This webinar offers a comprehensive introduction to Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA) as it applies to software-intensive systems, with a focus on safety-critical DoD domains. Participants will learn the foundational principles of FHA and how it supports the system safety process by identifying and categorizing hazards resulting from functional failures.
Key topics will include:
• Recognize the procedural framework of the Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA) process
• Define the capabilities of a system with respect to system safety
• Recognize the methodology for developing a list of system functions
• Recognize how a system function failure can contribute to a system-level hazard
• Recognize how the Software Criticality Index (SwCI) and Level of Rigor (LOR) tasks are assigned
• Recognize software mitigation measures contribution to reducing software system level risk
Through the case study and real-world example use of the Notional Drone aircraft, attendees will gain practical insights into how to conduct an FHA tailored to software functionality. The webinar is ideal for system safety engineers, software developers, system architects, and program managers seeking to deepen their understanding of a system’s software role in functional hazard identification.
Speaker: Frederick Fortune - System Safety Engineer, SAIC, Defense and Civilian Sector