A risk assessment needs to be undertaken to identify the need for safety functions and where SRECS are to be implemented to reduce the risk, in whole or part, the requirements for the SRECS are to be specified and include the following information: (a) Specifications of each SRCF shall comprise of a functional requirements specification and safety-integrity requirements specification and these shall be documented in the safety requirement specifications (SRS). (b) Results of the risk assessment for the machine including all safety functions determined to be necessary along with their required SIL level. (c) Machine operating characteristics, including: – modes of operation; – cycle time; – response time performance; – environmental conditions; – Operator interface to the machine. (d) All relevant information that can have influence on the SRCF design, e.g.: – a description of the behavior of the machine that an SRCF is intended to achieve or to prevent; – all interfaces between the SRCFs and any other function (either within or outside the machine); – required fault reaction functions of the SRCF. (e) Each SRECS safety loop the following will be specified, as applicable: • the condition of the machine in which the SRCF shall be active or disabled; • the priority of those functions that can be simultaneously active and that can cause conflicting action; • the frequency of operation of each SRCF; • the required response time of each SRCF; • the interface(s) of the SRCFs to other machine functions; • the required response times; • a description of each SRCF; • a description of fault reaction function(s) and any constraints on, for example, re-starting or continued operation of the machine in cases where the initial reaction is to stop the machine. The SRS shall be reviewed by a competent person to verify to ensure consistency and completeness for its intended use. |