Section 5  Preparing, Performing, and Documenting a Safety Analysis  5.2.2.6 SRM Panel Membership  5.2.2.6.1 Overview  5.2.2.6.2 SRM Panel Guidance for Bargaining Unit Participation  5.2.2.6.3 Participation on SRM Panels Outside of a Service Unit or the ATO  5.2.2.6.4 Primary SRM Panel Roles  The change proponent works closely with the SRM panel facilitator/co-facilitator to identify the  SRM panel participants necessary to assess the safety of the NAS change. The size and  composition of the SRM panel will vary with the type and complexity of the proposed NAS  change or current risk. The SRM panel must be limited to an appropriately sized team of  stakeholders and SMEs. A stakeholder is considered to be an entity that could be affected by  the proposed NAS change from a safety risk perspective (i.e., an entity responsible for any of  the following tasks: implementing the NAS change when approved, accepting the residual risk,  implementing safety requirements, or affirming controls).  When selecting SRM panel attendees, adhere to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between  the FAA and affected bargaining unit representatives. When a NAS change or existing safety  issue crosses Service Area boundaries and LOBs, the change proponent will ensure the  Management Services (AJG) Technical Labor Group, AJG-L1, is notified. Multiple bargaining unit members, when represented by the same labor union, may be SRM  panel members. Ensure that all facilities, including their respective bargaining units, are given  notification of the upcoming SRM panel. Labor organizations, such as the National Air Traffic  Controllers Association (NATCA), represent several different bargaining units (engineers,  controllers, attorneys, etc.). In some cases, multiple bargaining units may need to be present  on the panel to ensure that the appropriate expertise is available. In all cases, the labor  organization representative will identify a lead representative that speaks for the labor  organization during the safety analysis. If you need assistance finding a labor union representative (e.g., NATCA, Professional Aviation  Safety Specialists), please contact AJG-L1 for more information.  ATO employees are often requested to participate as stakeholders or SMEs on SRM panels  sponsored by organizations outside of their Service Unit or the ATO. It is important to support  these requests, whether they originate within or outside of the ATO. Participation as an SME or  stakeholder does not necessarily mean that the organization represented by an SRM panel  member is responsible for developing or implementing safety requirements, accepting risk, or  approving the safety analysis. Refer to Section 6 for information on safety requirement approval  and implementation, risk acceptance, and documentation approval.  When requesting the participation of an ATO Service Unit, the requestor should contact the  appropriate program office or Service Unit for coordination.  Any SRM panel meeting attendee should fulfill at least one of the roles specified as follows:  Change Proponent:  An individual, program office, facility, or organization within the FAA that  has identified the need for SRM or has proposed or is sponsoring a NAS change or means to  address an existing safety issue.  Functional Description: Among other responsibilities, the change proponent works with the SRM  panel facilitator to define the purpose and scope of the NAS change or existing safety issue,  5.2_SMSM_201904  Originally published April 2019  Uncontrolled copy when downloaded 66