executive council meeting singapore chapter report

SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY

Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Organized 1962Incorporated 1973Incorporated 1973 Singapore Chapter

Executive Council Meeting

Singapore Chapter Report

Submitted by Onn Eng Ling & Michael Tan

August 22, 2005

The Westin Hotel

San Diego




Land and ClimateLand and Climate

Total land area: 685.4 sq km. Comprises one main island (604.2 sq km) and a number of islets scattered off its north-east and south.

Location: Between latitudes 1º 09Ń and 1º 29Ń and longitudes 103º 36É and 104º 25É.

Climate: Singapore is an equatorial country with relatively uniform temperature, high humidity and abundant rainfall.

Average daily temperature:25.2ºC - 32ºC




Area: 647.5 sq km

Population: 3.5 million (growth rate 1.15%)

People: 76% Chinese, 15% Malay, 6% Indian

Language: English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil

Religion: 31% Taoist, 28% Buddhist, 18%

Muslim, 10% Christian, 4% Hindu

Government: Parliamentary democracy

President: SR Nathan

Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Long

Major industries: Shipping, banking, tourism, elect &

electronics, chemicals, oil refining

Health risks: None

Time: GMT/UTC+8




Singapore Chapter Goals• Promote System Safety

• Foster environment for sharing

• Promote SS Profession

• Sys Safety Education/ Training

- Sharing Sessions

- Courses

- Participation in Int’l Conferences

• Chapter Inaugurated into System Safety Society - Aug 02• Registered under the Singapore Societies Act - Sep 03




1st Gathering at ST Kinetics17 November 2003

2nd Gathering at DSO 17 March 2004

3rd Gathering at DSTA03 September 2004

Sponsor :

Software Safety Engineering Course 21 February – 4 March 2005

Sponsor for Training Facility :

4th Gathering at DSTA 28 June 2005

31 May 2004

FY2004

31 May 2005

FY2005

FY2006

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES

Sponsor :

Sponsor :

Sponsor :

Armament Systems Division

Systems Engineering Division




1st Gathering @ ST Kinetics

17 Nov 03

System Safety is Good for us By Tan See Heng (STK / QSS)

Interesting topics from 21st ISSC

By Tan Yeong Meng (DSTA / Systems Engineering)

Video Screening – The Challenger Story

By ST Kinetics

Chapter Activities … Chapter Activities …

•50 participants




16 September 2003 : Chapter Officially Registered in Singapore

Chapter Activities …Chapter Activities …

Managing White Space Risk By Dev. Raheja

Software Safety Versus Software Assurance and Integrity

By Steve Mattern

2nd Gathering @ DSO

17 Mar 04

•80 participants




3rd Gathering @ DSTA3 Sep 04


Chapter Activities …Chapter Activities … 22nd ISSC Interesting Papers

Dr Aaron Chia (DSTA / SE)Incorporating SS in Underground Ammunition Facility

Fan Yue Sang (DSTA / SE)Software Safety Testing for Safety Critical System

Tan Shu Yin (DSTA / C4IT)•53 participants

Ms Siow Seet Ting, Thank youfor Sharing with us.

Venue: DSTA Tower A AuditoriumDate: 28th June 2005





LTA Project Safety Overview (MRT) Philip Tan /LTA


4th Gathering @ DSTA

28 Jun 05

•52 participants

•Speakers received token of appreciation from Singapore Chapter

STK Integrated SS Safety Process Siow Seet Ting /STK

Enhancing Safety Planning with Past Safety Knowledge

A/Prof David Chua (NUS, Civil Engr Fac)




Software Safety Engineering Course - wit ST(K) Management Support

– 2 one-week sessions (21 Feb to 4 Mar 05)– 60 pax attended – Chapter now able to

maintain an operating bank account





Statement of Accounts • I&E Accounts for Year ending 31 May 2005 (S$)

• Income- Subscriptions FY04FY03- Entrance Fee - Reimbursement from parent Society $ 176 $248- Donations $ 0$851- Training Courses/ Seminars/ Conference $85,550 $ 0- Bank Interest

Total $85,726$1,099

• Expenditure- Society Registration fee $400- Printing & stationery- Training Courses/ Seminars/ Conference $63,688 - General Expenses $ 24

Total $63,712$400

• Balance Sheet (31 May 2005) $22,014$22,014 $699$699

~US$13,000




18th ISSC(2000) @ Fort Worth, Texas18th ISSC(2000) @ Fort Worth, Texas

19th ISSC (2001) @ Huntsville, Alabama19th ISSC (2001) @ Huntsville, Alabama

20th ISSC (2002) @ Denver, Colorado20th ISSC (2002) @ Denver, Colorado

21st ISSC (2003) @ Ottawa, Canada21st ISSC (2003) @ Ottawa, Canada

22nd ISSC (2004) @ Providence, Rhode Island22nd ISSC (2004) @ Providence, Rhode Island

2 pax2 pax

16 pax16 pax

26 pax26 pax

19 pax19 pax

33 pax33 pax

4, 13, 2

6, 24, 3

5, 11, 10

23rd ISSC (2005) @ San Diego23rd ISSC (2005) @ San Diego 12 pax12 pax3, 6, 3

2, 3, 11

Mil, DSTA, ST

0, 0, 2




System Safety requirement for all

Protective StructuresProtective Structures


Safety-critical SoftwareSafety-critical Software

Initiated Joint Development with FMV for System Safety Handbook

Initiated Joint Development with FMV for System Safety Handbook

1991 WESSAB• Armament• Platforms

1991 WESSAB• Armament• Platforms

‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06

2004 Proposed Software Safety Working Group

2004 Proposed Software Safety Working Group

System Safety Handbook

(Armament bias) endorsed by

WESSAB

System Safety Handbook

(Armament bias) endorsed by

WESSAB

Mar 97 NZ Accident


SAF MunitionsSAF Munitions


Army MunitionsArmy Munitions

UK Ordnance Board3-6 mths attachments US ARDEC

ISSC . . . --->

Nov 05 SAF SSS

May 03 SAF SSS

System Safety Journey

Jan 04 RSS CourageousCollision

Cdo Dunking




Singapore

Safety

‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06

Factories Act ---------------->

Workplace H&S Act

Workplace H&S Act

Apr 04 MRT Line Construction 4 KilledNicholl Hgwy Collapse

Apr 04Fusionpolis 2Killed, 29I Construction Collapse




In WY 2005/6- Sharing/ Networking Sessions

- System Safety Course/s

- Chapter Website revamp (incl member’s area)

- Canvass for Corporate Membership (LTA, DSTA)

- Outreach to non-Defence organisations

- Outreach to other disciplines within Defence eco-system (C2/3 group, protective structures)

- Asia Pacific Conference on Risk Management & Safety




Application Areas •Aviation and Aerospace•Chemical Processing•Civil Engineering Structures•Energy Generation & Distribution•Environment, Sustainability, and Waste Management•Information Technology and Telecommunications•Insurance and Legal Aspects•Manufacturing•Nuclear Systems•Security and Defense•Transportation




Key Enablers to achieve Chapter Goals– Website Revamp– Proposed Singapore Chapter membership

scheme• For a start, no fees • Membership type : Affiliate Chapter Member • Benefits: Networking, access to Sys Safety

Resources, Member’s Only web-site

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