Title :
Overview of IEC 61508. Design of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Control Syst. Unit, Health & Safety Executive, London, UK
Abstract :
This article reviews the principal requirements of the IEC 61508 international standard relating to the specification and design of hardware and software in programmable electronic systems intended for use in safety-related applications.
Keywords :
IEC standards; IEC 61508 standard; electrical safety-related systems; electronic safety-related systems; hardware design; hardware specification; international standard; programmable electronic systems; safety-related applications; software design; software specification;
Journal_Title :
Computing & Control Engineering Journal
DOI :
10.1049/cce:20000101
