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I.S. EN 61508-6:2010

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FUNCTIONAL SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC/PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC SAFETY-RELATED SYSTEMS - PART 6: GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICATION OF IEC 61508-2 AND IEC 61508-3
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Published date

01-01-2010

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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions and abbreviations
Annex A (informative) - Application of IEC 61508-2 and of
        IEC 61508-3
Annex B (informative) - Example of technique for evaluating
        probabilities of hardware failure
Annex C (informative) - Calculation of diagnostic coverage
        and safe failure fraction - worked example
Annex D (informative) - A methodology for quantifying the
        effect of hardware-related common cause failures in
        E/E/PE systems
Annex E (informative) - Example applications of software
        safety integrity tables of IEC 61508-3
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications

Provides a brief overview of the requirements of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3 and sets out the functional steps in their application. Also provides an example technique for calculating the probabilities of hardware failure and should be read in conjunction with 7.4.3 and Annex C of IEC 61508-2 and Annex D.

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For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
116
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 61508-6 : 2010 Identical
DIN EN 61508-6 : 2011 Identical
UNE-EN 61508-6:2011 Identical
NF EN 61508-6 : 2011 Identical
IEC 61508-6:2010 Identical
EN 61508-6:2010 Identical
BS EN 61508-6:2010 Identical

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IEC 61508-3:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 3: Software requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
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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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