Operational safety

Overview

ABSTRACT

Operational safety is a generic concept which encompasses the usual notions of reliability, availability and security. It can be considered as the property of a system which can be rightfully trusted by users as it guarantees the expected service. It is essential to provide designers with elements allowing them to make choices and ensure that the reliability, availability, and the security of this instrument meets users' needs.

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AUTHOR

Jean FAUCHER : Consulting engineer. Orfim Consulting - Reliability and maintenance expert for the courts – Lecturer in reliability at engineering schools

INTRODUCTION

Operational safety is a generic concept that encompasses the usual notions of reliability, availability, and security.

It can be considered as a property of a system such that its users can place justified trust in the service they expect from it.

Designers must be provided with the information they need to make choices and ensure that the reliability/availability/safety of the device meets user requirements.