Systems Safety
Making it Safe – Getting Approval
Problems we solve
Unidentified Hazards causing expensive and dangerous Mishaps
Inability to get timely Safety Board Approval
Poor understanding of how complex software contributes to Hazards and how to mitigate the Risk
What’s the potential cost … for your product?
It's about Risk ...
Do you understand the Residual Risk in your system?
Can you quantify and document it?
☑ Analysis
☑ Facilitation and Oversight
☑ Documentation
☑ Safety Board Presentation
Areas of Expertise
We have significant experience with the Military, Medical and Automotive Systems domains.
To perform Systems Safety Analysis and Reporting we:
• Conduct Hazard Analysis and Safety Assessment
• Perform Fault-Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Perform Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• Develop Safety-specific tests
• Reverse-Engineer and document Software designs
• Critical Analysis: Race conditions, Deadlock, etc.
• Perform Fault-Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Perform Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)
• Develop Safety-specific tests
• Reverse-Engineer and document Software designs
• Critical Analysis: Race conditions, Deadlock, etc.
DoD 882E Safety
Special Expertise
- Remote-controlled Small-Arms Mounts
- Close Air Support
- Indirect Fire Support
- Hand-held Ordnance
Example Safety Projects
- Implement and Oversee MIL-STD-882E Safety Program
- SSSTRP and WSESRB Data Packages and Briefings
- Milestone C Safety Breifings
- Custom Training Military Embedded Systems Software Safety Analysis
Previous Safety Programs
- ROSAM (MK-49)
- TLDHS
- JCTI-G
- GBOSS
Prepare and Present Reports
- PESHE
- SSPP
- SSHAR
- SAR
Qualifications
Recognized Abilities
- BSEE / BSCS Consultants – 25+ years industry experience
- Recognized as a Principal for Safety for USN Weapons Systems by the Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity
- Professional Member of the System Safety Society – requires significant education and experience in System Safety
- Contributing Member of the AAMI Technical Information Report on Medical Device Software Risk Management
Conference Presenter