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White Paper Tino Vande Capelle, Dr. M.J.M. Houtermans Functional Safety: A Practical Approach for End-Users and System Integrators Title: Functional Safety: A Practical Approach for End-Users and System Integrators Date: 01 June 2006 Author(s): Tino Vande Capelle Dr. M.J.M. Houtermans © 2006 HIMA All Rights Reserved LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - This report was prepared using best efforts. HIMA does not accept any responsibility for omissions or inaccuracies in this report caused by the fact that certain information or documentation was not made available to us. Any liability in relation to this report is limited to the indemnity as outlined in our Terms and Conditions. A copy is available at all times from our website at www.hima.com. Printed in Germany This document is the property of, and is proprietary to HIMA. It is not to be disclosed in whole or in part and no portion of this document shall be duplicated in any manner for any purpose without Hima’s expressed written authorization. HIMA, the HIMA logo, are registered service marks. HIMA Functional Safety Consulting Services Page 2
White Paper Tino Vande Capelle, Dr. M.J.M. Houtermans Functional Safety: A Practical Approach for End-Users and System Integrators FUNCTIONAL SAFETY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH FOR END-USERS AND SYSTEM INTEGRATORS TINO VANDE CAPELLE 1 2, 3 , Dr. MICHEL HOUTERMANS 1- HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG, Brühl, GERMANY 2 – Risknowlogy, Brunssum, THE NETHERLANDS 3 - TUV Rheinland Group, Köln, GERMANY tinovdc@hima.com, m.j.m.houtermans@risknowlogy.com, michel.houtermans@de.tuv.com http://www.hima.com, http://www.risknowlogy.com Abstract: - The objective of this paper is to demonstrate through a practical example how an end-user should deal with functional safety while designing a safety instrumented function and implementing it in a safety instrumented system. The paper starts with explaining the problems that exist inherently in safety systems. After understanding the problems the paper takes the reader from the verbal description of a safety function through the design of the architecture, the process for the selection of safety components, and the role of reliability analysis. After reading this paper the end-users understands the practical process for implementing the design of safety instrumented systems without going into detail of the requirements of the standard. Key-Words: - Functional Safety – Hazard – Risk – Safety Instrumented Systems – Safety Integrity Level –Reliability – PFD – PFH. 1. Introduction Every day end-users around the world are struggling with the design, implementation, operation, maintenance and repair of safety instrumented systems. The required functionality and safety integrity of safety instrumented systems is in practice determined through a process hazard analysis. This task is typically performed by the end-users as they are the experts on their own production processes and understand the hazards of their processes best. The result of such a process hazard analysis is among others a verbal description of each required safety function needed to protect the process. These safety functions are allocated to one or more safety systems, which can be of different kinds of technology. Those safety systems that are based on electronic or programmable electronic technology need as a minimum to comply with the functional safety standards IEC 61508 and/or 61511. The end-user is typically not involved in the actual design of the safety system. Normally this is outsourced to a system integrator. The system integrator determines the design of the safety system architecture and selects the safety components based on the specification of the end-users. No matter who designs the safety system according to the safety function requirements, in the end it is the end-user who is responsible for the safety integrity of the safety system. This means that the end-user needs to assure him that the chosen safety architecture and the selected safety components meet the requirements of the applicable standards and be able to defend its decision to any third party performing the functional safety assessment. HIMA Functional Safety Consulting Services Page 3
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