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The society formerly published the ''System Safety Analysis Handbook''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Swg_GQAACAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=System Safety Analysis Handbook |date=1993 |publisher=System Safety Society |language=en}}</ref>''.''
The society formerly published the ''System Safety Analysis Handbook''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Swg_GQAACAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=System Safety Analysis Handbook |date=1993 |publisher=System Safety Society |language=en}}</ref>''.''

===Journal of System Safety===
The ''Journal of System Safety'' (JSS) is a [[peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal]] published by the [[International System Safety Society]] three times per year. The journal was established in 1965 as ''Hazard Prevention'' (ISSN 0743-8826) and obtained its current name in 1999. JSS is considered one of the important<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Verma |first1=Ajit Kumar |title=Reliability and safety engineering |last2=Ajit |first2=Srividya |last3=Karanki. |first3=Durga Rao |publisher=Springer |year=2015 |isbn=9781447162698 |location=London |pages=8 |language=en}}</ref> journals in the field of reliability and safety and is one of the oldest in continuous publication.

The journal seeks to advance the discipline of [[system safety]] across a wide range of application domains, including aerospace, automotive, nuclear power, and military applications. Areas of study comprising the discipline of system safety and within the scope of JSS include:

* Autonomous system safety
* [[Functional safety|Functional Safety]]
* Hazard Recognition/Risk Management
* Human Factors/Ergonomics
* [[Process safety|Process Safety]]
* Product Safety
* Quantitative Risk Assessment
* [[Resilience engineering|Resilience Engineering]]
* Risk Analysis
* Safety of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
* [[Software system safety|Software Safety]]
* System-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA)

The Technical Editor of the journal is Dr. Charles Muniak. In 2022 the journal began transitioning to a [[Open access|gold open access]] publishing model with zero [[Article processing charge|article processing charges]] (APC).

===Abstracting and Indexing ===
Despite a long print publication history, JSS was not indexed from 1965 to 2022. As of 2022, the journal is abstracted and indexed in [[Digital Science|Dimensions]] and [[Google Scholar]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journal of System Safety (Google Scholar) |url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%28source%3A%22hazard+prevention%22%29+OR+%22journal+of+system+safety%22 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Journal of system safety (in SafetyLit) |url=https://www.safetylit.org/week/journalpage.php?jid=28410 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=www.safetylit.org}}</ref> Despite the previous lack of formal indexing, JSS has been recognized as an important publication in the field of system safety.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Computer-Based System Safety Essential Reading List |url=http://safeautonomy.blogspot.com/p/safe-autonomy.html |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Computer-Based System Safety Essential Reading List}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Resources {{!}} Journals {{!}} Center for Risk and Reliability |url=https://crr.umd.edu/resources |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=crr.umd.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Links {{!}} Journals |url=https://www.risksciences.ucla.edu/links |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=The B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dhillon |first=B.S. |title=Safety and Human Error in Engineering Systems |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=July 5, 2012 |isbn=9781466506923 |pages=6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Vincoli |first=Jeffrey |title=Basic Guide to Accident Investigation and Loss Control |publisher=Wiley |year=1994 |isbn=9780471286301 |pages=205 |language=en}}</ref>

===Notable Works ===
Journal of System Safety has published many papers on [[safety case]] methodology, notably including a highly cited paper<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Leveson |first=Nancy |year=2011 |title=The use of safety cases in certification and regulation |journal=Journal of System Safety |volume=47 |issue=6}}</ref> by MIT professor [[Nancy Leveson]] that was highly critical of safety cases. This paper was produced largely in response to the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill|BP Deepwater Horizon]] incident, and was cited as part of the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]] final report<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee |title=Final Summary Report |url=https://www.bsee.gov/sites/bsee.gov/files/reports/fact-sheet/ocean-energy-safety-advisory-committee-final-summary-report.pdf}}</ref> on the incident. The paper was also later considered in the [[U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board|CSB]] investigation of the [[Chevron Richmond Refinery|2012 Chevron Richmond refinery fire]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rasor |first=Dina |title=The US Chemical Safety Board's Turmoil Is Playing With Public Safety |url=https://truthout.org/articles/to-serve-the-public-or-to-serve-themselves-the-us-chemical-safety-boards-turmoil-is-playing-with-public-safety/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Truthout |date=17 June 2014 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Due to its early roots in the field of military aviation, JSS has influenced several military standards and handbooks, with various JSS articles being cited by:

* [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] System Safety Handbook<ref>{{Cite book |last=Air Force Safety Agency |url=https://www.acqnotes.com/Attachments/AF_System-Safety-HNDBK.pdf |title=Air Force System Safety Handbook |year=2000 |pages=viii}}</ref>
* U.S. Air Force Industrial Safety Accident Prevention Handbook<ref>{{Cite book |last=U.S. Air Force |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=12grAQAAMAAJ |title=Industrial Safety Accident Prevention Handbook |year=1970 |pages=A1-8}}</ref>
* [[NASA]] System Safety Handbook<ref>{{Cite book |last=NASA |url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20150015500/downloads/20150015500.pdf |title=System Safety Handbook, Volume 2 |year=2014 |pages=181}}</ref>
* [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] System Safety Handbook<ref>{{Cite book |last=FAA |url=http://everyspec.com/FAA/FAA-HDBK/download.php?spec=FAA_SYSTEM_SAFETY_HDBK_21MAY2008.031358.pdf |title=FAA System Safety Handbook |year=2000 |pages=C4–C5}}</ref>
* [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook<ref>{{Cite book |last=JOINT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SAFETY ENGINEERING WORKGROUP |url=https://www.acqnotes.com/Attachments/Joint-SW-Systems-Safety-Engineering-Handbook.pdf |title=JOINT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SAFETY ENGINEERING HANDBOOK |year=2010 |pages=210}}</ref>
* [[NATO]] AOP-52 Guidance on the Software Design and Assessment of Munition-Related Computing Systems.<ref>{{Cite book |last=NATO |url=https://www.hcrq.com/uploads/2/6/9/6/26962125/aop-52_-_guidance_on_software_safety_design_and_assessment_of_munition-related_computing_systems.pdf |title=AOP-52 Guidance on the Software Design and Assessment of Munition-Related Computing Systems |year=2008 |pages=B-2}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 17:08, 14 February 2023

International System Safety Society
NicknameISSS
FormationDecember 4, 1963
FounderRoger Lockwood
Founded atUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles
Type501(c)(6) Nonprofit
HeadquartersSt. Paul, MN
President
Pam Alte
Executive Director
Lee Helgen
Websitewww.system-safety.org
Formerly called
Aerospace System Safety Society

The International System Safety Society (ISSS) is a non-profit professional organization for system safety engineers. ISSS was established in 1963 to support the development of system safety as a distinct engineering discipline.

ISSS has local chapters in several states across the United States, as well as in Singapore and Canada. The society currently has members from over 25 countries across the world.

History

The event recognized as the founding of the Society occurred on December 4, 1963, in the main lecture hall at the School of Aviation Safety on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles. The gathering consisted of about 40 individuals, including many students and others from the USAF Aerospace Safety Center, some USC faculty members, along with system safety representatives of the numerous aerospace companies located in the area.[1]

Events

Since the first event in 1972, the society has sponsored the annual International System Safety Conference. The society also sponsors annual member awards which are presented at the annual awards banquet during the International System Safety Conference. In addition, the society and local chapters organize webinars and symposia for society members.

ISSS is also one of the sponsoring societies for the annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium.[2] The society is also a sponsor of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Global Learning Summit.[3]

Publications

The society has published the Journal of System Safety, a peer reviewed scholarly journal, since 1965.[4] The society also publishes periodic member newsletters.

The society formerly published the System Safety Analysis Handbook[5].

Journal of System Safety

The Journal of System Safety (JSS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the International System Safety Society three times per year. The journal was established in 1965 as Hazard Prevention (ISSN 0743-8826) and obtained its current name in 1999. JSS is considered one of the important[6] journals in the field of reliability and safety and is one of the oldest in continuous publication.

The journal seeks to advance the discipline of system safety across a wide range of application domains, including aerospace, automotive, nuclear power, and military applications. Areas of study comprising the discipline of system safety and within the scope of JSS include:

The Technical Editor of the journal is Dr. Charles Muniak. In 2022 the journal began transitioning to a gold open access publishing model with zero article processing charges (APC).

Abstracting and Indexing

Despite a long print publication history, JSS was not indexed from 1965 to 2022. As of 2022, the journal is abstracted and indexed in Dimensions and Google Scholar[7] among others.[8] Despite the previous lack of formal indexing, JSS has been recognized as an important publication in the field of system safety.[6][9][10][11][12][13]

Notable Works

Journal of System Safety has published many papers on safety case methodology, notably including a highly cited paper[14] by MIT professor Nancy Leveson that was highly critical of safety cases. This paper was produced largely in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon incident, and was cited as part of the Department of the Interior final report[15] on the incident. The paper was also later considered in the CSB investigation of the 2012 Chevron Richmond refinery fire.[16]

Due to its early roots in the field of military aviation, JSS has influenced several military standards and handbooks, with various JSS articles being cited by:

  • U.S. Air Force System Safety Handbook[17]
  • U.S. Air Force Industrial Safety Accident Prevention Handbook[18]
  • NASA System Safety Handbook[19]
  • FAA System Safety Handbook[20]
  • DoD Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook[21]
  • NATO AOP-52 Guidance on the Software Design and Assessment of Munition-Related Computing Systems.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "From the Archives: Notes on Society History – Blog of System Safety". Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  2. ^ RAMS2022. "2023 Home". RAMS 2023. Retrieved 2022-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Sponsors | BCSP GLS". Global Learning Summit by BCSP. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  4. ^ Gordon, Rex (2015-01-01). "Notes on Society History: The Early Dissemination of System Safety Concepts and Techniques". Journal of System Safety. 51 (1): 34–35. doi:10.56094/jss.v51i1.168. ISSN 2832-305X.
  5. ^ System Safety Analysis Handbook. System Safety Society. 1993.
  6. ^ a b Verma, Ajit Kumar; Ajit, Srividya; Karanki., Durga Rao (2015). Reliability and safety engineering. London: Springer. p. 8. ISBN 9781447162698.
  7. ^ "Journal of System Safety (Google Scholar)". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  8. ^ "Journal of system safety (in SafetyLit)". www.safetylit.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  9. ^ "Computer-Based System Safety Essential Reading List". Computer-Based System Safety Essential Reading List. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  10. ^ "Resources | Journals | Center for Risk and Reliability". crr.umd.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  11. ^ "Links | Journals". The B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  12. ^ Dhillon, B.S. (July 5, 2012). Safety and Human Error in Engineering Systems. Taylor & Francis. p. 6. ISBN 9781466506923.
  13. ^ Vincoli, Jeffrey (1994). Basic Guide to Accident Investigation and Loss Control. Wiley. p. 205. ISBN 9780471286301.
  14. ^ Leveson, Nancy (2011). "The use of safety cases in certification and regulation". Journal of System Safety. 47 (6).
  15. ^ Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee. "Final Summary Report" (PDF).
  16. ^ Rasor, Dina (17 June 2014). "The US Chemical Safety Board's Turmoil Is Playing With Public Safety". Truthout. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  17. ^ Air Force Safety Agency (2000). Air Force System Safety Handbook (PDF). pp. viii.
  18. ^ U.S. Air Force (1970). Industrial Safety Accident Prevention Handbook. pp. A1-8.
  19. ^ NASA (2014). System Safety Handbook, Volume 2 (PDF). p. 181.
  20. ^ FAA (2000). FAA System Safety Handbook (PDF). pp. C4–C5.
  21. ^ JOINT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SAFETY ENGINEERING WORKGROUP (2010). JOINT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SAFETY ENGINEERING HANDBOOK (PDF). p. 210.
  22. ^ NATO (2008). AOP-52 Guidance on the Software Design and Assessment of Munition-Related Computing Systems (PDF). pp. B-2.
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