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Principles for assessing the probability of failure of Risk Control Measures (RCMs)

Author: Olivier IDDIR

Publication date: July 10, 2009

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2. Different types of Risk Control Measures (RCM)

2.1 Different layers of protection

To ensure that risks are properly controlled, manufacturers have various "layers of protection" to help reduce risks. Figure 1 shows the different layers used in LOPA [1] .

Different layers of protection according to LOPA [1]
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