Introduction to IEC 61508

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 55, Issue , 2005, Pages 3-12

  Bell, Ron ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional safety; IEC 61508; Safety integrity level; SIL

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL SAFETY; IEC 61508; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; KEY FEATURE; SAFETY APPLICATIONS; SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVELS; SIL;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 84873312050     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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