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For many years the profession of system safety engineering has been emerging. This paper argues that the time has now come when it requires recognition, a voice, proper governance and leadership. System safety engineering is an amalgam of many disciplines, in particular, software engineering, safety engineering and management, and systems engineering, and this paper shows that system safety engineering must address the most difficult aspects of all of these. But professional matters extend beyond merely technical considerations, and the paper concludes by showing why there is the need for a new professional body.
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McDermid, J., Thomas, M., Redmill, F. (2009). Professional Issues in System Safety Engineering. In: Dale, C., Anderson, T. (eds) Safety-Critical Systems: Problems, Process and Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-349-5_8
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