System Safety Bookshelf

A Kind Introduction to FTA

Abstract

A color photograph gracing the cover of this book depicts a path winding through a forest of many trees — quite appropriate, given the purpose of the book. It’s an inviting path, criss-crossed by shadows that suggest there’s a brightly sunlit meadow lying at the path’s end. And so there must be! The meadow, in this case, is mastery of a system safety analysis technique that’s both reviled and held sacred. But be wary: A clump of brush intrudes into the path. Does a bête noir with sharp fangs and a nasty disposition lurk within it? Yes — so stay alert!

Fault Tree Analysis Primer by Clifton A. Ericson II