Who We Are


We are experts in the areas of system safety and software safety providing both consulting services and courseware.
We are renowned experts in software safety being some of the early pioneers.


There are different pedigrees of system safety and software safety engineers. The main reason for this is the lack of certification requirements. The next time you go shopping for system safety expertise, we recommend that you test your candidates to ensure that they have broad and in-depth knowledge in a number of areas (e.g., electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, software, operating systems, programming languages, FPGAs, ASICs, COTS, system safety and software safety standards and guidelines, system safety and software safety documentation and analytical methods).

There is a famous quote of Will Rogers: "The problem in America isn't so much what people don't know; the problem is what people think they know that just ain't so".

We are seasoned system safety and software safety engineers.

We have electrical (or electronic) engineering and computer science degrees.

Earlier in our careers, we were designers of systems, hardware and software.

We have managed multiple multi-year system safety programs.

We have expertise in reliability, availability, maintainability, testability, and technical writing.


We stand behind our reputation.


Our Experience


We have experience designing safety into and assessing the safety of complex safety-related systems such as:



Courseware


Our courseware, dating back to 1992, is exceptional.  Many of our clients are repeat clients because they are comfortable with us and view our courses as the very best. They appreciate their inherent practical insight and "how to" nature.


HCRQ Speaks Your Language


Take your pick: SSMP/SMP, SSPP, SwSPP, SSP, PHL, PHA, HAZOP, Hazard Log, SSHA, SHA, O&SHA, OSHA, SAR, FFT, FTA, SFTA, FHA, PSSA, SSA, CCA, ZSA, PRA, CMA, FMEA, FMES, SFMEA, FMECA, SFMECA, SRHA, SDHA, SCHA, HHA, CSA, HTDB, HRI, RAC, MIL-STD-882, GEIA-STD-0010, ED-79A/SAE ARP4754A, ED-135/SAE ARP4761, SAE ARP5580, SAE J1739, AMCOM 385-16, AMCOM 385-17, EN 50126, EN 50128, EN 50129, DEF STAN 00-56, IEC 61508, IEEE 1483, IEEE 1228, FAA System Safety Handbook, FAA SRMGSA, Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook, AOP-52, EurcoCAE ED-153, EUROCONTROL ESARR 4, ESARR 6, NAVSEA Weapon System Safety Guidelines Handbook, 49CFR236 Subpart H, 49CFR236 Subpart I, 49CFR238.105, IEC 60880, STANAG 4404, STANAG 4671, Yellow Book Engineering Safety Management, NASA Software Safety Standard, NASA Software Safety Guidebook, NASA Facility System Safety Guidebook, UL 1998, IEC 15026, IEC 60601-1-4, ISO 14971, ED-12C/RTCA DO-178C, RTCA DO-248C, ED-80/RTCA DO-254, ED-109A/RTCA DO-278A, AC 25.981-1C, Safety Integrity Levels (SILs), Development Assurance Levels (DALs), SoftWare Assurance Levels (SWALs), Software Control Categories (SCCs), Software Safety Analysis, Safety Case, Safety-Critical, Safety-Related, Safety-Significant, et al.


Forensic Analysis


We also provide reactive safety analysis services.  Our assistance has also been requested following  accidents where the costs incurred have been huge.  Our services in this mode were first requested by the manufacturer of the THERAC-25 cancer therapy machine following accidents which resulted in severe patient injury and eventual death due to severe radiation overdoses.


Our Clients


We have an impressive list of clients.


Testimonials


This is some of the feedback we have received regarding our consulting services.

This is some of the feedback we have received regarding our courseware.


Some Questions For You


  • Do you have a challenging contract?
  • Do you have a challenging client?
  • Do you need training in either system safety or software safety either in general or in specific areas?
  • Have you under- or over-specified safety? Many of our clients were victims of either over-confidence or under-estimation.
  • Are you pleased with your present safety consultants?
  • Are you ready for your client's safety audit? As a result of our training, clients are more knowledgeable now - they are able to identify "the good", "the bad", and "the ugly".
  • Is your client armed to the teeth with consulting engineers ready to bombard you with seemingly never-ending safety critiques?
  • Have you experienced a software-related, or worse still, software-caused accident?
  • Are you having a difficult time, perhaps in conflict with your client, knowing when you are "done"?


Get HCRQ On Your Team!


  • We will help protect you.
  • We will help protect those that use your system.
  • We can save you tens of thousands of dollars in your safety budget.
  • We can protect you against multi-million dollar law suits.
  • We can give you an additional edge over your competition within your bids!


Don't Wait Too Long!


  • One of our clients spent 5 times their safety budget before bringing us in.
  • Another was horribly embarrassed in front of their client.
  • Yet others had fatalities and law suits before calling us.
  • One executive asked us to call him at home as he was tendering his resignation in an attempt to evade prosecution.
  • One aviation company performed the wrong "type" of FMEA, had to throw it in the garbage, and start all over again.