Functional safety

A straightforward guide to applying IEC 61508 and related standards

David Smith, Kenneth GL Simpson

264 pages, parution le 28/06/2004 (2^eme édition)

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Electrical, electronic and programmable electronic systems, such as emergency shut down systems and railway signalling systems, increasingly carry out safety functions to guard workers and the public against injury or death and the environment against pollution. The international standard IEC 61508 has been developed as a generic standard addressing the reliability of all such systems irrespective of their application.

IEC 61508 is seen by many professionals as complex. This book overcomes that complexity by introducing the standard in the context of safety in general before moving on to provide practical advice about implementing it and obtaining certification. It also explains how IEC 61508 relates to second tier standards and related guidance, such as IEC 61511, 61513, UKOOA, ISA S84.01 and DIN standards, among others. Throughout the text, the authors illustrate their explanations with examples to which the answers are supplied in the appendix. Four case studies with further exercises set the information in context. Templates and checklists for drawing up your own implementation plan and information on self-certification are also provided.

As Functional Safety, the standard, is applicable to many industries, Functional Safety, the book, in its previous edition has proved to be an invaluable reference for professionals from a variety of industries, such as project/instrumentation/design/control engineers as well as safety professionals in oil and gas, chemical, rail, power generation, nuclear, aircraft, and automotive industries.

The new edition includes a new chapter on IEC 61511. the process sector standard, published since the first edition. The text has been updated throughout in light of the authors' recent experience and two case studies have been added.

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Sommaire

The concept of safety-integrity
The basic requirements of IEC 61508 and 61511
The quantitative assessment
Related issues
Case studies in the form of exercises and examples

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Éditeur(s)	Elsevier
Auteur(s)	David Smith, Kenneth GL Simpson
Parution	28/06/2004
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	264
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	552g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750662697
ISBN13	978-0-7506-6269-7