IEC 61508-7:2010

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions and abbreviations
Annex A (informative) - Overview of techniques and
        measures for E/E/PE safety-related systems:
        control of random hardware failures
Annex B (informative) - Overview of techniques and
        measures for E/E/PE safety related systems:
        avoidance of systematic failures
Annex C (informative) - Overview of techniques and
        measures for achieving software safety
        integrity
Annex D (informative) - A probabilistic approach to
        determining software safety integrity for
        pre-developed software
Annex E (informative) - Overview of techniques and
        measures for design of ASICs
Annex F (informative) - Definitions of properties of
        software lifecycle phases
Annex G (informative) - Guidance for the development of
        safety-related object oriented software
Bibliography
Index

Looking for deeper insights? Check out IEC 61508:2010 CMV, which includes commented versions of Parts 1 to 7 of IEC 61508. These commented versions highlight the changes made from previous editions and provide explanations from a world-leading expert on the reasons behind the most significant changes.

IEC 61508-7:2010 contains an overview of various safety techniques and measures relevant to IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3.The references should be considered as basic references to methods and tools or as examples, and may not represent the state of the art. This edition constitutes a technical revision. It has been subject to a thorough review and incorporates many comments received at the various revision stages.

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