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TGMS – Reliability<br />

TGMS and Process Control/Building Management System (BMS)<br />

Separation:<br />

• Safety Control is:<br />

Passive<br />

Dormant<br />

Controlled (limited accessibility)<br />

In need of Periodic Testing (similar to a FAS)<br />

• Safe failures are:<br />

Initiating<br />

Overt<br />

Spurious (Trips due to hardware/software fault, transients)<br />

Dangerous failures are:<br />

Inhibiting<br />

Covert<br />

Potentially dangerous<br />

Must be found by testing<br />

2012 NE SESHA Conference

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