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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
2006 Executive Council Input
Director of Education and Professional Development
24th International System Safety Society Conference
Albuquerque, NM
Steven F. Mattern
Director Education and Professional Development
Vice President, Apogen Technologies
SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
OVERVIEW
 Education
 Professional Development
 Professional Development Materials
 Awards
SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
Education
 OVP Education Jim Gibbons Resigned 4th Quarter 2005
 Larry Gregg Nominated to Replace Jim
 Larry Gregg Approved as OVP Education 1st Quarter 2006
 OVP Will Support These Activities in the Upcoming Year
 Update the Education Portion of the Society Website
 Update the Education and Database Resources
 Participate in the System Safety Competency Initiative
 Participate in the Common Best Practice Initiative
SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
Professional Development
 OVP Professional Development – Marty Sullivan
 Major Activity for the Year – In Depth Review of
Membership Upgrade Applications
 Provides Recommendations for Upgrades to Executive
Council
 OVP Will Support These Activities in the Upcoming Year
 Document the Upgrade Request and Review Process (Procedure)
 Provide Recommendations to EC to Improve the Upgrade Process
 Participate in the System Safety Competency Initiative
 Participate in the Common Best Practice Initiative
SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
Professional Development
Materials
 OVP Professional Development Materials – Jim Gibbons
 Major Activity for the Year – In Depth Review of the System
Safety Analysis Handbook
 OVP Will Support These Activities in the Upcoming Year
 Finalize the Update of the System Safety Analysis Handbook
 Finalize the Marketing Strategy for the Handbook as a Revenue
Generator for the Society
 Participate in the System Safety Competency Initiative
 Participate in the Common Best Practice Initiative
SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
Professional Development
Materials
JOB DESCRIPTION
Operational Vice President (OVP) - Professional Development Materials
The OVP – Professional Development Materials will be appointed by, and report to the Director of Education and
Professional Development. The individual appointed will be responsible for:
1. The development and technical content of professional development materials for the System Safety Society
2. The timely updating and peer review of professional development materials
3. The advertising, publication, and distribution of professional development materials
4. Special projects involving professional development materials as defined by the Officers of the System Safety
Society or the Director of Education and Professional Development
5. The interfacing of activities with other Society Directors and/or OVP’s as required.
Note: This position is being established for the immediate purpose of the revising, marketing, publishing, and
distributing the System Safety Analysis Handbook of the System Safety Society. Other professional development
materials that may be managed by the individual assigned to this position could include; common best practices;
conference proceedings; study materials; etc.
Prepared by: Steve Mattern
Date: 31 September, 2005
SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
AWARDS
 2006 Awards Cycle Has Successfully Completed
 Four Nominations for Engineer of the Year
 Two Nominations for Manager of the Year
 One Nomination for Educator of the Year
 One Nomination for Scientific Research and Development
 Zero Nominations for Professional Development
 Zero Nominations for International Award
 Although Not a Large Number of Nominations…All of
them Were Quality Nominations
 Need More Emphasis on the Submittal of Good
Nominations
SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
AWARDS
 2006 Awards Committee
 Susan Cantrell, APT Research, Huntsville, AL
 Evan Larsen, Apogen Technologies, Albuquerque, NM
 Richard Thibedeau, Northrop Grumman, CA
 Tony Burno – EG&G, Dahlgren, VA
 Doug Peterson – USAF Civilian, WPAFB, OH
 Awards Nomination Procedure to be Documented and
Submitted in August 2006
 Awards Committee Procedure to the Documented and
Submitted in August 2006
 Immediate Need for OVP Awards – After 8 Years…I Resign
SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
Director Initiatives
For 2006/2007
 Update the Education Resources and Course Work
Opportunities on the Society Web Site
 Complete Update the System Safety Analysis Handbook
 Publish the System Safety Common Best Practices for
General Membership Review
 Finalize and Publish the System Safety Society
Competency Criteria for Executive Council Review
 Prepare the Competency Criteria for General Membership
Review
SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY
Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services
System Safety Status
COMPETENCY
DRAFT PRODUCT
Student or Associate Member
Associate Member or
Member
Member or Senior Member
Senior Member or Fellow
LEVEL - ONE
LEVEL -TWO
LEVEL-THREE
LEVEL-FOUR
SUPERVISED PRACTIONER
PRACTIONER
SUPERVISIOR
EXPERT and/or MENTOR
1. Safety Engineering
1.1 Policy, Procedures, and
Guidelines
 Understands organizational
safety policies, procedures,
practices, and guidelines
 Requires supervision and
mentorship for application
 Complies with organizational
safety policies, procedures,
practices, and guidelines
 Provides lessons learned and
improvement
recommendations to safety
policy, procedures, practices,
and guidelines
 Requires minimum
supervision and mentorship
for application
 Promotes and encourages a
strong safety culture to the
project team, to customers,
and to program management
 Provides technical inputs to,
or produces, organizational
safety policies, procedures
and guidelines
 No immediate supervision is
required. Mentorship and
accountability to and from
others is encouraged
 Actively contributes to the
improvement and
advancement of safety
engineering to the project
team, program management
and to customers
 Produces safety policy,
procedures and guidelines at
both the project level and to
the System Safety Society
 Is a mentor and is
accountable for the
promotion and advancement
of safety engineering at either
the national and international
level
1.2 Safety Standards and
Common Best Practices
 Understands specific
Standards and Common Best
Practices exists for separate
Government and Commercial
entities
 Understands the role and
function of Safety
Certification and Acceptance
Authorities
 Requires supervision and
mentorship for application
 Complies with appropriate
Standards and Common Best
Practices for Government and
Commercial customers
and/or Stakeholders
 Complies with and produces
the necessary products to
fulfill the requirements for
Safety Certification and
Acceptance Authorities
 Requires minimum
Supervision and Mentorship
for application
 Promotes and encourages the
adherence to safety standards
and industry common best
practices for safety
engineering
 Ensures the compliance of
safety standards for systemlevel safety certification or
acceptance criteria
 Actively implements the
necessary processes and tasks
to produce the products for
safety certification or
acceptance
 No immediate supervision is
required. Mentorship and
accountability to and from
others is encouraged
 Actively contributes to the
improvement and
advancement of safetyrelated engineering standards
and industry best practices
 Is accountable for the
compliance of safety
standards and criteria for
safety certification or
acceptance of systems and
safety deliverables
 Is an active participant at the
local, national, or
international on safety
certification or acceptance
committees or boards
 Is a mentor at all levels of
safety engineering practices,