This method is a departure from prior approaches where safety was often only a lecture topic without supporting analyses or direction. With the designsafe software package, it will be a formal part of the course structure in the future. I have been disappointed in their responses to my requirement of inclusion of a safety analysis as a part of their design project. This year, with the assistance provided by designsafe, a number of student groups succeeded in moving the standard of performance on safety analysis to a higher level. The reports to the ISTD have bee very positive regarding this initiative.
Safety is neither an add-on concern nor an optimized issue.
Safety is fully integrated into the design projects as befits the particular design. Using designsafe students are integrating safety into the design process.