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BS EN 61508-7:2010

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Functional safety of electrical/electronic/ programmable electronic safety related systems Overview of techniques and measures
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-06-2010

INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions and abbreviations
Annex A (informative) - Overview of techniques and
        measures for E/E/PE safety-related systems:
        control of random hardware failures
Annex B (informative) - Overview of techniques and
        measures for E/E/PE safety related systems:
        avoidance of systematic failures
Annex C (informative) - Overview of techniques and
        measures for achieving software safety
        integrity
Annex D (informative) - A probabilistic approach to
        determining software safety integrity
        for pre-developed software
Annex E (informative) - Overview of techniques and
        measures for design of ASICs
Annex F (informative) - Definitions of properties of
        software lifecycle phases
Annex G (informative) - Guidance for the development
        of safety-related object oriented software
Bibliography
Index
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references
         to international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

Specifies an overview of various safety techniques and measures relevant to IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3.

IEC 61508-7:2010 contains an overview of various safety techniques and measures relevant to IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3.The references should be considered as basic references to methods and tools or as examples, and may not represent the state of the art. This edition constitutes a technical revision. It has been subject to a thorough review and incorporates many comments received at the various revision stages.

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Committee
GEL/65/1
DevelopmentNote
Renumbers and supersedes BS IEC 61508-7 (04/2002) 2002 Version incorporates amendment 13785 to BS IEC 61508-7. Supersedes 98/261466 DC. (05/2002) Also available as part of BS KIT 66 (06/2004) Supersedes 08/30193478 DC. (07/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
148
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
DIN EN 61508-7 : 2011 Identical
EN 61508-7:2010 Identical
NBN EN 61508-7 : 2010 Identical
UNE-EN 61508-7:2011 Identical
I.S. EN 61508-7:2010 Identical
IEC 61508-7:2010 Identical
NF EN 61508-7 : 2011 Identical

PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries
EEMUA 217 : 2011 SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF STORAGE TANKS FOR OIL MOVEMENTS

IEC 61025:2006 Fault tree analysis (FTA)
EN 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
EN 60812:2006 Analysis techniques for system reliability - Procedure for failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
EN 61508-3:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 3: Software requirements
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IEC 61069-5:2016 Industrial-process measurement, control and automation - Evaluation of system properties for the purpose of system assessment - Part 5: Assessment of system dependability
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IEC 60068-1:2013 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
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IEC 62308:2006 Equipment reliability - Reliability assessment methods
IEC 61000-4-1:2006 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques - Overview of IEC 61000-4 series
IEC 61131-3:2013 Programmable controllers - Part 3: Programming languages
IEC 60812:2006 Analysis techniques for system reliability - Procedure for failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
EN 60068-2-1:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold
ISO 5807:1985 Information processing Documentation symbols and conventions for data, program and system flowcharts, program network charts and system resources charts
EN 60068-2-2:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat
IEC 61326-3-2 : 2.0 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT, CONTROL AND LABORATORY USE - EMC REQUIREMENTS - PART 3-2: IMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY-RELATED SYSTEMS AND FOR EQUIPMENT INTENDED TO PERFORM SAFETY-RELATED FUNCTIONS (FUNCTIONAL SAFETY) - INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS WITH SPECIFIED ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENT
IEC 61326-3-1 : 2.0 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT, CONTROL AND LABORATORY USE - EMC REQUIREMENTS - PART 3-1: IMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY-RELATED SYSTEMS AND FOR EQUIPMENT INTENDED TO PERFORM SAFETY-RELATED FUNCTIONS (FUNCTIONAL SAFETY) - GENERAL INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
EN 60068-1:2014 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 61160:2005 Design review
ISO 7185:1990 Information technology Programming languages Pascal
IEC 81346-1:2009 Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products - Structuring principles and reference designations - Part 1: Basic rules
IEC 61078:2016 Reliability block diagrams
IEC 61165:2006 Application of Markov techniques
IEC 61508-4:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 4: Definitions and abbreviations (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
ISO/IEC 8631:1989 Information technology Program constructs and conventions for their representation
IEC 61508-3:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 3: Software requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
EN 61131-3:2013 Programmable controllers - Part 3: Programming languages
ISO/IEC TR 15942:2000 Information technology Programming languages Guide for the use of the Ada programming language in high integrity systems
IEC TR 61000-5-2:1997 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 5: Installation and mitigation guidelines - Section 2: Earthing and cabling
EN 61078 : 1991 RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAMS (IEC 61078:2016)
EN 61163-1 : 2006 RELIABILITY STRESS SCREENING - PART 1: REPAIRABLE ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED IN LOTS
IEC 61163-1:2006 Reliability stress screening - Part 1: Repairable assemblies manufactured in lots
EN 61165:2006 Application of Markov techniques
EN 61508-2:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 2: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems
EN 60880 : 2009 NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - SOFTWARE ASPECTS FOR COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS PERFORMING CATEGORY A FUNCTIONS
ISO/IEC 10206:1991 Information technology Progamming languages Extended Pascal
IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 61164:2004 Reliability growth - Statistical test and estimation methods
EN 61025:2007 Fault tree analysis (FTA)
IEC 60068-2-2:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat
EN 62061:2005/A2:2015 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - FUNCTIONAL SAFETY OF SAFETY-RELATED ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (IEC 62061:2005/A2:2015)
IEC 60880:2006 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category A functions
ISO/IEC 1539-1:2010 Information technology Programming languages Fortran Part 1: Base language
ISO/IEC 9899:2011 Information technology Programming languages C
ISO/IEC 10514-1:1996 Information technology — Programming languages — Part 1: Modula-2, Base Language
ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
EN 61069-5:2016 Industrial-process measurement, control and automation - Evaluation of system properties for the purpose of system assessment - Part 5: Assessment of system dependability
IEC 61506:1997 Industrial-process measurement and control - Documentation ofapplication software
EN 81346-1:2009 Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products - Structuring principles and reference designations - Part 1: Basic rules
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)
EN 61160:2005 Design review
IEC 60068-2-1:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold
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 TR 61508-0:2005 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 0: Functional safety and IEC 61508 (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015)
IEC 62061:2005+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2015 CSV Safety of machinery - Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems
ISO/IEC 8652:2012 Information technology — Programming languages — Ada
ISO 8807:1989 Information processing systems Open Systems Interconnection LOTOS A formal description technique based on the temporal ordering of observational behaviour
EN 61164:2004 Reliability growth - Statistical test and estimation methods
EN 62308 : 2006 EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY - RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODS
EN 61326-3-1:2017 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - EMC requirements - Part 3-1: Immunity requirements for safety-related systems and for equipment intended to perform safety-related functions (functional safety) - General industrial applications
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)
ISO/IEC 10514-3:1998 Information technology Programming languages Part 3: Object Oriented Modula-2
IEC 61800-5-2:2016 Adjustable speed electrical power drive systems - Part 5-2: Safety requirements - Functional
EN ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary (ISO 9000:2015)
IEC 61326-3-1:2017 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - EMC requirements – Part 3-1: Immunity requirements for safety-related systems and for equipment intended to perform safety-related functions (functional safety) – General industrial applications
EN 61508-4:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 4: Definitions and abbreviations
ISO/IEC 13817-1:1996 Information technology Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Vienna Development Method Specification Language Part 1: Base language

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