David J. Smith, Kenneth G. L. Simpson, "Functional Safety, Second Edition: A Straightforward Guide to Applying IEC 61508 and Related Standards"
English | 2004-08-10 | ISBN: 0750662697 | 276 pages | PDF | 1.3 mb
Electrical, electronic and programmable electronic systems, such as emergency shut down systems and railway signalling systems, increasingly carry out safety functions to guard workers and the public against injury or death and the environment against pollution. The international standard IEC 61508 has been developed as a generic standard that applies to all these systems irrespective of their application.