1. . Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Safety and Health
Kennedy Space Center .
March 6, 2002

2. Kennedy Space Center 140,000 acres  13,000 people (End of FY01)
1871 Total NASA
Civil Servants
11,187 On/Near-Site
Contractors & Tenants
$1 Billion Budget

3. Safety & Health First

4. KSC Safety & Health Organizations
S&H
Council
S&MA
Board
S&H Committees
Center Director
Shuttle
(PH)
ISS/PL
(UB)
ELV
(VA)
Spaceport
E&T (YA)
SH&IA
(QA)
Spaceport
Services (TA)
Dir w/o
a Safety Org
S&MADiv
S&MA Div
S&FA Office
S&MAPAO
Policy
Assessments
Mishaps
Consultation
Ombudsman
Agency Health AA CC GG XA AJ OP BA
Emergency
Fire
Institutional
Safety & Health
Security
Occupational
Medicine &
Environmental Program
Implementation of Programmatic
Safety
Contractor Safety Oversight
Institutional Safety for controlled
Facilities

5. Councils, Boards, Committees
Safety & Health Council (S&H Council): chaired by Center Director
Maintains an overview of KSC’s safety & health programs
Establishes and directs a sub-board system
Focuses KSC expertise on S&H Program critical elements
Safety & Mission Assurance (S&MA) Board: chaired by SH&IA
Integrates the work of the S&MA organizations across the Center
Assures inter-directorate communication of technical S&MA concerns
Safety & Health Committees: reports to the S&H Board and/or Council
Pressure Vessel Committee
Explosives Committee
Radiation Protection Committee
Lightning Advisory Committee
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Lifting Devices & Equipment (LDE) Committee 
Safety & Health Labor Management Committee

6. Federal Spaceport Federal Spaceport Concept International Space Park
Joint effort with Air Force
“Quasi-Government” Governing Board
Privatized utilities
Privatized Shuttle Operations
Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Operations
Other NASA functions
Use of NASA facilities for commercial activities
International Space Park
For organizations and suppliers who wish to do business with KSC
Outside the “fence”, but on KSC property

7. Federal Spaceport (continued)
Other NASA Center Operations at KSC
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
SRB Assembly & Refurbishment Facility (ARF)
Parachute Refurbishment Facility (PRF)
Hanger AF Complex, Hanger M and Little n (CCAFS) – SRB retrieval and disassembly operations
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Merritt Island Launch Annex (MILA) – communications
Basic Philosophy of Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs)
Tenants control their own safety & have Safety Plans
KSC has complete access
Hazardous Operations must be approved by KSC
KSC notification/insight of activities

8. Safety and Mission Assurance
6 KSC Safety and Mission Assurance Offices
Safety, Health and Independent Assessment Bert Garrido*
Space Shuttle Safety and Mission Assurance Bill Higgins
Int’l Space Station/Payload Processing Bruce Jansen
Expendable Launch Vehicles Cal Staubus
Spaceport Engineering & Technology Ron Gilette
Spaceport Services S, H&E Division Burt Summerfield
*Associate Director of Safety and Mission Assurance
AOA Resource analysis for FY 02 and 03 = 218 FTE/yr in S&MA

9. Spaceport Services DIRECTOR OF SPACEPORT SERVICES NASA/AF MANAGEMENT
& COMPREHENSIVE
MASTER PLANNING OFFICE
MANAGEMENT
INTEGRATION OFFICE
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
SAFETY, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
& ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION
APPLICATION
SERVICES BRANCH
ENV. PROGRAM
BRANCH
COMM.
SERVICES BRANCH
ODIN & IT
SECURITY
SERVICES BRANCH
INSTITUTIONAL
SAFETY & QUALITY
BRANCH
AEROSPACE MEDICINE &
OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH BRANCH
FACILITIES
DIVISION
CENTER SERVICES
DIVISION
PLANNING &
INTEGRATION
BRANCH
PROPELLANTS
LOGISTICS & SERVICES
BRANCH
PROTECTIVE
SERVICES
BRANCH
CIVIL/
STRUCTURAL
BRANCH
MECHANICAL/
ELECTRICAL
BRANCH

10. Safety, Occupational Health, and Environmental Division
Spaceport Services
Safety, Occupational Health, and Environmental Division
TA-C
Safety, Occupational Health and
Environmental Division
Summerfield, B. - Chief
Gorman, K. - Tech. Asst.
Mayers, J Division Secretary
TA-C1
TA-C2
TA-C3
Institutional Safety and
Quality Branch
Brisbin, S. - Chief
Occupational Health
Branch
Tipton, D. - Chief
Environmental Program Branch
Callier, D Chief

11. KSC Spaceport Services
Safety, Occupational Health, and Environment Division
Institutional Safety and Quality
Institutional Safety and Quality Branch – Resources
16 FTE Civil Service
Pressure Vessel/System Certification 2 FTE
Explosives Safety Program Management FTE
Facility Assurance/System Safety 3 FTE
Occupational Safety Specialists 5 FTE
VPP Program Lead FTE
Database Management 2 FTE
Propellant Contracts Quality Assurance 1 FTE
Branch Management 1 FTE

12. KSC Spaceport Services
Aerospace Medicine & Occupational Health
KSC Spaceport Services
Safety, Occupational Health, and Environment Division
Aerospace Medicine & Occupational Health – Resources
7 FTE Civil Service
Chief Medical Officer * FTE
Physician FTE
Environmental Health Officer FTE
Radiation Protection Officer FTE
Workers’ Compensation Specialist 1 FTE
* Associate Director Spaceport Services/Chief Medical Officer

13. Aerospace Medicine & Occupational Health
Aerospace Medicine & Occupational Health – Resources Contract FTE
7 Physicians
14 Nurses
4 Laboratory Personnel (X-Ray/Lab/GXT)
1 Health Trainer
1 Medical Logistics
1 EAP
1 System Analyst
1 Administrator
26 Paramedics (6 per Shift)

14. Aerospace Medicine & Occupational Health
Aerospace Medicine & Occupational Health – Resources Contract FTE (continued)
7 Industrial Hygienists
20 Environmental Health Specialists - IH
2 Health Physicists
4 Environmental Health Specialists - HP
6 Sanitarians
1 Environmental Chemist
1 Microscopist
1 MSDS Program Administrator

15. Occupational Medicine Workload
Aerospace Medicine & Occupational Health
Occupational Medicine Workload
19,000 Physical Examinations
17,600 Medical Treatments
10,000 Immunizations
2,100 EAP Visits
3,500 Health Training Encounters
17,000 Health Education and Wellness Encounters
400 Ambulance Runs

16. Environmental Health Workload
Aerospace Medicine & Occupational Health
Environmental Health Workload
420 Hazard Assessments
252 Exposure Investigations
1752 Confined Space Permits
1129 Facility Inspections
1554 Hazardous Operations Supported
598 Ventilation System Assessments
500 Consultations
230 Asbestos Abatements
267 Facility Sanitation Inspections
155 Food Service Inspections

17. Environmental Health Workload (cont.)
Aerospace Medicine & Occupational Health
Environmental Health Workload (cont.)
380 Ionizing Radiation Surveys
150 Non-Ionizing Radiation Surveys
38 Radiography Operations Supported
8,500 HP Laboratory Samples
2,300 Personnel Radiation Dosimeters
2,500 Radiation Sources Inventory
5,082 new MSDS added

18. KSC Spaceport Services
KSC VPP Update
KSC Spaceport Services
Safety, Occupational Health, and Environment Division
VPP Program Status/Milestones
Formal kick-off for NASA VPP December 15, 2000
Optimistic application date December, 2002
OSHA completed on-site review October 2001
Of SGS and USA with favorable result
OSHA indication of earliest available March 2003
KSC civil service review
NASA Code Q readiness review January 2003

19. KSC VPP Update Significant Gap Closure Activities (for VPP)
Core S&H Training for all civil service staff
Ergonomics
Hazard Communication
Office Safety
Fire Drills
Safety Policy
General Processing Safety Hazards
S&H Training needs assessment (39 additional courses)

20. KSC VPP Update Significant Gap Closure Activities (for VPP)
Job Hazard Analysis
Automated through GPES system
5 core JHA’s (office, labs, shops, working at heights,
cranes/lifting devices)
Safety Inspection/Meeting Program upgrade
Better supervisor documentation on monthly inspections
and monthly safety meetings
Automated through the GPES system

21. KSC Lost Time Injuries Division
KSC Lost Time Injury Experience
FY Lost time injuries
2 slips on tiled hallway (no obstacles)
1 trip over parking lot bumper
1 trip over cardboard box
1 strain (hernia) from moving box of books
FY Lost time injuries
1 paper cut to the eye
1 hip bruise on cafeteria counter
1 slip on tiled hallway (water spill)
FY Lost time injury (hernia, lifting box)

22. KSC Spaceport Services
Safety, Occupational Health, and Environment Division
Agencywide Services
Safety Talks
ON-line source of safety program information has been renewed
for all NASA Centers
FY 02 renewal included extending the program to NASA
Contractors
QS funding the “other Centers” subscription starting 2002

23. Metrics Safety Metrics Health/Medical Metrics
KSC Lost Time Injuries Frequency Civil Service
KSC Lost Time Injuries Frequency Civil Service & Contractor
KSC Lost Time Injuries Severity Civil Service & Contractor
KSC Monthly Mishaps Civil Service & Contractor
KSC Close Calls Civil Service & Contractors
KSC Maximum Worktime Deviations by Civil Service Directorate
KSC Maximum Worktime Deviations by Civil Service and Contractor
Health/Medical Metrics
Blood Lead Levels
Radiation Dosimetry
Hypergol Incidents
REHAB Works Utilization
Fitness Center Utilization
SOFAS (EAP)
CVD Risk Reduction Program

24. Metrics Safety and Health Metrics Overhaul 2002 Goal statement
Metric description
Historical data types
Historical data sources
Assessment
Historical trends
Current performance
Data table
Specific Organization performance data
See handout for sample metrics

25. Code QS Assistance Areas Where Code QS Assistance may be Feasible
Web Base IRIS
38 system users at KSC = extensive care and feeding
Maximize Ease of Use = better/more comprehensive use
Mishap Report Distribution/Database ?
Standardized approach to contractor safety performance
Measurement?
Center average comparison
SIC comparison

26. Code QS Assistance
Areas Where Code QS Assistance may be Feasible (cont.)
Repository/web for Center Program Information
Fund testing of DDESB SAFER Model
Advisor and advocate to the new Administrator relative to
current NASA safety performance and for use of new tools
such as PEP survey

27. KSC Spaceport Services
Safety, Occupational Health, and Environment Division
GPES demonstration: Chris Carlson

28. KSC Spaceport Services
Safety, Occupational Health, and Environment Division