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Author Smith, David J. (David John), 1943 June 22-

Title Safety critical systems handbook : a straightforward guide to functional safety: IEC 61508 (2010 edition) and related standards : including: Process IEC 61511, Machinery IEC 62061 and ISO 13849 / by David J. Smith, Kenneth G.L. Simpson
Edition 3rd ed
Published Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011

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Description 1 online resource
Contents pt. A. The concept of safety integrity targets -- pt. B. Specific industry sectors -- pt. C. Case studies in the form of exercises and examples
Summary Electrical, electronic and programmable electronic systems increasingly carry out safety functions to guard workers and the public against injury or death and the environment against pollution. The international functional safety standard IEC 61508 was revised in 2010, and this is the first comprehensive guide available to the revised standard. As functional safety is applicable to many industries, this book will have a wide readership beyond the chemical and process sector, including oil and gas, power generation, nuclear, aircraft, and automotive industries, plus project, instrume
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Industrial safety -- Standards -- European Union countries
Process control -- Standards -- European Union countries
Manufacturing processes -- Safety measures -- Standards -- European Union countries
Safety Management -- European Union
Safety Management
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Health & Safety.
Industrial safety -- Standards
Process control -- Standards
SUBJECT European Union
Subject European Union countries
Form Electronic book
Author Simpson, Kenneth G. L.
ISBN 9780080967820
0080967825