Functional Safety Book - Second Edition available
Functional Safety, A Straightforward Guide to Applying IEC 61508 and Related Standards is now available as a second edition. This fairly easy-to-read guide by David Smith and Kenneth Simpson has been expanded and improved.
IEC 61508 may be complex, but the book claims to overcome that complexity. It introduces the standard in the context of safety in general, then moves on to give practical advice about implementation and obtaining certification. It also explains how IEC 61508 relates to second tier standards and related guidance, such as IEC 61511, 61513, UKOOA, ISA S84.01 and DIN standards, among others. The authors illustrate their explanations with examples, and four case studies with exercises set the information in context. Templates and checklists for drawing up your own implementation plan and information on self-certification are also provided.
The publishers say that as Functional Safety is applicable to many industries, Functional Safety in its previous edition proved to be an invaluable reference for professionals from a variety of industries, such as project, instrumentation, design and control engineering as well as the oil and gas, chemical, rail, power generation, nuclear, aircraft, and automotive sectirs.
The new edition includes a new chapter on IEC 61511, the process sector standard, published since the first edition. The text has been updated throughout in light of the authors recent experience and two case studies have been added.
Review of the previous edition: “As a straightforward guide to IEC 61508 this book will be difficult to surpass. I can’t remember recommending a book to my peers and colleagues with so much enthusiasm; it really is a reference book worth having” - Malcolm Warren in Measurement and Control.
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