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Safety Requirement Specification<br />

Safety Requirement Specification (SRS):<br />

Comprised of:<br />

1. Functional Requirement Specifications<br />

• Safety monitoring, safety interlocks, alarming, notifications… (Cause & effect<br />

matrix)<br />

AND<br />

2. Integrity Requirement Specifications<br />

• Availability, Probability of failure, Diagnostics…<br />

The #1 Danger to TGMS safety… is an incorrect “Safety Requirement<br />

Specification” (44%)…<br />

• Primary causes for an incorrect SRS include:<br />

• Lack of participation during SRS development with key multidisciplinary<br />

personnel (stakeholders):<br />

▫<br />

• Example: Project leader/s, EH&S, Facilities – (Electrical/Mechanical/Instrumentation),<br />

Researchers, Process and Operations personnel.<br />

Complacency, incomplete documentation, responsibilities not well defined…<br />

etc.<br />

2012 NE SESHA Conference

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