APPENDIX IIIProfessional System Safety and Related Societies and Organizations
International System Safety Society
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The System Safety Society was organized in 1962 and incorporated in 1973 as an entity that promoted education and enhancement of the system safety discipline. System safety is an engineering and management discipline that emphasizes preventing accidents rather than reacting to them. In general, it does so by identifying, evaluating, analyzing, and controlling hazards throughout the life cycle of a system. The discipline is an outgrowth of the aerospace industry and was first applied to missile systems and to the Apollo Program to land a man on the moon. Currently, system safety practitioners are contributing to safety in industry, government, and academia throughout the world. “International” was added to reflect its outreach and presence in the world,
The Society’s objectives are to:
- Advance the System Safety state‐of‐the‐art.
- Contribute to the understanding of System Safety and its applications.
- Disseminate newly developed knowledge about System Safety.
- Further professional development.
- Improve public perception about hazards and the System Safety discipline.
- Improve communication between the System Safety discipline and other professional groups.
- Establish standards for the System Safety discipline.
- Assist federal, state, and local government bodies concerned with safety.
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