• PD R009-004:2001

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Railway specifications. Systematic allocation of safety integrity requirements

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  29-06-2007

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-09-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 References
        2.1 Supporting standards
        2.2 Informative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Symbols and abbreviations
    5 Safety integrity levels allocation framework
        5.1 Prerequisites
        5.2 Overview of the methodology
        5.3 Definition of safety of integrity levels
        5.4 Qualitative vs. quantitative methods
    6 System definition
    7 Hazard identification
        7.1 General principles
        7.2 Empirical hazard identification methods
        7.3 Creative hazard identification methods
        7.4 Hazard ranking
        7.5 Existing hazard lists
    8 Risk analysis
        8.1 Risk tolerability
        8.2 Determination of tolerable hazard rate
    9 System design analysis
        9.1 Appointment of safety integrity requirements
            to functions
        9.2 Use of SIL tables
        9.3 Identification and treatment of new hazards
            arising from design
        9.4 Determination of function and subsystem SIL
        9.5 Determination of safety integrity requirements
            for system elements
    Annex A Single-line signalling system example
    Annex B Level crossing example
    Annex C Comparison of demand and continuous mode
    Annex D Proposed changes for annex A of ENV 50129
    Annex E Frequently asked questions

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    Gives a method to determine the required safety integrity level of railway signalling equipment.

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    Committee GEL/9
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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

    ISO/IEC 15026:1998 Information technology System and software integrity levels
    R009-001 : 1997 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS COMMUNICATION, SIGNALLING AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS HAZARDOUS FAILURE RATES AND SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVELS (SIL)
    EN 50128:2011/AC:2014 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - COMMUNICATION, SIGNALLING AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS - SOFTWARE FOR RAILWAY CONTROL AND PROTECTION SYSTEMS
    ISA 84.01 : 1996 APPLICATION OF SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS FOR THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES
    ENV 50129 : DRAFT 98 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SAFETY RELATED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS FOR SIGNALLING
    DEFSTAN 00-56/1(1991) : 1991 HAZARD ANALYSIS AND SAFETY CLASSIFICATION OF THE COMPUTER AND PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM ELEMENTS OF DEFENCE EQUIPMENT
    IEC 61508-1:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 1: General requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
    EN 50126 : 1999 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - THE SPECIFICATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY AND SAFETY (RAMS)
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