Most safety oriented organizations have established their accidents classification taking into account the magnitude of the combined adverse outcomes on humans, assets and the environment without considering the accidents‟ potential and the actual attempts of the involved persons to intervene with the …

Following the successful 3rd European STAMP Workshop in Amsterdam (5-6 October 2015), organised by the Aviation Academy of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, we are pleased to present to the academic and professional community this special issue including 11 out of the 22 contributions to …

This paper presents how the application of the STPA method might support the evaluation of fighter pilots training programs and trigger procedural and technological changes. We applied the STPA method by considering the safety constraints documented in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of a South …