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DIN EN 61508-6 : 2011

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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

Published date

01-02-2011

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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
Clause
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions and abbreviations
Annex A (informative) Application of IEC 61508-2 and
        of IEC 61508-3
   A.1 General
   A.2 Functional steps in the application of IEC
        61508-2
   A.3 Functional steps in the application of IEC
        61508-3
Annex B (informative) Example technique for evaluating
        probabilities of hardware failure
   B.1 General
   B.2 Average probability of failure on demand (for
        low demand mode of operation)
   B.3 Probability of failure per hour (for high demand
        or continuous mode of operation)
   B.4 References
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 clause failures
        in E/E/PE systems
   D.1 General
   D.2 Brief overview
   D.3 Scope of the methodology
   D.4 Points taken into account in the methodology
   D.5 Using the beta-factor to calculate the probability
        of failure in an E/E/PE safety-related system due
        to common cause failures
   D.6 Using the tables to estimate beta
   D.7 Examples of the use of the methodology
   D.8 References
Annex E (informative) Example applications of software
        safety integrity tables of IEC 61508-3
   E.1 General
   E.2 Example for safety integrity level 2
   E.3 Example for safety integrity level 3
Bibliography

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes DIN IEC 65A-255-CDV. (06/2003)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
I.S. EN 61508-6:2010 Identical
EN 61508-6:2010 Identical
NBN EN 61508-6 : 2010 Identical
VDE 0803-6 : 2011 Corresponds
UNE-EN 61508-6:2011 Identical
NF EN 61508-6 : 2011 Identical
IEC 61508-6:2010 Identical
BS EN 61508-6:2010 Identical

DIN EN 50402 : 2018 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR THE DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF COMBUSTIBLE OR TOXIC GASES OR VAPOURS OR OF OXYGEN - REQUIREMENTS ON THE FUNCTIONAL SAFETY OF GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS
VDE 0400-70 : 2018 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR THE DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF COMBUSTIBLE OR TOXIC GASES OR VAPOURS OR OF OXYGEN - REQUIREMENTS ON THE FUNCTIONAL SAFETY OF GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS

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