Progress on IEC 63187: System Safety for Complex Systems in Defence Programmes
and , 44th International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SafeComp), Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract
Defence programmes deliver capability through systems that are often highly complex, combining system elements with diverse, often cutting-edge technologies, involving multiple stakeholders and complex supply chains, and operating in environments with dynamically changing risk. As well as their inherent hazards, such complex systems have the potential for emergent system interactions to cause unexpected hazards. To address the concern that such complex systems are not sufficiently addressed by current safety assurance standards, the International Electrotechnical Commission is developing a new international standard, IEC 63187. The authors have previously introduced the goals and systems engineering approach of IEC 63187. This position paper gives an update on the progress of the draft standard towards publication and an overview of key areas of development.