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The Future of MIL-STD-1472

Background. MIL-STD-1472 (promulgated in March 1989) has not had a thorough technical review since the late 1980s The E" revision in 1996 was mostly cosmetic; use of a non-proportional font in order to reduce white space It should be noted that MIL-STD-1472 was almost canceled as a result of

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The Future of MIL-STD-1472

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    1. The Future of MIL-STD-1472

    2. Background MIL-STD-1472 (promulgated in March 1989) has not had a thorough technical review since the late 1980s The “E” revision in 1996 was mostly cosmetic; use of a non-proportional font in order to reduce white space  It should be noted that MIL-STD-1472 was almost canceled as a result of acquisition reform   The “F” revision in 1999 mostly consisted of moving the anthropometric data from MIL-STD-1472 to MIL-HDBK-759

    3. Preparing Activity With acquisition reform, MIL-STD-1472 was designated as a Design Criteria standard The reductions in funding that accompanied acquisition reform meant that the technical content of MIL-STD-1472 was quickly falling out-of-date The Preparing Activity (May 2005) expressed concern that they are unable to maintain the technical integrity of the document Willing to transfer the ownership

    4. World Renowned MIL-STD-1472 is the pre-eminent human engineering document in the world; often referenced by government agencies, contractors, and other nations Base document for the FAA’s Human Factors Design Standard, the DOE’s Human Factors/Ergonomics Handbook for the Design for Ease of Maintenance, and the British Defence Standard 00-25, Human Factors for Designers of Systems MIL-STD-1472 is acknowledged worldwide as the authoritative source for human factors requirements and design criteria

    5. Commitment Needed Participation in standards work requires a serious commitment as well as an investment of time and resources It would be extremely disappointing if DoD chooses not to make neither this investment nor this commitment Use of MIL-STD-1472 ensures consistency and compatibility across systems; no guidance on integrating emerging technologies Users of MIL-STD-1472 are forced to invest time and money on a program-by-program basis Added costs will be greater than that required to properly maintain MIL-STD-1472

    6. Overtures at HFES As has occurred in the past, overtures have been made at the recent HFES annual meeting that the HFES, perhaps the newly formed Human Factors Standardization Working Group, should take over MIL-STD-1472 No decisions, only thoughts

    7. A Shame to Lose By abandoning participation in and support of standards activities, the DoD would be abandoning its position of serving as a premier human factors organization The DoD will no longer be perceived as the “foremost authority” because, in essence, DoD is suggesting people go elsewhere for their human factors guidance

    8. HFES Ownership If HFES takes over MIL-STD-1472, there will be two immediate impacts: 1. DoD will lose control of the document - Scope may be broadened to fit commercial products - Requirements may be based on health and safety instead of performance - May no longer be applicable to the battlefield 2. DoD and its contractors will now have to pay for the document

    9. Options DoD retain MIL-STD-1472 How will the needed technical upgrade occur Not oppose HFES should they decide to take over MIL-STD-1472 Does anybody care

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