Working to accelerate the maturity of practice of System Safety Engineering
The purpose of the INCOSE System Safety Working Group (SSWG) is to accelerate the maturity of the practice of system safety engineering as part of the wider systems engineering practice.
Safety is an emergent property of a system, dependent on how a system behaves when used, and sustained, in a specific way in a specific environment. Safety management, therefore, should be an integral part of the systems engineering process.Unfortunately, this is not, universally, the case. Specifically,• In some highly regulated environments (such as rail, aerospace or medical devices) the safety management process can be an additional layer of process on top of the systems engineering process. This can increase time to market, increase costs and potentially reduce the overall safety of deployed systems.• In some organizations and sectors, safety management practice lags behind systems engineering practice. The level of effectiveness of safety management practice varies across different sectors and countries.• Different organizations at different positions in the supply chain can have different perspectives on safety management that can have significant impact on safety, cost and effectiveness.Increased complexity, driven by increased use of software and automation, systems-of-systems, internet of things, closed loop control and ‘inexpert operators’ is making the safety management challenge harder. In some cases, unsafe systems may be being deployed; in others the inability to demonstrate that systems are safe are limiting the deployment of new types of system
Duncan Kemp
Meaghan O'Neil
Bruno J Correia Gracio
[email protected]
To Understand:
To identify ways to make the practice more effective, efficient and timely
To build a network across the practice of system safety
The working group will host guest speakers for virtual presentations related to a wide range of System Safety topics.
To receive an invitation for upcoming virtual presentations, please ensure you have joined the working group by selecting System Safety in your INCOSE member profile. We will also provide a notification via INCOSE yammer.
All are welcome to nominate a future speaker by email the details of the proposed topics and relevant speaker qualifications to [email protected] with the subject line “Webinar Proposal”.
IS2025 will provide a wide range of content related to the System Safety including paper presentations and tutorials. This will include an introductory tutorial on STAMP based methods, CAST and STPA.
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