Safety Engineering
Safety Engineering is a systematic discipline focused on identifying, analyzing, and mitigating risks to prevent accidents, injuries, and failures in systems, products, or processes. It applies engineering principles to ensure safety throughout the lifecycle, from design and development to operation and maintenance. This field is critical in industries like aerospace, automotive, healthcare, and industrial manufacturing where failures can have severe consequences.
Developers should learn Safety Engineering when building systems where failures could cause harm to people, property, or the environment, such as in autonomous vehicles, medical devices, or critical infrastructure. It helps ensure compliance with safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262 for automotive, IEC 62304 for medical software) and reduces liability risks. This methodology is essential for creating reliable, fault-tolerant software in safety-critical domains.