2. Normative context
2.1 IEC 61508 standard
Critical systems are systems which, in the event of failure, could cause physical injury to one or more people.
For this class of system, studies must be carried out to demonstrate the absence of failures that would be contrary to safety. However, not all systems are considered critical. There are scales for defining levels of criticality, associated with objectives to be achieved.
The standard IEC 61508 is to describe the management of safety in the sense of harmless safety (no impact on people, property or the environment). To achieve this, it is not only possible to focus on safety-innocuity, but...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Langage de programmation Ada. - ANSI/MIL-STD-1815A - 1983
- Sécurité fonctionnelle des systèmes électriques électroniques programmables relatifs à la sécurité, norme internationale. - IEC 61508 - 2010
- Functional safety. Safety Instrumented systems for the process sector – Parts 1-3. - IEC 61511 - 2003
- Nuclear power plants – Instrumentation and control important to safety – Software aspects of programmed...
Regulations
Decree 2006-1279 relating to safety of railway traffic and to interoperability of railway system (October 19, 2006).
Decree 2003-425 relating to safety of public guided transit (May 9, 2003).
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