DS/CLC/R0BT 004
EC Directives, functional safety and the role of CENELEC standardization
| Organization: | DS |
| Publication Date: | 14 August 2002 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| ICS Code (Industrial process measurement and control): | 25.040.40 |
scope:
Functional safety is, for the purpose of this Report, defined as:- "Part of the overall safety relating to the equipment and its associated control system which depends on the correct funtioning of electrical, electronic, programmable electronic (E/E/PE) safety-related systems, other technology safety related systems",external risk reduction facilities. This definiton is based on IEC 61508-4 (see Annex B for an overview of IEC 61508)
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