Some organizations complain about the ‘high bar’ to comply with 61508. They complain that there is too much overhead in documentation and testing, and it all costs too much. Other organizations actually benefit from this ‘high bar’ as a barrier to entry for competitors. This is a differentiation factor…
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Entries tagged with: IEC 61508
- by John Yozallinas, CFSE
- Thursday, January 04, 2018
- Certification
Why is Safety Certification So Tough?
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Friday, February 22, 2013
- Certification
Why Personnel Functional Safety Certification Programs are Needed
The publication of the international functional safety standards IEC 61508 (1999), IEC 61511 / ISA-84 (2004) and IEC 62061 (2005) were significant milestones in the effort to increase equipment and process safety. 1,2,3 Unfortunately, the release of safety standards does not by itself make the world a safer place.…
- by Steve Close
- Thursday, July 12, 2012
- Certification
Why should I get my mechanical device certified per IEC 61508?
I was recently approached with a question regarding why it would be necessary to certify mechanical devices, such as valves, per IEC 61508 when it is not clearly stated in the standard that the standard is applicable to such devices. After looking through IEC 61511 and
- by John Yozallinas, CFSE
- Tuesday, May 20, 2014
- Certification
You Need a Checklist!
At least I do. Sometimes I wonder how I could forget certain things. Maybe it’s age? Maybe it’s information overload? It’s always apparent when I get ready to go on vacation. You’ve probably been in the same situation… arriving at your destination only to find that the one thing…