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6th IET System Safety Conference 2011 ***

Birmingham,
UK: 20 - 22 September 2011
The 6th IET System Safety Conference 2011 will be held at The Holiday
Inn, Birmingham, UK on 20- 22 September 2011. Dr. Carl Sandom of iSys
Integrity Ltd. has accepted an invitation to be the Conference Chairman
for 2011. (see http://www-admin.iee.org/subdomains/conferences/safety/).
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Software System Safety Course ***

Singapore:
5 - 7 July 2011
Dr. Carl Sandom of iSys Integrity Ltd. will be presenting a Software
Systems Safety Course in collaboration with K2B International (see:
http://www.defencesummitasia.com/softwaresystemsafety/index.html#5
for details).
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29th International System Safety Conference 2011 ***

Las
Vegas , USA: 8 - 12 August 2011
The 29th International System Safety Conference 2011 will
be held in the MGM Hotel in downtown Las Vegas on 8 - 12 August 201. Dr.
Carl Sandom of iSys Integrity Ltd. accepted an invitation to present a
Tutorial entitled Human Factors and Safety Engineering (see http://www.issc2011.org/).
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Australian System Safety Conference 2011 ***

Melbourne,
Australia: 25 - 27 May 2011
The Australian System Safety Conference 2011 will be held
in Melbourne 25 - 27 May 2011. Dr. Carl Sandom of iSys Integrity accepted
an invitation to present a Keynote Speech and a Tutorial entitled Human
Factors and Safety Engineering. (see
http://www.asssc.org/conference/default.htm).
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28th International System Safety Conference 2010 ***

Minneapolis,
USA: 30 Aug - 03 Sep 2010
The 28th International System Safety Conference 2010 was held in the
Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Minneapolis on 30 Aug - 03 Sep 2010. Dr.
Carl Sandom of iSys Integrity Ltd. accepted an invitation to be a Keynote
speaker at the conference and to present an
'Introduction to Human Factors and System Safety' tutorial. Here are some
pictures from the conference:
L. Carl presenting his keynote presentation.
M. Carl taking questions from the conference.
R. Bob Fletcher, International Chair ISSC 28, presenting Carl with a
US flag flown outside Congress in appreciation for his keynote presentation.
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IET 5th International Conference on System Safety 2010 ***

Manchester,
UK: 18 - 20 October 2010
The 5th IET International System Safety Conference 2010 will be held
at Savoy Place on 18- 20 October 2010. Dr. Carl Sandom of iSys Integrity
Ltd. has accepted an invitation to be the Conference Chairman for 2010.
(see http://www-admin.iee.org/subdomains/conferences/safety/).
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Australian Safety Critical Systems Association (aSCSa) Conference 2007
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Adelaide,
Australia: 29 - 31 August 2007
The aSCSa Conference 2007 was held in Adelaide 29 - 31 August 2007. Dr.
Carl Sandom of iSys Integrity accepted an invitation to present a Tutorial
entitled An Introduction to Human Factors and System Safety and
a Keynote Presentation entitled Success and Failure: Human as Hazard,
Human as Hero at the conference. (see http://www.safety-club.org.au/).
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Tutorial - An Introduction to Human Factors and System Safety ***

Canberra,
Australia: 28 August 2007
Dr Carl Sandom, iSys Integrity, UK
Australian National University (Building 108, Room N101)
12:15 PM to 4:15 PM
The Australian Safety Critical Systems Association, in association
with the Austrailian Computer Society, offered a tutorial in Human Factors
and System Safety from Dr Carl Sandom of iSys Integrity.
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Ada Conference 2006 ***
Manchester, UK: 28 March 2006
The annual Ada Conference was held at Manchester and Carl
Sandom gave a Keynote presentation entitled 'Safety-Critical Software:
Looking for an Argument' to provide software developers with a broad overview
of what an Independent Safety Auditor (ISA), safety regulator or third-party
might look for when evaluating safety-critical software.
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Safety-Critical Systems Symposium 2006 ***

Bristol, UK: 7-9 February 2006
The annual Safety-Critical Systems Symposium was held in
Bristol, UK. Carl Sandom and Derek Fowler (JDF Consultancy Ltd) gave a
Tutorial presentation entitled System Safety Requirements for People,
Procedures and Equipment. The tutorial provided systems engineers
and managers with a practical introduction to the specification, validation
and verification of safety requirements for complex systems containing
hardware, software and human subsystems. (PDF
of Paper)
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New Human Factors Book Published for Engineers ***
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Human Factors
for Engineers
C. Sandom and R. S. Harvey
(Eds.)
Product code: NS 032
ISBN: 0 86341 329 3
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 392pp.
Price: £49 / $89
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Scope: The book Human Factors
for Engineers introduces the reader to the subject of Human Factors
and provides practical and pragmatic advice to assist engineers in designing
interactive systems that are safer, more secure and easier to use - thereby
reducing accidents due to human error, increasing system integrity and
enabling more efficient process operations. The book discusses human factors
integration methodology and reviews the issues that underpin consideration
of key topics such as human error, automation and human reliability assessment.
The book also examines design considerations including control room and
interface design and acceptance and verification considerations.
Contents: Human Factors and cost benefits.
Human factors integration. Humans: skills, capabilities and limitations.
The human factors toolkit. Task analysis. Automation and human work. To
engineer is to err. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of human error
in risk assessment. Control room design. Human-computer interfaces: a
principled approach to design. Usability. HF verification and validation
(V & V). The application of simulators in systems evaluation. Safety
assessment and human factors.
Readership: Aimed at practising systems
engineers, engineering managers, project managers and also engineering
students from undergraduate to postgraduate level.
Related links:
Full Contents
List in Acrobat®PDF format
For an independent review of the book
see http://i.f.alexander.users.btopenworld.com/reviews/sandom_and_harvey.htm
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Human Factors Professional Network Launch ***
Professional Networks, or PNs, are
world-wide groups of people with common technical and professional interests
initiated and coordinated by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE).
The IEE Human Factors Engineering Professional
Network (HFE PN) was launched at Savoy Place, London on Thursday 4 July
2002. Magdalen Galley and Prof. Brian Mellitt, the Presidents of the Ergonomics
Society and the IEE, were there to endorse the HFE PN launch aims to bring
the Human Factors and Engineering disciplines closer together.
A keynote presentation was given by Dr. Barry Kirwan,
Eurocontrol, entitled 'Human factors and reliability - making a difference?'.
The launch event was well attended and a Networking Buffet was held immediately
after the event.
The IEE HFE PN Executive Committee Chairman is
Dr. Carl Sandom, Principal Consultant for iSys Integrity who specialise
in system safety, human factors and training. Further details about IEE
HFE PN activities and events can be found at: http://www.iee.org/OnComms/pn/humanfactors/
or by contacting Carl at: Carl@iSys-Integrity.com

Pictured left-to-right are:
Magdalen Galley (President Ergonomics Society), Prof. Brian Mellitt (President
IEE), Dr. Carl Sandom (Chairman Human Factors Engineering PN) and Dr.
Barry Kirwan (Eurocontrol).
Contact:
Dr Carl Sandom PhD CEng MIEHF
iSys Integrity Limited, 10 Gainsborough
Drive, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6DR, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 7967 672560 or email: Carl@iSys-Integrity.com
iSys Integrity Limited,
Registered in England under No. 6979406
Registered Office: One The Centre, High Street, Gilingham, Dorset SP8
4AB
VAT Registration No. 826057627
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