SYSTEM SAFETY / SOFTWARE SAFETY

Wednesday, November 14, 2001, 7 PM – 9 PM

Carleton University, Mackenzie Building, Room 4499ME

OUTLINE

¨      Accidents and incidents, Safety, safety-critical, safety-related, Myths regarding safety

¨      System safety, Significance of: reliability, instrumentation & measurement, human factors, system engineering,Software safety,Addressing the nature & cause of accidents,Proactive approach,,Post-design approach,Reactive approach,Analyzing systems and software that have killed,Two pronged attack,Fundamental issues,Difficult aspects,

¨      Safety management  ·        Significance of engineering management  ¨      Safety consulting  ·        Credentials required,Exposure & liability,Challenges,Knowing when you’ve done enough,Experience

 THE SPEAKER  David Levan is president of DLSF Systems Inc. He has a Control Systems Technology degree from the Hamilton Institute of Technology, and an MASc. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University Of Waterloo. He was the recipient of several awards and scholarships.  David has 13 years of experience in the areas of system safety and software safety having focussed on the safety-critical areas of medical devices, nuclear power, rail systems (especially driver-less), aerospace, and defence. His analytical experience also includes that of systems which have failed catastrophically resulting in death, and system loss.

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(Modified: 27 feb 2004)