SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETYProfessionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Incorporated 1973

SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT

Submitted by Paul KryskaAugust 2004

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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETYProfessionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Incorporated 1973 Organization – 2003/2004

PresidentPaul

Kryska2003-2005

Executive Vice PresidentLarry Jones2003-2005

Executive SecretaryMelissa Emery

2003-2005

TreasurerChris Olson2003-2005

Administrative SecretaryCathy Carter

(Staff)

Past PresidentClif Ericson2003-2005

Past President’s Council

SSS FounderRoger Lockwood

Dir. Government & Intersociety Services

Steve Smith2001-2005

Dir. Member ServicesBarry Hendrix

2001-2005

Dir. Publicity & MediaJosh McNeil2001-2005

Dir. Education andProfessional Development

Steve Mattern2004-2008

Dir. Chapter ServicesJerry Banister

2004-2008

Dir. ConferencesJon Derickson

2004-2005

OVP AwardsSteve

Mattern

OVP Training EducationBob Sweginnis

OVP Prof DevelopmentDev Raheja

BCSP Representative

Larry Jones

Bay Area ChapterMike Jeung-Wesoloski

Central CA ChapterSteve Castro

Los Alamos ChapterArt Crawford

New England ChapterDavid Rice

New Mexico ChapterJohn Covan

Northwest ChapterJohn Hinckley

Ohio ChapterWarren Brown

Puget Sound ChapterSam Lainoff

Sacramento ChapterDoug Smith

Sierra HD ChapterJerry Banister

Southern CA ChapterRuben G. Moran

TN Valley ChapterLon McDaniel

Washington DC ChapterJim Rinko

North Texas ChapterInactive

Florida ChapterInactive

Twin Cities ChapterInactive

RVP Chapter ServicesEast Coast

RVP Chapter ServicesWest Coast

2002 Conference ChairJim Wiggins

Denver, Colorado

2003 Conference ChairGary EinarssonOttawa, Canada

2004 Conference ChairNiles Welch

Providence, RI

OVP Communicationsxx

OVP MarketingMike Kochmann

Technical Editor – JSSNiles Welch

OVP Individual Membership

Dick Stephans

OVP Corporate MembershipWarner Talso

Standards Committeexx

Liaison RepsANSI 01.1 & ASTM E34

RAMSASSE Committee

SVP Science & Tech

SVP Int’l Activities

SVP Information

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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETYProfessionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Incorporated 1973 Science & Technology (ST)

Goal ST1 – Create an international system safety network thatfocuses on bringing the connectivity to the latest technologicaldevelopments and how they will affect system safety.

Society membership increased by 20% over previous year

Established new international chapter in Eastern Canada

Continued support by the Safety-critical Systems Club (U.K.) for ISSC

Jointly hosted the 21st International System Safety Conference (Providence, RI) with the Navy’s Weapon System Safety Symposium

Attendees represented various nationalities and industries Topics included broad variety of subject matter (aerospace, aviation, mass transit, nuclear, automotive, national defense, etc.)

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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETYProfessionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Incorporated 1973 Information (IN)

Goal IN1 – Create a 24 hour, on-demand system safetyinformation resource.

Created web space on society site for: ISSC conference use Society chapters use (10MB per chapter) JSS and eJSS use

Created “Recent Updates” page on website

Upgraded society server space to 800MB

Created past conference presentations archive page

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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETYProfessionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Incorporated 1973 Information (IN)

Goal IN2 – Improve HQ response to customer needs.

Member Services developed implemented a strategic plan to sustain and grow both individual and corporate membership

Member Services contacted 60 former members to determine cause for dropped membership

Incorporated new policy and flexible price structure for corporate members

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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETYProfessionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Incorporated 1973 Education (ED)

Goal ED1 – Integrate the products of the S&T and Informationbranches to create the knowledge base and capability to enableour customers to develop the best design solutions for theircustomers’ system, product or process safety problems.

Added database report of Safety related courses and focus groups to the society website

Developed draft system safety common practice for review by EC

Developed a “roadmap” for professional development as an initial step toward the promotion of increased safety certification

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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETYProfessionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Incorporated 1973 Education

Goal ED2 – Provide professional development opportunitiesfor the members.

2003 International System Safety Conference (Ottawa, Canada) 1st conference conducted outside U.S.A. Very successful conference

2004 International System Safety Conference (Providence, R.I.) Includes track sponsored by Navy’s Weapon System Symposium

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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETYProfessionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Incorporated 1973 Education

Goal ED3 – Increase national and international influence.

Cooperative involvement with technical organizations Interagency Risk Management Working Group American Industrial Hygiene Association Reliability and Maintainability Society International Council of Systems Engineering American Society of Safety Engineers

International involvement 3rd Bieleschweig Workshop Rail Automation Conference

Representation on Safety Boards/Committees Board of Certified Safety Professionals G-48 Committee

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SYSTEM SAFETY SOCIETYProfessionals Dedicated to the Safety of Systems, Products & Services

Organized 1962Incorporated 1973 Education

Goal ED4 – Institutionalize continuous improvement program.

Generated Society Officer Calendar

Review of society insurance coverage