4 Part 4: V-Modell Reference Roles

4.2 Roles

4.2.25 Safety Manager

Description

The Safety Manager is responsible for the compliance with and the implementation of the »Safety requirements of a system to be developed or to be used.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Specifying the functional safety requirements on the part of the acquirer,
• analyzing and tracking the functional safety requirements on the part of the supplier,
• integrating the functional safety requirements into the supplier's system elements,
• interpreting and selecting standards, directives, guidelines and regulations regarding functional safety,
• monitoring the compliance with functional safety regulations,
• integrating functional safety aspects into the implementation, integration and evaluation concepts and the evaluation specification,
• integrating personal experience and showing technical risks and chances in the field of functional safety,
• executing the Hazard and Risk Analysis - Functional Safety,
• determining, assessing and implementing risk reduction measures.

Skill profile

• Capability to recognize weak points, hazards and the resulting risks,
• knowledge of the application and use of the system,
• knowledge of the methods and tools used for the Hazard and Risk Analysis - Functional Safety,
• knowledge of the applicable functional safety standards, assertiveness.

Role Allocation

The Safety Manager is only required in projects which must take into account functional safety requirements. In a project, the roles of Safety Manager and Security Manager can be assumed by one person.

Responsible for

Safety and Security Analysis

Participating in

Requirements Specification, External Hardware Module Specification, Hardware Specification, Hardware Implementation, Integration and Evaluation Concept, Requirements Specification Overall Project, Project Manual, External Software Module Specification, Software Implementation, Integration and Evaluation Concept, Software Specification, External Unit Specification, Overall System Specification, System Implementation, Integration and Evaluation Concept, Enabling System Implementation, Integration, and Evaluation Concept, System Specification