Re: [PSES] Safety standards versus safety engineering

[Cortland Richmond]

I forwarded Dr Feynman's appendix to the Rogers Commission report to someone involved in processes that would, if followed, rein in this kind of thing. I am not an optimist. Cortland Richmond -----Original Message----- From: msherma...@comcast.net Sent: Mar 6, 2015 12:16 PM To: k...@earthlink.net Cc: EMC-PSTC Subject: Re: [PSES] Safety standards versus safety engineering Re "...and dismissal of identifiable risks deemed conveniently unlikely to occur." This is a real issue in organizations, and was a key contributor to the Columbia space shuttle disaster. NASA's Columbia Accident Investigation Board's final report explores this contributor a lot. The report is easy to find on the web. ... - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com>