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Equipment criticality assessment. Analytical methods

Author: Gilles ZWINGELSTEIN

Publication date: July 10, 2014

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1. Classification of analytical methods for assessing and reducing criticality

1.1 Developments in analytical methods and their references

On November 9, 1949, the U.S. Army published standard MIL-P-1629 , which defined one of the very first analytical tools in the field of operational safety: FMEA (Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis). Initially designed for weapons systems, the aim of this standard was to determine the effects of system and equipment failures. According to this standard, the criticality of failures is assessed on the basis of their impact on mission accomplishment and on the safety of equipment...

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