 | There are no simple solutions. Safe systems
require time, effort, and special knowledge and experience.
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| Our most effective tool for making things
safer is simplicity. We must build systems that are intellectually
manageable.
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| Complacency is perhaps the most important
risk factor.
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| Safety and reliability are different --
don't confuse them.
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| The safety of software cannot be evaluated
by looking at it alone. Safety can be evaluated only in the context
of the system in which it operates.
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| Building safety into a system will be more
effective than adding protection devices onto a completed design.
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| Building safe software requires changes to
the entire software development process.
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| Placing all responsibility for safety on
human operators does not ensure safety. It merely provides a
scapegoat.
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| Our technology must be used by humans. Human
error can be reduced by appropriate design.
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| The earlier safety is considered in
development, the better the results.
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| To prevent accidents, we need to remove root
causes.
Concentrating only on technical issues and
ignoring managerial and organizational deficiencies will not
result in effective safety programs.
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| Safety is a system problem that can only be
solved by experts in different disciplines working together. |
