rieger@nova.laic.uucp (Bob Rieger) (02/21/89)
Has anyone heard about the topic of Software Safety. I am currently tasked with performing safety analysis and would appreciate any and all information on the subject including generic software safety specifications and hazard analysis methods. Bob Rieger uunet!amdahl!pyramid!leadsv!nova!rieger
rek@sei.cmu.edu (Bob Kubiak) (02/21/89)
In article <451@laic.UUCP> rieger@nova.laic.uucp (Bob Rieger) writes: >Has anyone heard about the topic of Software Safety. I am currently >tasked with performing safety analysis and would appreciate any and >all information on the subject including generic software safety >specifications and hazard analysis methods. The Education Program at the Software Engineering Institute produces curriculum modules which are intended to serve as a basis for instructors designing courses in software engineering. One is listed as: SEI-CM-6-1.1 Preliminary Software Safety Nancy Leveson, University of California, Irvine Software safety involves ensuring that software will execute within a system context without resulting in unacceptable risk. Building safety-critical software requires special procedures to be used in all phases of the software development process. This module introduces the problems involved in building such software along with the procedures that can be used to enhance the safety of the resulting software product. From what I've seen (I'm not in the Education Program, but I have read most of the curriculum modules) the SEI curriculum modules typically have a very good introductory section on the topic, as well as good bibliographies (they obviously include other information, such as suggested course outlines). The above module is listed as being a "preliminary" version, but you would probably find these sections to be of some use to you. The following are the official instructions on how to go about obtaining a copy: "If you would like to request a copy of one or more of the following documents, please submit your *written* request, accompanied by a mailing label, to the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, Attn: Donna Mahoney." The only things I can add are: 1) you might use the zip code 15213-3890 [it will get here a little faster], and 2) please don't ask me to send you a copy. > >Bob Rieger >uunet!amdahl!pyramid!leadsv!nova!rieger Bob Kubiak Computing Facilities Software Engineering Institute rek@sei.cmu.edu
ark%ritcv@cs.rit.edu (02/23/89)
For an article that is perhaps more easily accessible than the SEI Curriculum Module on software safety, try: Nancy Leveson. "Software Safety: Why, What, and How." _Computing_ _Surveys,_ Vol. 18, No. 2, June 1986, pp. 125-163. This article is an overview of the field of software safety and contains an extensive bibliography. For those interested in general system safety issues, not confined to software safety, try this book: Charles Perrow. _Normal_Accidents:__Living_With_High-Risk_Technologies._ New York, NY: Basic Books, 1984. Alan Kaminsky P. O. Box 9887 School of Computer Science Rochester, NY 14623 Rochester Institute of Technology 716-475-5255 ark@cs.rit.edu
edwardm@hpcuhc.HP.COM (Edward McClanahan) (02/24/89)
Have you checked out an organization known as the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR)? They are quite active in the bay area. ed "this is not an endorsement" mcclanahan
nigam@MWSUN.MITRE.ORG (09/11/89)
------- Forwarded Message Date: Thu, 7 Sep 89 12:47:11 EST From: Tony Zawilski <m16143@MWVM.MITRE.ORG> Subject: Software Safety Please delete this message if has been routed to an inappropriate forum. Thank you. To All Interested Parties ***************************************************************** Working Group for IEEE Software Safety Standard Organizational Meeting October 2 & 3, 1989; McLean, Virginia (703) 883 5631 or (703) 883 6086 ++++++++++++++++++ This is the first meeting of the working group. We will form working committees and identify major subareas for an IEEE draft standard on software safety. Dr. Nancy Levenson will present a background briefing. You are encouraged to attend if you want to be a working member of the standards drafting group. Please post this message and forward as appropriate. * * Details as to times, locations, local hotel arrangements, and a written agenda may be obtained from: Cynthia Wright, SSWG Chair at (703) 883 5631 CWRIGHT@MDF.MITRE.ORG or Tony Zawilski, SSWG Vice Chair at (703) 883 6086 M16143@MWVM.MITRE.ORG ***************************************************************** ------- End of Forwarded Message