepts
  • Lifecycle approach to the safety case
  • Validation and the link to safety cases
  • Management of change issues and the implications leading to safety case revision & re-submission
  • Activities and phases in the life
  • Continuous improvement
  • Involving the workforce
  • Planning and administration aspects of the safety case
Consultation Process This guidance note was posted as a draft discussion document for consultation. Comments were invited from industry and other interested stakeholders. This guidance note was then subject to stakeholder workshops to address any outstanding areas of difficulty. Following the workshop, NOPSEMA has incorporated agreed changes and updated the guidance note. The finalised guidance note has been published on the NOPSEMA website.
Comments Comments should be sent to: safetycaseguidance@nopsa.gov.au