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Agency (an Agency can be National, International, or a Non-Government Organization or NGO):
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC 61508-1:1998 Withdrawn - Start year: 1998
Location: Global - Global

Description:

Sets out a generic approach for all safety lifecycle activities for systems comprised of electrical and/or electronic and/or programmable electronic components (electrical / electronic / programmable electronic systems (E/E/PESs)) that are used to perform safety functions. This unified approach has been adopted in order that a rational and consistent technical policy be developed for all electrically-based safety-related systems. Is intended to facilitate the development of application sector standards. Has the status of a basic safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104. The contents of the corrigendum of April 1999 have been included in this copy.

All IEC International Standards in the IEC 61508 series were developed by IEC SC (Subcommittee) 65 A: Industrial-process measurement, control and automation - Systems aspects.

 (see www.iec.ch/61508)

 

Notes:

This International Standard covers those aspects to be considered when electrical/electroni /programmable electronic systems (E/E/PESs) are used to carry out safety functions. A major objective of this standard is to facilitate the development of application sector international standards by the technical committees responsible for the application sector. This will allow all the relevant factors, associated with the application, to be fully taken into account and thereby meet the specific needs of the application sector. A dual objective of this standard is to enable the development of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic(E/E/PE) safety-related systems where application sector international standards may not exist.

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Agency (an Agency can be National, International, or a Non-Government Organization or NGO):
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC 61508:2010 CMV - Start year: 2010
Location: Global - Global

Description:

IEC 61508:2010 Commented version, Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems

 

The CD contains parts 1 to 7 of IEC 61508 edition 2.0 published in April 2010, along with the IEC 61508 Commented version of the entire series. All files are in PDF format.

 

The IEC 61508:2010 CMV single file is a compilation of the seven-part official IEC standard in English, enriched with the following information:

 

  • track changes displayed in red, highlight all changes of the technical content made to edition 1.0
  • hundreds of comments and explanations by a leading expert in Functional Safety, are indicated in the text by a yellow-background number. Mouse over a number to display a pop-up note containing the related comment
  • figures that may accompany these comments, are indicated with a green paperclip in the text

 

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Agency (an Agency can be National, International, or a Non-Government Organization or NGO):
International Organization for Standardization
ISO 26262-1:2011 - Start year: 2011
Location: Global - Global

Description:

ISO 26262 is intended to be applied to safety-related systems that include one or more electrical and/or electronic (E/E) systems and that are installed in series production passenger cars with a maximum gross vehicle mass up to 3 500 kg. ISO 26262 does not address unique E/E systems in special purpose vehicles such as vehicles designed for drivers with disabilities.

Systems and their components released for production, or systems and their components already under development prior to the publication date of ISO 26262, are exempted from the scope. For further development or alterations based on systems and their components released for production prior to the publication of ISO 26262, only the modifications will be developed in accordance with ISO 26262.

ISO 26262 addresses possible hazards caused by malfunctioning behaviour of E/E safety-related systems, including interaction of these systems. It does not address hazards related to electric shock, fire, smoke, heat, radiation, toxicity, flammability, reactivity, corrosion, release of energy and similar hazards, unless directly caused by malfunctioning behaviour of E/E safety-related systems.

ISO 26262 does not address the nominal performance of E/E systems, even if dedicated functional performance standards exist for these systems (e.g. active and passive safety systems, brake systems, Adaptive Cruise Control).

ISO 26262-1:2011 specifies the terms, definitions and abbreviated terms for application in all parts of ISO 26262.

Notes:

ISO 26262 is the adaptation of IEC 61508 to comply with needs specific to the application sector of electrical and/or electronic (E/E) systems within road vehicles.

This adaptation applies to all activities during the safety lifecycle of safety-related systems comprised of electrical, electronic and software components.

Safety is one of the key issues of future automobile development. New functionalities not only in areas such as driver assistance, propulsion, in vehicle dynamics control and active and passive safety systems increasingly touch the domain of system safety engineering. Development and integration of these functionalities will strengthen the need for safe system development processes and the need to provide evidence that all reasonable system safety objectives are satisfied.

With the trend of increasing technological complexity, software content and mechatronic implementation, there are increasing risks from systematic failures and random hardware failures. ISO 26262 includes guidance to avoid these risks by providing appropriate requirements and processes.

System safety is achieved through a number of safety measures, which are implemented in a variety of technologies (e.g. mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronic, programmable electronic) and applied at the various levels of the development process. Although ISO 26262 is concerned with functional safety of E/E systems, it provides a framework within which safety-related systems based on other technologies can be considered. ISO 26262:

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