A1.3 definitions and abbreviations, A1.3.1 definitions, A1.3.2 abbreviations – Yokogawa RAGN User Manual

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IM 01R01B10-00E-E 2nd edition: November 01, 2011-00

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A1.3 Definitions and Abbreviations

A1.3.1 Definitions

Safety

Freedom from unacceptable risk of harm

Functional Safety

The ability of a system to carry out the actions necessary to achieve or to maintain a

defined safe state for the equipment / machinery / plant / apparatus under control of

the system.

Basic Safety

The equipment must be designed and manufactured such that it protects against

risk of damage to persons by electrical shock and other hazards and against

resulting fire and explosion. The protection must be effective under all conditions of

the nominal operation and under single fault condition.

Verification

The demonstration for each phase of the life-cycle that the (output) deliverables of

the phase meet the objectives and requirements specified by the inputs to the

phase. The verification is usually executed by analysis and / or testing.

Validation

The demonstration that the safety-related system(s) or the combination of safety-

related system(s) and external risk reduction facilities meet, in all respects, the

Safety Requirements Specification. The validation is usually executed by testing

Safety Assessment

The investigation to arrive at a judgment - based on evidence - of the safety

achieved by safety-related systems

Further definitions of terms used for safety techniques and measures and the description of safety related
systems are given in IEC 61508-4.

A1.3.2 Abbreviations

FMEDA

Failure Mode, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis

SIF

Safety Instrumented Function

SIL

Safety Integrity Level

SIS

Safety Instrumented System

SLC

Safety Lifecycle

A1.4 Assessment results

A1.4.1 Safety related parameters

The following results have been obtained from the assessment report Report No.: ROTA YOKOGAWA 11/04-
36 R004 Version V1, Revision R1; November 2011 issued by exida.

Average PFD values have been calculated assuming a Diagnostic Coverage (DC) of 99%, a mission time of
10 years and a Mean Time to Restoration of 24 hours.

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