• DocumentCode
    1038539
  • Title

    Safety-critical systems-legal liability

  • Author

    Davis, Dai

  • Author_Institution
    Evershed, Hepworth & Chadwick, Leeds, UK
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    17
  • Abstract
    Where does the responsibility ´buck´ stop if a piece of software in a critical application fails? This article examines the range of liabilities placed on manufacturers and suppliers of safety-critical computer systems.<>
  • Keywords
    legislation; safety; software reliability; critical application; legal liability; legislation; manufacturers; safety-critical computer systems; suppliers; Legal factors; Safety; Software reliability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computing & Control Engineering Journal
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0956-3385
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/cce:19940102
  • Filename
    272963