A new safety concept based on the system-of-systems (SoS) perspective is proposed in a recent review paper published in Engineering, aiming to address the challenges of future civil aviation ...

The ISO 26262 spec is a household term for anyone even remotely involved with the automotive industry today. Increasingly, though, it is being used interchangeably with safety-readiness across the ...

Beneath the stands of the University of Chicago’s athletic field, the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction transpired in 1942. In a wooden frame, graphite blocks interspersed with uranium ...

Despite progress on patient safety since the publication of the Institute of Medicine’s 1999 report, To Err Is Human, significant problems remain. Human factors and systems engineering (HF/SE) has ...

In basic layman’s terms, automotive safety is intended to enable an entire automotive electronic system to continue functioning in the event of a component malfunction. The goal of automotive safety ...

Security in educational settings is a complex challenge that requires a multi-layered approach. While technology and personnel are crucial components, the physical design of a facility itself plays a ...

A key Pentagon official is pushing the Defense Department's weapon system program managers to place more emphasis on safety when they design equipment. In a recent memorandum addressed to leaders ...

This Safety Guide provides recommendations on how to meet the requirements established in IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-2/1 (Rev. 1) in relation to the reactor coolant system and associated ...

Factory equipment continues to become increasingly intelligent in large part due to the improved processing power and communication abilities found within underlying controllers, sensors, and ...

To a machine designer, “stay safe” is not just a cheerful slogan or wishful thinking. Operator safety is a central design issue. The international standard, ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery – ...

Advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks are on the rise against critical infrastructure. APT attackers use continuous, sophisticated, and secretive hacking techniques to gain access to a system and ...