When aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) was first recognized by the medical profession over a hundred years ago, it was thought to be something of a miracle drug. It had the effect of lessening or even eliminating pain from headaches, reducing fever and inflammation, as well as lessening the pain of injuries to muscles. More recently, clinical trials showed benefits in older people in delaying or preventing cancer and heart disease. Continue reading
Category Archives: Safety@Risk™
#258 – GUIDE TO AVIATION SAFETY – STEPHEN B. MILLER
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Most of us travel by air and have probably wondered about the safety aspects of this mode of transportation, especially in light of the almost daily news media reports of accidents, terrorist plots, problems involving aircraft crews etc. The 737 MAX debacle alone would give anyone pause! This guide gives a broad picture of how the entire aviation industry works and will hopefully shed some light on the question “how safe is it?”. Continue reading
#256 – DEVELOPMENTAL RISKS OF FUTURE COMMERCIAL AVIATION – STEVE MILLER
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Commercial aviation is undergoing constant technological change which, although apparent to the aviation community, is little noticed or understood by the flying public. These changes are driving the industry inexorably toward increasing automation for reasons of both safety and cost reduction, the ultimate long term goal being to produce the “totally autonomous” aircraft. Continue reading
#253 – EXPLORING DRONE RELIABILITY – FRED SCHENKELBERG
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n a few Twitter conversations, I’ve learned about the perceived lack of reliability of commercially available quadcopter or drones.
And, being encouraged to write a paper or two on drone reliability. Now that Amazon has a delivery drone patent, and industrial applications continue to announced daily, there is a need for serious reliability in these devices. Continue reading
#250 – RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT AND RISK – FRED SCHENKELBERG
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What is reliability management? Reliability Engineering? Would a product design or an organization benefit with a focus on reliability management and engineering? What is the value of a focus on reliability?
Any organization, that develops and produces products, has resource limits. It may be talent, capabilities, time, funding, or some combination of these. Continue reading