The safety assessment process tailored to Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) applications has been discussed briefly. The modified Hazard Reference System for STANAG 4703 Category UAV including Non Safety Effect (NSE) severity category has been proposed. The Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA) for small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system has been conducted.

The purpose of this paper is to provide the Mi-8/17 helicopter Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) System Preliminary System Safety Hazard Analysis (PSSHA). The PSSHA identifies and classifies potential hazards, and the actions necessary to reduce or eliminate the risks resulting from the installation and operation of SHM System on board of the helicopter. The overall objective of the PSSHA is to establish that the potential Mi 8/17 helicopter modification does not introduce unacceptable hazard conditions to both the helicopter and personnel. The MIL-STD-882 risk assessment methodology is applied to assess hazards and risk acceptance levels for both hardware and software elements of the SHM system.