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    Analysis techniques for system reliability - Procedure for failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)

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    Superseded date:  04-03-2020

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    Published date:  17-05-2006

    Publisher:  European Committee for Standards - Electrical

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Overview
      4.1 Introduction
      4.2 Purpose and objectives of the analysis
    5 Failure modes and effects analysis
      5.1 General considerations
      5.2 Preliminary tasks
      5.3 Failure mode, effects, and criticality
          analysis (FMECA)
      5.4 Report of analysis
    6 Other considerations
      6.1 Common-cause failures
      6.2 Human factors
      6.3 Software errors
      6.4 FMEA regarding consequences of system failure
    7 Applications
      7.1 Use of FMEA/FMECA
      7.2 Benefits of FMEA
      7.3 Limitations and deficiencies of FMEA
      7.4 Relationships with other methods
    Annex A (informative) Summary of procedures for FMEA and FMECA
    Annex B (informative) Examples of analyses
    Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                           publications with their corresponding
                           European publications
    Bibliography

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    This International Standard describes Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and gives guidance as to how they may be applied to achieve various objectives by: providing the procedural steps necessary to perform analysis; identifying appropriate terms; defining basic principles; providing examples of the necessary worksheets or other tabular forms.

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    Committee CLC/SR 56
    Development Note Supersedes HD 485 (05/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher European Committee for Standards - Electrical
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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