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CENELEC - EN 61508-6

Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safetyrelated systems - Part 6: Guidelines on the application of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3

active, Most Current
Organization: CENELEC
Publication Date: 1 May 2010
Status: active
Page Count: 116
ICS Code (Industrial process measurement and control): 25.040.40
scope:

This part of IEC 61508 contains information and guidelines on IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3.

- Annex A gives a brief overview of the requirements of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3 and sets out the functional steps in their application.

- Annex B gives 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.

- Annex C gives a worked example of calculating diagnostic coverage and should be read in conjunction with Annex C of IEC 61508-2.

- Annex D gives a methodology for quantifying the effect of hardware-related common cause failures on the probability of failure.

- Annex E gives worked examples of the application of the software safety integrity tables specified in Annex A of IEC 61508-3 for safety integrity levels 2 and 3.

IEC 61508-1, IEC 61508-2, IEC 61508-3 and IEC 61508-4 are basic safety publications, although this status does not apply in the context of low complexity E/E/PE safety-related systems (see 3.4.3 of IEC 61508-4). As basic safety publications, they are intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles contained in IEC Guide 104 and ISO/IEC Guide 51. IEC 61508-1, IEC 61508-2, IEC 61508-3 and IEC 61508-4 are also intended for use as stand-alone publications. The horizontal safety function of this international standard does not apply to medical equipment in compliance with the IEC 60601 series.

One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of basic safety publications in the preparation of its publications. In this context, the requirements, test methods or test conditions of this basic safety publication will not apply unless specifically referred to or included in the publications prepared by those technical committees.

Document History

EN 61508-6
May 1, 2010
Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safetyrelated systems - Part 6: Guidelines on the application of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3
This part of IEC 61508 contains information and guidelines on IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3. – Annex A gives a brief overview of the requirements of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3 and sets out the...
December 1, 2001
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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