Resources and Library
Some resources related to safety-critical and other high-integrity systems.
The following are some of the more general resources which may be helpful in procuring, analysing, developing, and/or operating safety-critical or other high integrity systems.
- MIL-STD-882 "System Safety Program Requirements"/"Standard Practice for System Safety"
- AS 61508 "Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems"
- RTCA/DO-178 "Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification"
- Def Stan 00-56 Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems
- +SAFE - A Safety Extension to CMMI
- SAE ARP 4754 "Certification Considerations for Highly-Integrated or Complex Aircraft Systems"
- Def(Aust) 5679 "The Procurement Of Computer-based Safety Critical Systems"
More specific resources can be found throughout the Savive web site in the discussions of the case studies or topics to which they relate.
Download:
Many of the write-ups of the resources provide links to the organisations where they can be downloaded, many of them without charge.
Resource:
For some less serious material, read "The World’s Greatest Mistakes" edited by Nigel Blundell