RE: Definitions - Safety Critical, Safety Circuit

: Doug McKean; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: RE: Definitions - Safety Critical, Safety Circuit Hi Dough, Group, I agree that is approach is much more simple to understand, but most definitions up to now have the problem of defining A LOT of components as safety critical. The safety critical

RE: Definitions - Safety Critical, Safety Circuit

ieee.org]On Behalf Of Doug McKean >>Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 4:07 AM >>To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group >>Subject: Re: Definitions - Safety Critical, Safety Circuit >> >> >> >>Couldn't we just go to the front of the UL1950/60950 >>st

Re: Definitions - Safety Critical, Safety Circuit

Couldn't we just go to the front of the UL1950/60950 standard and agree that a "safety critical part or device or circuit or construction" is simply something used "... to prevent injury or damage due to: - Electric shock hazard - Energy hazards - Fire hazard - Mechanical hazard - Heat

Definitions - Safety Critical, Safety Circuit

Group, I pulled these from Cigital labs web site. A good first crack at definitions that perhaps the "community" could agree on. I am familiar with MIL-HDBK-882C and have used it on several occasions to evaluate things that go boom in a loud way. This is generally considered "BAD" by those in c