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Probability of failure of the safety function

Author: Olivier IDDIR

Publication date: September 10, 2024 | Lire en français

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    9. Glossary

    Safe failure fraction (SFF)

    Proportion of the overall rate of random hardware failures in a device that results in a safety-related failure or a detected hazardous failure, i.e. detected by a diagnostic test (based on report Ω 10 – INERIS).

    Aussi bon que neuf; as good as new (AGAN)

    Calculation assumption used in IEC 61508-6. After each periodic test, it is assumed that the value of PFD(t) returns to its initial value.

    Safety Integrity Level; SIL level

    IEC 61508 introduces four discrete levels whose function is to specify requirements (qualitative and quantitative) concerning...

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