Episode 21 (English) - STPA in practice and SAE J3187 - with Mark A. Vernacchia

Mark A. Vernacchia is a GM Technical Fellow and is the Principal
System Safety Engineer for all GM propulsion systems worldwide.
Mark received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue
University and an MS in Engineering Sciences from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He has been listed on 24 control
system based patents as an inventor. Mark is a Professional
Engineer in the State of Michigan and is recognized as an Expert
Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) by the International
Council of Systems Engineers (INCOSE).


In this episode, Mark talked about SAE J3187, a recommended
practice for evaluations of automotive related safety-critical
systems using the system-theoretic process analysis STPA. Goal of
this document is to provide both educational materials and
lessons-learned gained by STPA practitioners. Further, Mark
talked about his experiences using STPA and being a task force
leader developing the recommened practice.


There will be a major update of SAE J3187 in the first quarter of
2023.


Additional sources of information and links mentioned in the
podcast:


For info about STAMP and the next STAMP workshop go to: PSAS
website

A list of presentations by Mark on STPA can be found here:
Vernacchia STPA presentations

The STPA-handbook can be found here: STPA-handbook

You may reach out to Mark A. Vernacchia via email:
firstname.a.lastname [a] gm.com (replace firstname and lastname
by, ail address is not pasted directly to avoid spam mails)