In a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), the emergence of safety science as a distinct discipline was highlighted. This new field is one that integrates the traditional engineering and science disciplines to create a framework to evaluate and reduce risks associated with the development and operation of complex systems. Safety science has been described as a way of thinking holistically about the safety of systems, rather than relying on a single discipline to address specific risks. From this perspective, safety science looks at all aspects of a system, its components, and its operations to ensure that risks are identified and managed.

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source: Phys.org