The NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Program hosted an international Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical Parts workshop focusing on small missions.

NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance held a quality benchmarking visit at Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. in Boulder, Colorado, Sept. 23. It was the third in a series of benchmarking meetings intended to enhance quality across NASA and the space industry.

On Aug. 6, Dr. Homayoon Dezfuli, NASA System Safety fellow, presented the paper, “The Evolution of System Safety at NASA,” at the International System Safety Training Symposium 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri.

The NASA Safety Center’s Audits and Assessments Office hosted the first Federal Agencies Alliance for Institutional Safety and Quality Assurance Audits meeting July 15-16 in Washington, D.C.

Did you miss the seminar “Safety Cases: Concepts, Experience and Prospects?” You haven’t missed out — a video of the presentation is now available.

Dr. Tracy Dillinger represented NASA on the Year in Review panel at the annual Aerospace Medical Association technology and science meeting this May. She has also been selected as the Human Factors representative for the organization.

Every year, falls are the leading cause of death for construction workers in the United States. In 2012, 269 of 775 total construction fatalities were the result of falls. All of those deaths were preventable and each of us can help prevent fatalities from falls.

Expert Roland Verreet's detailed presentation showed participants what to look for and where to look in order to avoid wire rope failures.

The Lifting Device and Equipment Committee (LDE) met in February to work on streamlining the next revision of the NASA Standard for LDE.

NASA Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) representatives showcased NASA R&M advances at the annual R&M Symposium in January.