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BS IEC 61508-4 : 98 AMD 13782

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FUNCTIONAL SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC/PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC SAFETY-RELATED SYSTEMS - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Superseded date

15-03-2002

Published date

23-11-2012

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions and abbreviations
    3.1 Safety terms
    3.2 Equipment and devices
    3.3 Systems: general aspects
    3.4 Systems: safety-related aspects
    3.5 Safety functions and safety integrity
    3.6 Fault, failure and error
    3.7 Lifecycle activities
    3.8 Confirmation of safety measures
Annex A (informative) Bibliography
Index
Figures
1 Overall framework of this standard
2 Programmable electronic system (PES): structure and
    terminology
3 Electrical/electronic/programmable electronic system
    (E/E/PES): structure and terminology
4 Failure model
Table
1 Abbreviations used in this standard

Gives definitions and explanation of terms that are used in parts 1 to 7 of this standard. Definitions are grouped under general headings so that related terms can be understood within the context of each other. However, these headings are not intended to add meaning to the definitions, and in this instance the headings should be disregarded.

Committee
GEL/65/1
DevelopmentNote
Renumbered and Superseded by BS EN 61508-4. Supersedes 95/208056 DC (04/2002)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
IEC 61508-4:2010 Identical

IEC 60050-351:2013 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 351: Control technology
IEC 61508-5:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 5: Examples of methods for the determination of safety integrity levels (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
IEC 61508-3:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 3: Software requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
ISO 8402:1994 Quality management and quality assurance — Vocabulary
ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014 Safety aspects Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications
ISO/IEC 2382-14:1997 Information technology Vocabulary Part 14: Reliability, maintainability and availability
IEC 61508-6:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 6: Guidelines on the application of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3 (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
IEC 61508-1:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 1: General requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
IEC 61508-7:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 7: Overview of techniques and measures (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
IEC 61508-2:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 2: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)

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