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Functional Safety

Improving the development and assurance of safe systems


Keynote Address:
Why We Need New Approach to Systems Safety
Professor Nancy Leveson, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics &
Professor of Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Paper unavailable)

Session 1A – Human Factors
The Systemic Effects of Fatigue on Military Operations 
C Johnson, University of Glasgow
(Paper unavailable)
Human Factors Engineering of Interfaces - Connecting Control Centres 
L Collis, Halcrow Group
Safety Assessment Methodology (SAM), Assurance Levels
P Mana, J-M De Rede, D Fowler, EUROCONTROL
Session 1B – Risk & Hazards
Negligible Risk/Broadly Acceptable Risk for European Railway Risk Assessments
S-L Kurz, B Milius, Technical University of Braunschweig
Acceptable Residual Risk – Principles, Philosophies and Practicalities
A Rae, System Safety and Quality Engineering
(Paper unavailable)
Putting Risk into Context
M Brownsword, Brass-Bullet Ltd
R Setchi, Cardiff University
Keynote Address: 
Harmonisation of Safety Methods to Improve Competitiveness
Peter Mihm, European Railway Agency
Session 2A – Human Factors 2

Model-Based Framework for Addressing Diversity, Usability and Reliability for Safety Critical Interactive Systems
D Navarre, P Palanque, J-F Ladry, LIIHS-IRIT
(Paper unavailable)

Planning for Cost Effective Human Factors Engineering and System Safety
C Ives, Atkins Consultants Ltd
Session 2B – Risk & Hazards 2
Validation and Verification Techniques for EMC for Functional Safety 
K Armstrong, Cherry Clough Consultants
Study On Risk Assessment and Control of Ship Safety Navigation
F Quangen, Hu Shenping, Xi Yongtao, Shanghai Maritime University

Session 3A – Software

The Dangers of Failure Masking in Fault-Tolerant Software: Aspects of a Recent    In-Flight Upset Event 
C Johnson, University of Glasgow, C Holloway, Nasa Langley Research Center
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EP2002 – Distributed Brake Control System
S Albert, Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd
Software Safety Assurance Process for Railway Platform Software
S Patra, Silver Software
Session 3B – Transport
The Normal Operations Safety Survey (NOSS)
C Henry, The University of Texas at Austin
A Harmonised Risk Acceptance Criterion for Technical Systems in European Railways
B Evers, Siemens AG Transportation Systems

A Comparison of the Role of Degraded Modes of Operation in the Causes of Accidents in Rail and Air Traffic Management
C Johnson, University of Glasgow, C Shea, ESR Technology Ltd
(Paper unavailable)