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Risk Assessment Standards: How to Choose and Use Them. The standard is the thing that we’re going to use to achieve things – the tool. And that’s important because tools designed to do certain things usually perform well. But they don’t always perform well on other things. So we will ask, ‘Are we doing the […]
Read articleIn this video lesson, I look at Sub-System Hazard Analysis with Mil-Std-882E (SSHA, which is Task 204). I teach the mechanics of the task, but not just that. I’m using my long experience with this Standard to teach a pragmatic approach to getting the work done. Task 204 is one of three tasks that integrate […]
Read articleIn this 45-minute session, I look at System Hazard Analysis with Mil-Std-882E. SHA is Task 205 in the Standard. I explore Task 205’s aim, description, scope, and contracting requirements. I also provide commentary, based on working with this Standard since 1996, which explains SHA. How to use it to complement Sub-System Hazard Analysis (SSHA, Task […]
Read articleIn this video lesson, I look at Sub-System Hazard Analysis with Mil-Std-882E (SSHA, which is Task 204). I teach the mechanics of the task, but not just that. I’m using my long experience with this Standard to teach a pragmatic approach to getting the work done. Task 204 is one of three tasks that integrate […]
Read articleIn this 45-minute session, I look at System Hazard Analysis with Mil-Std-882E. SHA is Task 205 in the Standard. I explore Task 205’s aim, description, scope, and contracting requirements. I also provide commentary, based on working with this Standard since 1996, which explains SHA. How to use it to complement Sub-System Hazard Analysis (SSHA, Task […]
Read articleWhen Understanding Your Risk Assessment Standard, we need to know a few things. The standard is the thing that we’re going to use to achieve things – the tool. And that’s important because tools designed to do certain things usually perform well. But they don’t always perform well on other things. So we will ask, […]
Read articleWhat are the Hazard and Risk basics? So, what is this risk analysis stuff all about? What is ‘risk’? How do you define or describe it? How do you measure it? When? Why? Who…? In this free session, I explain the basic terms and show how they link together, and how we can break them […]
Read articleIn this full-length (38-minute) session, The Safety Artisan looks at System of Systems Hazard Analysis, or SoSHA, which is Task 209 in Mil-Std-882E. SoSHA analyses collections of systems, which are often put together to create a new capability, which is enabled by human brokering between the different systems. We explore the aim, description, and contracting […]
Read articleIn this full-length (55-minute) session, The Safety Artisan looks at Health Hazard Analysis, or HHA, which is Task 207 in Mil-Std-882E. I explore the aim, description, and contracting requirements of this complex Task. It covers: physical, chemical & biological hazards; Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT); ergonomics, aka Human Factors; the Operational Environment; and non/ionizing radiation. I will […]
Read articleGet the Preliminary Hazard Identification & Analysis Guide for free! It’s a 50-page .pdf download, collated from reliable sources. Contents: Preliminary Hazard Identification & Analysis Guide – Introduction Hazard Identification has been defined as: “The process of identifying and listing the hazards and accidents associated with a system.” Hazard Analysis has been defined as: “The […]
Read articleIn this full-length session, I look at Operating & Support Hazard Analysis, or O&SHA, which is Task 206 in Mil-Std-882E. I explore Task 206’s aim, description, scope, and contracting requirements. There’s value-adding commentary, which explains O&SHA: how to use it with other tasks; how to apply it effectively on different products; and some of the […]
Read articleIn this 45-minute session, I’m looking at System Requirements Hazard Analysis, or SRHA, which is Task 203 in the Mil-Std-882E standard. I will explore Task 203’s aim, description, scope, and contracting requirements. SRHA is an important and complex task, which must be done on several levels to succeed. This video explains the issues and discusses […]
Read articleTL;DR: This article on Failure Mode and Effects Analysis explains this powerful and commonly-used family of techniques. You can access this webinar (and all the others) here. I have used FMEA and related techniques on many programs, and it can produce powerful results quickly and cheaply. Recently, I’ve seen some criticism of FMEA on social […]
Read articleIn my webinar ‘Five Ways to Identify Hazards’ I look at a mix of techniques. We need these diverse techniques to assure us (give justified confidence) that we have identified the full range of hazards associated with a system. To do this I draw on my 25 years of experience (see ‘Meet the Author‘, below) […]
Read articleIn this post, ‘Exploring Causal Analysis: Techniques and Insights’, I provide a quick summary of my recent webinar. You can see a short video introduction below, or access the full webinar at my Safety Engineering Academy. Introduction: Causal analysis is a vital aspect of system safety engineering, offering insights into the root causes of issues […]
Read articleIn this video, I look at Functional Hazard Analysis with Mil-Std-882E (FHA, which is Task 208 in Mil-Std-882E). FHA analyses software, complex electronic hardware, and human interactions. I explore the aim, description, and contracting requirements of this Task, and provide extensive commentary on it. (I refer to other lessons for special techniques for software safety […]
Read articleIn this 45-minute session, I look at how to do a Preliminary Hazard Analysis with Mil-Std-882E. Preliminary Hazard Analysis, or PHA, is Task 202 in the Standard. I explore Task 202’s aim, description, scope, and contracting requirements. There’s value-adding commentary, and I explain the issues with PHA – how to do it well and avoid […]
Read articleGet your free Preliminary Hazard Identification & Analysis, PHIA Guide here! Introduction Hazard Identification is sometimes defined as: “The process of identifying and listing the hazards and accidents associated with a system.” Hazard Analysis is sometimes defined as: “The process of describing in detail the hazards and accidents associated with a system and defining accident […]
Read articleIn this post on the Foundations of Safety Assessment, I’m going to look at the (few) things that we need to do in every System Safety Program. Because we don’t always need to do everything. We don’t always need to throw everything at the problem. Some systems are simpler than others, and they don’t need […]
Read articleWant to know how to perform Preliminary Hazard Identification with Mil-Std-882E? (This is Task 201 under the standard.) This is the first step in safety assessment. We look at three classic complementary techniques to identify hazards and their pros and cons. This includes all the content from Task 201, and also practical insights from my […]
Read articleThe System Safety Engineering Process – what it is and how to do it. This is the full-length (50-minute) session on the System Safety Process, which is called up in the general requirements of Mil-Std-882E. I cover the Applicability of Mil-Std-882E tasks, the General Requirements, the Process with eight elements, and the Application of process […]
Read articleLearn How to Understand Safety Standards with this FREE session from The Safety Artisan. In this module, Understanding Your Standard, we’re going to ask the question: Am I Doing the Right Thing, and am I Doing it Right? Standards are commonly used for many reasons. We need to understand our chosen system safety engineering standard, in […]
Read articleLearn about System Safety Risk Assessment with The Safety Artisan. In this module, we’re going to look at how we deal with the complexity of the real world. We do a formal risk analysis because real-world scenarios are complex. The Analysis helps us to understand what we need to do to keep people safe. Usually, […]
Read articleRisk Analysis Programs – Design a System Safety Program for any system in any application. Risk Analysis Programs: Learning Objectives At the end of this course, you will be able to: Risk Analysis Programs: Transcript Introduction Hello and welcome to this course on Systems Safety Risk Analysis Programs. I’m Simon Di Nucci, The Safety Artisan, […]
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