Assignment

Course: System Safety Engineering.

Textbook:

Leveson, N. G. (2011). Engineering a safer world: Systems thinking applied to safety. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

I. Unit V Homework

Using the sample APA-styled paper (title page, abstract, body, and reference page), write a minimum two-page paper that includes the following:

1. First heading (APA Level 1 heading) should be "STPA." Explain the STPA process, the background behind it, and how it is reflected in systems engineering. Also, describe how the STPA process may be used as a technique to accommodate human controllers. Provide at least one scenario to support your explanation.

2. Second (APA Level 1 heading) should be "Safety-Guided Design Process." Explain the Safety-Guided Design process as it relates to industrial robotics. Also, describe how it may be used as a technique to accommodate humans within the control systems, including managing and designing for human error and error tolerances.
Provide at least one scenario to support your explanation

You are required to use at least one outside source. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

II. Unit IV Case Study

1. Review the information in your textbook (Leveson, 2011, pp. 75-100) related to the STAMP model.

2. Download the two peer-reviewed journal articles, located in the required reading section for this unit, from the CSU Library (Academic Search Complete database) and read both articles.

3. Use the CSU APA-styled paper as a formatting template. Click here, to access the template:

a. Compare and contrast the Construction Accident Causation model and the STAMP model.

b. Identify STAMP model features inherent within the Accident Causation Management System.

c. Describe the benefits and limitations of the STAMP model, the Construction Accident Causation model, and the Accident Causation Management System as each attempt to assist OSHA in the mission of addressing the aspect of human behavior within their respective designs.

4. Prepare a minimum three-page Case Study with no fewer than the three sources identified for the study.