Defence
Origin has extensive experience in providing safety consultancy services to the UK’s defence sector, offering tailored solutions to meet the complex safety, regulatory, and operational requirements of defence organizations.
Our team of experts has in-depth knowledge of the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence Standards (Def Stans) and Joint Service Publications (JSPs), ensuring comprehensive support for projects across air, land, sea, and joint domains.
Core Services
- Safety Case Development: Creation and management of robust safety cases in compliance with key safety standards such as Def Stan 00-056 and Def Stan 00-055 and other MOD requirements.
- Hazard and Risk Management: Advanced hazard analysis and risk mitigation aligned with Joint Services Publication (JSP) 375 and JSP 815, ensuring safe operations throughout the system lifecycle.
- Regulatory Compliance: Guidance on compliance with MOD and statutory safety regulations, including the Defence Safety Authority (DSA) frameworks.
- System Safety Assurance: Support for system acquisition and lifecycle management in line with JSP 454 and JSP 430.
Case Studies
Our specific experience in the defence sector includes:
- Safety Case generation and functional safety support to the suppliers of various naval Platform Management Systems
- Software safety assurance (certification to assurance levels as defined under DO-278A / ED-109A)
- Provision of safety awareness training and safety culture studies for a Tier 1 defence supplier.
- Manual Handling Risk Assessment for a Dismountable Ballistic Protection System
- Development and Implementation of Safety Management Systems for Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs)
- Independent Safety Auditing of naval Fire Safety Submissions
- Application of industrial functional safety standard International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508 to a range of defence-based systems.
