This standard applies to software safety during the development, procurement, maintenance, and retirement of safety-critical software; for example, software products whose failure could cause loss of life, serious harm, or have widespread negative social impact. This standard requires that software safety be considered within the context of the system safety program throughout the software lifecycle. The scope of this standard includes only the safety aspects of the software. This standard also discusses aspects of software safety related to interoperation with other systems or constituents of a system of systems.
- Sponsor Committee
- C/S2ESC - Software & Systems Engineering Standards Committee
Learn More - Status
- Active PAR
- PAR Approval
- 2019-11-07
- Superseding
- 1228-1994
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Computer Society
Learn More - Sponsor Committee
- C/S2ESC - Software & Systems Engineering Standards Committee
Learn More - Working Group
-
SS_WG - Software Safety Working Group
Learn More - IEEE Program Manager
- Christy Bahn
Contact - Working Group Chair
- Taz Daughtrey
No Active Projects
No Active Standards
No Superseded Standards
No Inactive-Withdrawn Standards
1228-1994
IEEE Standard for Software Safety Plans
The minimum acceptable requirements for the content of a software safety plan are established. This standard applies to the software safety plan used for the development, procurement, maintenance, and retirement of safety-critical software. This standard requires that the plan be prepared within the context of the system safety program. Only the safety aspects of the software are included. This standard does not contain special provisions required for software used in distributed systems or in parallel processors.