Safety Engineering and STPA

This course covers modern system safety, including common gaps and solutions. Most of the course focuses on the System-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) method developed at MIT to tackle the challenges of increasingly complex systems common in autonomous vehicles, aerospace, defense, and other industries. STPA, now integrated into global safety and engineering standards, is designed to anticipate and mitigate flaws in complex, engineered systems. You will learn to identify and analyze flawed control loops, understand the systems view of complex software and human behavior, and learn practical ways to improve safety in your organization. The course emphasizes a top-down approach to bake in safety from the concept phase, develop safety requirements, and create more practical solutions. This course is perfect for beginners in system safety as well as those experienced in failure-based approaches (e.g., FMEA, FHA, Fault Trees, HAZOP) who are seeking to broaden their knowledge.

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• By Dr. John Thomas