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safety case (Safety Cases are used with in the nuclear industry,in other high risk industries, and where the public are exposed to systematic risks on a daily basis (e.g. railway transport systems). A safety case will set out how operators manage and control the health and safety of employees, members of the pub... Found op A systematic and often quantified model of a system or installation which demonstrates that it meets specified safety criteria. It is a legal requirement in certain industries such as offshore workings, nuclear power generation and the operation of railways. Found op A safety case is a structured argument that presents evidence that is intended to demonstrate that a system is safe. More specifically, a safety case aims to show that specific safety claims are met. A commonly cited definition is that given by UK Defence Standard 00-56 Issue 4: ""A Safety Case is a structured argument, supported by a body of evidence, that provides a compelling, comprehensible and valid case that a system is safe for a given application in a given environment". Found op  ionactive.co.uk, encyclo.co.uk, wikipedia.org Alexander Demidov) |
