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Engineering responsibility should not require the stimulation that comes in the wake of catastrophe.

Samuel Florman
The Civilized Engineer

The first step in solving any problem is to understand it.  People often propose solutions to problems that they do not understand and then are surprised when the solutions fail to have the anticipated effect. These web pages contain some basic information about software safety.

The white papers in the following list provide an overview of topics in software safety. They are written as an introduction to the issues in the field. For research papers, conference papers, and journal articles in referred publications, see the further resources section below.

   System and Software Safety

   Design, Verification, and Management

   Hazard Analysis

   Accidents

   Further Resources

   In Summary