The JCSS consists of a Board, chaired by the President, and a number of Working Parties, chaired by Reporters. The initiation of a new Working Party is proposed by the Board and needs endorsement by the Liaison Committee... In 1971, the Liaison Committee which co-ordinates the activities of six international associations in civil engineering, composed of CEB, CIB, fib, IABSE, IASS and RILEM, created a Joint Committee on Structural Safety, JCSS, with the aim of improving the general knowledge in structural safety. The JCSS under the chairmanships of the late Prof. J. Ferry-Borges, Portugal, followed by Prof. J. Schneider, Prof. R. Rackwitz, Prof. T. Vrouwenvelder, Prof. M. H. Faber, Prof. J. D. Sørensen, Dr. Inger B. Kroon and presently Prof. M. H. Faber. JCSS continuously has two meetings every year since 1971. During these meetings, more than 250 papers on structural safety and related matters have been discussed. Several documents of general character and interest have been prepared..