Safety Working Groups

Safety working group focuses on the issues and standards that effect equipment safety in the MoD.

Current Safety Related Projects
IPT Handbook to the Acquisition of Safe and Secure Systems
  Guidance for MoD IPTs on the procurement of safe and secure software intensive systems
More details to follow.
   
The Certification of software developed to DO-178B
  Guidance for MoD IPTs on DO-178B and the certification of military avionic systems developed using the RTCA Guidelines.
   
DO-254 and the use of PLDs in Military Avionics
  PLDs developed using DO-254 are often used in modern military avionics equipment. The study aims to develop guidance on:
a) suitable approaches for Hazard Analysis on COTS containing PLDs and Software
b) the use of DO-254 as evidence to support certification of military avionics systems
   
Forthcoming events:
DO-178B IPT Workshop - 3 October 2007 - RAF Wyton - PDF
IPT Safe and Secure System Acquisition Workshop - 1 November - Abbey Wood
ESAS Presentation and Workshop - 15 and 16 November 2007 - Abbey Wood

For more information please e-mail: assc@era.co.uk or call: +44 (0)1372 367141