Functional Safety

In a variety of industries, more and more mechanical parts getting replaced or monitored by electronic components, increasing the overall number of electronic elements and systems in use. In addition, networking, interaction, complexity and safety requirements are becoming even more complex. As an answer to these new technological challenges, IEC 61508 provides the generic international standard for safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic systems. Systems as a whole have to fulfill the required Safety Integrity Level (SIL) of the safety function over their entire lifecycle.

The right decisions with regard to safety structures, drafting procedures, tools and early validation of developments and designs help to reduce development time and costs

Areas of application

• General Industries (according to IEC 61508)
• Mechanical industry, robotics industry, discrete industry (according to ISO 13849, IEC 62061, EN 115, IEC 60730, EN 61800-5-2).
• Process industry (according to IEC 61511)

• Evaluation and certification based on functional safety standards (SIL certification, ):
  • Plan functional safety assessment activities
  • Assessment and monitoring based on safety procedures (SPPs) or safety plans (SPs).
  • Evaluate the degree of completion of the safetyobjectives described and defined by the system
  • Evaluate technical safety concepts aimed at reducing risk
  • Evaluate functional safety processes (FSMs).
  • Evaluate the qualifications of employees or personnel with specific tasks
  • Evaluate specific production and operational activities
• Services for various functional safety issues:
  • Identify gaps in the process
  • Establish a safety concept
  • Build safety solutions
  • Interpret relevant domestic and international standards
  • Optimize the system structure
• Training:
  • Training for functional safety engineers and functional safety managers based on IEC61508, IEC61511, ISO 13849, IEC 62061 and other standards.
  • Provide training during the establishment of safety requirements specifications and guide the implementation of functional safety processes (FSMs)
  • Training on tool-based failure rates, safety analysis, SIL calculations during development (FMEDA, FTA, Markov)

• TÜV Nord Group is a world-renowned authoritative third-party certification body, especially in the industrial sector with a good international reputation
• TÜV Nord will help you to properly apply the IEC 61508 general standard and its related standards so that you can confidently face the challenges of new technologies in functional safety
• With its scale in China and its inspection and certification services, TÜV Nord can provide you with a one-stop comprehensive service in combination with other product certifications and CE certifications