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For Immediate Release
CAIB PA 23-03

Date: April 21, 2003
Contact: Lt. Col Woody Woodyard, 281-283-7520 or 713-301-2244
Contact: Terry N. Williams or Patricia Brach, 281-283-7565


COLUMBIA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD HOSTS SAFETY SEMINAR

HOUSTON - The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) will host
a safety seminar with nationally recognized safety professionals from
industry and academia, April 27-28, at the CAIB headquarters to raise
their awareness of industry and organizational safety standards and
practices. 

As part of their investigation into the cause of the Columbia Shuttle
mishap, the board will meet with Dr. Nancy Leveson, Dr. M. Sam
Mannan, Allan McMillan, James Wick, Dr. David Woods, and Deborah
Grubbe to discuss NASA's safety management and programs,
decision-making processes, and culture. They will also review risk
analysis and risk management in addition to reviewing accident
investigation models, safety culture, metrics, indicators and
decision-making processes.

Panel Members:

Dr. Nancy Leveson is a professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. M. Sam Mannan, is a professor at Texas A&M University and
director of the Mary Kay O'Conner Process Safety Center.

Allan McMillan is executive vice President, chief operating officer,
National Safety Council.

James Wick is Corporate Safety and Health Manager, Intel Corporation,
Chandler, Arizona.

Dr. David Woods is a professor at Ohio State University and
co-director, Cognitive Systems Engineering Laboratory.

Deborah Grubbed is Corporate Director - Safety and Health, Dupont.

The event is closed to the media and public.

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