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Safety Cases: Safety Arguments for GSN (SCSA)

This course addresses the production and assessment of safety cases within safety projects.

The course covers the role, purpose and typical content of a safety case; explains how safety case arguments and evidence can be selected; relates the development and maintenance of safety cases to the engineering lifecycle; details how safety case arguments can be critically assessed; and explains the regulatory context for a safety case development regime.

It should be noted that is not a toolset course. This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to develop a clear, concise, and comprehensible argument, regardless of the method of delivery.

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Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for:

  • Practitioners across all domains including aerospace, military, railway, automotive, civil nuclear, civil maritime, medical devices and healthcare;
  • Developers of equipment safety cases during design for software, hardware, procedures, systems and/or platforms;
  • Developers of safety cases for operational safety and disposal;
  • Reviewers of safety cases within an organisation or as an independent activity;
  • Developers and reviewers of changes to existing safety-critical / safety-related equipment and operations;
  • Project managers where development of a safety case is a significant element of projects they manage;
  • Regulators of safety critical domains.
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Prerequisites

Either:

  • Introduction to System Safety Engineering & Management course (week A)
  • Introduction to Safety
  • Foundations of System Safety Engineering (FSSE)
  • Relevant industrial experience

If you are unsure about your previous experience, please email the CPD Team at cs-cpd@york.ac.uk so that we can assess your suitability for this course.

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Learning outcomes

On this course you will gain the ability to:

  1. Comprehend the role, purpose and typical content of a safety case
  2. Devise and present clear safety arguments 
  3. Recognise and distinguish common forms of safety argument
  4. Understand how to review and evaluate a safety case and associated evidence
  5. Understand how to undertake safety case maintenance throughout lifecycle
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How is this course taught?

This course is delivered in a blended format typically taking approximately two and a half days.

Approximately 60% will be spent in face-to-face lectures, the remaining 40% will be in group problem based learning (PBL) exercises, which will be conducted in person.  This will be delivered over two days presented at the University of York. 

The two days will be supported by some pre-work reviewing recorded material, accessed remotely in your own time.  We expect the pre-recorded material to take no longer than half a day.

The PBLs will provide the opportunity for you to apply the theoretical knowledge you have gained.

Our teaching techniques are informed by the latest pedagogical research, and the extensive experience we have gained working with mature and re-turning students as post-graduates and delivering short courses to industrial clients.

When will this course be taught?

The course runs 13 to 14 June 2023, 9am to 5pm each day. 

Online material will be made available the week prior to the course.

Meet the lecturers

This short course will be delivered by members of the renowned safety team within the Computer Science Department.

Sarah Carrington

Dr David Pumfrey

Book your place

Before you make your booking, please ensure that you have read our booking conditions.

Complete and return the form to cs-cpd@york.ac.uk:

You can also pay for your course online.

You only need to complete the short booking form above, not the booking forms found on the online payment page.

Course fee: £1,450.00 GBP (VAT exempt)

10% discount when registering 3 or more delegates, from the same organisation at the same time.  
To make a group booking please contact cs-cpd@york.ac.uk

Booking conditions

Booking conditions

  • Acceptance onto a short course is at the agreement of the course leader. They will want to assure themselves that you have the relevant level of background knowledge. You may therefore be asked to provide a CV detailing your knowledge / experience in particular areas.
  • Course fees quoted include all relevant course materials, tuition, lunch and refreshments.
  • For your place to be confirmed, a completed booking form with Purchase Order or payment is required before the course start date.
  • Fees are payable to The University of York. Cheques should be drawn on a UK bank in pounds sterling and made payable to The University of York. Payment may also be made by Visa or Mastercard.

Cancellations

We regret that a fee must be charged when confirmed bookings are cancelled or transferred to future dates. In the event of a cancellation, you may nominate a substitute (acceptance of this substitution is subject to academic and availability conditions). If a suitable substitute cannot be found the following scale of charges will apply:

  • 56 days or more before the course starts ‐ full refund
  • 55 days or less ‐ 50% refund
  • 28 days or less ‐ 25% refund
  • 14 days or less ‐ no refund

We reserve the right to amend published information.

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