1. Method presentation
1.1 The origins
PDS is a Norwegian acronym for the reliability and safety of safety instrumented systems (SIS). The PDS method was developed by SINTEF in close collaboration with :
oil companies;
Process logic system suppliers and designers;
specialist organizations for control and safety systems.
It is used to quantify the unavailability of safety and loss of production for safety instrumented systems (SIS). Its principle is detailed in the PDS Method Handbook
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Differences with IEC 61508
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...Standards and norms
- Analysis techniques for dependability – Reliability block diagram and Boolean methods - IEC 61078 -
- Functional safety of safety-related electrical/electronic/programmable electronic systems – chapters 1 to 7 – 2010 - IEC 61508 -
- Functional safety of safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector – 2016 - IEC 61511 -
- Analysis techniques for dependability – Reliability block diagram...
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