• BS IEC 61508-3 : 1998 AMD 13781

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    FUNCTIONAL SAFETY OF ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC/PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC SAFETY-RELATED SYSTEMS - SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

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    Superseded date:  15-03-2002

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    Published date:  23-11-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions and abbreviations
    4 Conformance to this standard
    5 Documentation
    6 Software quality management system
        6.1 Objectives
        6.2 Requirements
    7 Software safety lifecycle requirements
        7.1 General
        7.2 Software safety requirements specification
        7.3 Software safety validation planning
        7.4 Software design and development
        7.5 Programmable electronics integration (hardware
              and software)
        7.6 Software operation and modification procedures
        7.7 Software safety validation
        7.8 Software modification
        7.9 Software verification
    8 Functional safety assessment
    Annex A (normative) Guide to the selection of techniques
    and measures
    Annex B (normative) Detailed tables
    Annex C (informative) Bibliography
    Tables
    1 Software safety lifecycle: overview
    A.1 Software safety requirements specification (see 7.2)
    A.2 Software design and development: software architecture
    design (see 7.4.3)
    A.3 Software design and development: support tools and
    programming language (see 7.4.4)
    A.4 Software design and development: detailed design (see
    7.4.5 and 7.4.6)
    A.5 Software design and development: software module testing
    and integration (see 7.4.7 and 7.4.8)
    A.6 Programmable electronics integration (hardware and
    software) (see 7.5)
    A.7 Software safety validation (see 7.7)
    A.8 Modification (see 7.8)
    A.9 Software verification (see 7.9)
    A.10 Functional safety assessment (see clause 8)
    B.1 Design and coding standards (referenced by table A.4)
    B.2 Dynamic analysis and testing (referenced by tables A.5
    and A.9)
    B.3 Functional and black-box testing (referenced by tables
    A.5, A.6 and A.7)
    B.4 Failure analysis (referenced by table A.10)
    B.5 Modelling (referenced by table A.7)
    B.6 Performance testing (referenced by tables A.5 and A.6)
    B.7 Semi-formal methods (referenced by tables A.1, A.2 and
    A.4)
    B.8 Static analysis (referenced by table A.9)
    B.9 Modular approach (referenced by table A.4)
    Figures
    1 Overall framework of this standard
    2 E/E/PES safety lifecycle (in realisation phase)
    3 Software safety lifecycle (in realisation phase)
    4 Relationship between and scope of IEC 61508-2 and
    61508-3
    5 Software safety integrity and the development lifecycle
    (the v-model)
    6 Relationship between the hardware and software
    architectures of programmable electronics

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    To be utilised only with a thorough understanding of IEC 61508-1 and IEC 61508-2. Applicable to software forming part of a safety- related system or used to develop a safety-related system in accordance with IEC 61508-1 and IEC 6108-2. Coverage includes operating systems, system software, software in communication networks, human-computer interface functions, support tools and firmware along with application programs.

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    Committee GEL/65/1
    Development Note Renumbered and superseded by BS EN 61508-3 Supersedes 98/262287 DC (04/2002)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5760-4:2003 Reliability of systems, equipment and components Guide to the specification of dependability requirements
    BS 7000-5:2001 Design management systems Design management systems. Guide to managing obsolescence

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 61508-5:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 5: Examples of methods for the determination of safety integrity levels (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
    IEC 61508-4:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 4: Definitions and abbreviations (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
    ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014 Safety aspects Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
    IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications
    IEC 61508-6:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 6: Guidelines on the application of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3 (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
    IEC 61508-1:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 1: General requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
    IEC 61508-7:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 7: Overview of techniques and measures (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
    IEC 61508-2:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 2: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
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