What is the Function Safety Lifecycle of IEC 61511?
Fundamental to IEC 61511 and the prevention of systematic failures is the safety lifecycle. The objective of the safety lifecycle is to define the various phases from concept to decommissioning of a SIS. When applied, each phase should be documented to demonstrate all phases of the safety lifecycle have been clearly defined and the appropriate requirements realised. The following presents the IEC 61511 safety lifecycle.