Thanks, I'll check them out. On Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 8:25 PM MIKE SHERMAN <[email protected]> wrote:
> Doug -- > Good summary! > Bruce Main of Design Safety Engineering has published a couple of overview > books on risk assessment; you can find them on his web site. If you can't > get the Table of Contents somewhere, I can scan them for you. In my > recollection, it's more of an overview of what standards are used in what > industries, vs. which risk assessment standards are specifically called out > in which product safety standards. > Mike Sherman > Graco Inc. > > On 06/16/2020 5:49 PM Douglas Powell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > All, > > Over the past several years, nearly all safety standards have > incorporated Risk Assessment (RA) as a part of their requirements. I did an > informal search and found that the assessment methods are used in a wide > range of disciplines from electrical products to machinery, robotics, > safety software controls, medical equipment, medical procedures, > automotive, aerospace, traffic control and even tree removal > in municipalities. It is very clear that safety professionals worldwide > really do like this method and I think it lends a certain comfort to a > safety engineer's angst in marginal situations. I probably shouldn't say it > but in my personal opinion this is a huge CYA exercise (cover your anatomy) > for all involved. > > Usually the product RA goes before construction review, testing and > certification. It is often used to identify areas not covered well by the > body of the standard and where additional testing may be required. > Virtually all standards describing the use of RA mention the scheme found > in FMEA/FMECA of identifying a tasks, operations, or events and assigning > numerical values to the parameters of interest, followed by the product of > these values to identify level of risk. Commonly these parameters are > severity, frequency of exposure, and possibility of avoidance. Today the > use of FMEA goes far beyond design, manufacturing, and processes. > > Often times, a particular standard will say something like " *documents > that can be used as guidance for the safety analysis include...*" > followed by a short list of standards from IEC, EN, ISO, ANSI, MIL STD and > so on. Notable to me is the use of the word "can" or "may" which implies > the user has some leeway in selecting which document they prefer. > Additionally, further guidance is often given for "active" protection > devices and software/firmware controls for safety function (i.e. safety > integrity levels and performance levels). Once again, using the methodology > of FMEA as a way of assigning risk levels. > > So after all that, here is my question. Given wide-ranging product types > and use models, the long list of risk assessment standards, has anyone > produced a comprehensive list or matrix correlating products to applicable > standards? I believe a list such as this would be very helpful. > > Stay safe and stay frosty all, > > Doug > > -- > > Douglas E Powell > Laporte, Colorado USA > [email protected] > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to < > [email protected]> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html > > Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at > http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in > well-used formats), large files, etc. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) <http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher <[email protected]> > David Heald <[email protected]> > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
