BS EN 61508-6:2002 – Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems. Guidelines on the application of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3 Information technology (IT) in general , OCCUPATIONAL & PERSONAL SAFETY Module (GBM07), British Standards, IHS

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BS EN 61508-6:2002

Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems. Guidelines on the application of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3

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Summary:
British Standard document BS EN 61508-6:2002 carries the same weight as the European Standard of the same reference number, and has the authority of all national standards bodies in association with the comparable entities. One major objective of this standard is to develop an application sector for this and other types documents that focus on such expertise. This, Part 6 of this series, lists the guidelines and the application of IEC in relation to the functional safety of programmable electronic safety-related systems and their devices. The reproduction rights of this document are maintained by all CENELEC members and their subsidiaries

Keywords:
common cause failures, CEI SB, diagnostic tests, EN 61508-6:2001egaP, safety integrity, final elements, average probability of failure, failure rate, safety functions, block diagram

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