IEC
IEC 61508
Functional Safety of Electrical, Electronic and Programmable Electronic Safety-related Systems
The generic functional safety standard from which the sector standards derive. It defines safety integrity levels and the lifecycle a safety system must be developed and maintained through.
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Where it is applied on this site
- What a transmitter is, and why it sends 4–20 mAInstrumentation & Control
- Safety instrumented systems and SIL — the layer that acts on its ownInstrumentation & Control