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The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the work of the IEE/BCS Independent Safety Assurance Working Group, including what has been achieved to date and looking at what needs to be addressed in the future.
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Smith, D.H. (2005). The IEE/BCS Independent Safety Assurance Working Group. In: Redmill, F., Anderson, T. (eds) Constituents of Modern System-safety Thinking. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-130-X_1
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