61508ISO
ISO/IEC 61508 is an international standard that provides a generic framework for the functional safety of electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic safety-related systems (E/E/PE SRS). It establishes a risk-based approach to design, implement, operate, and maintain safety functions across diverse industries, and it serves as the basis for many sector-specific safety standards.
The standard covers the entire safety lifecycle, from concept through decommissioning. It emphasizes hazard analysis and
ISO/IEC 61508 is published as a multi-part framework that includes general requirements, requirements for E/E/PE safety-related
In practice, organizations use ISO/IEC 61508 to guide the design and operation of safety functions, determine