Publisher's Synopsis
These guidelines cover the competency requirements for practitioners working with electrical, electronic and programmable electronic (E/E/PE) systems. They follow on from the broadly-defined competencies on functional safety in IEC 61508 by setting out a procedure for assessing competencies of staff working on safety-related activities involving E/E/PE systems. Competency guidance should be of interest to all industries in which functional safety is a concern, particularly the manufacturing, medical, transport, nuclear, chemical, oil and gas sectors. The guidelines cover the supply chain, including provision of contract services, and may be used by all organizations from small and medium enterprises to large companies.
