An introduction to STPA – a complementing approach to manage the safety challenges for complex and autonomous systems
Welcome to a breakfast seminar hosted by Combitech; An introduction to System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) – a complementing approach to manage the safety challenges for complex and autonomous systems!
In the morning of January 26, we will gather to delve deep into the complex realm of safety assurance and hazard analysis, particularly as we navigate the complexities introduced by technologies like automated systems in traffic, using the Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) approach. Combitech’s Safety engineer Mattias Lindgren, working in the field of Safety Critical Systems, will guide you through the basics of this method and opportunities to use this in traffic safety research.
Combitech offers a nice breakfast between 08:15-08:45, and the seminar runs between 08:45-09:30. You can join the seminar online if you prefer.
A warm welcome to this SAFER breakfast event!
About the seminar:
Current approaches to safety assurance and hazard analysis often struggle to manage the level of complexity associated with new technologies such as automated and autonomous systems. In response to these difficulties the safety hazard approach Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) has been introduced by Leveson et. al. Based on systems theory and with an extended model of accident causation, STPA treats safety as a control problem rather than a component failure problem. The complementing approach on hazard prevention provided by STPA have several advantages over traditional safety analysis methods, e.g. early safety assessments guiding the design of safety into the system and the identification of dangerous interactions of system components (none of which may have failed).
The topics for the seminar will be an introduction to STPA focusing on why a complementary approach to safety is needed, the analysis steps of a basic STPA and the contributions from an analysis to the system development processes.
The seminar will also address an on-going project by Swedish Defence Material Administration aiming at increasing the awareness and knowledge of STPA in Sweden and the intention to establish a national informal STPA network.
