Safety in F-Systems
4.7 Standards and Approvals
Safety Engineering in SIMATIC S7
System Manual, 04/2006, A5E00109529-05
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Standards and Guidelines Regarding Functional Safety
The F-systems S7 Distributed Safety and S7 F/FH Systems were developed with the
standards and guidelines below in mind.
The current status and the current editions of standards and guidelines as well as the current
requirements are found in the Report on the Safety Certificate.
Standard/Guideline
Title
Comments
DIN V 19250
Control Technology; Fundamental Safety Aspects to
be Considered for Measurement and Control
Equipment
revoked 2004
DIN V VDE 0801
including Amendment
A1
Principles for Computers in Safety-Related Systems
revoked 2004
IEC 61508 - 1 to 4
Functional Safety of
Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-
Related Systems
-
EN 50159-1
Railway Applications - Communication, Signaling and
Processing Systems - Part 1: Safety-Related
Communication in Closed Transmission Systems
-
EN 50159-2
Railway Applications - Communication, Signaling and
Processing Systems - Part 2: Safety-Related
Communication in Open Transmission Systems
-
UL 1998
Standard for Software in Programmable Components For S7 Distributed
Safety only
Process Engineering
Standard/Guideline
Title
Comments
DIN V 19251
Control Technology - MC Protection Equipment -
Requirements and Measures for Safeguarded
Function
revoked 2004
VDI / VDE 2180 -
1 to 5
Safeguarding of Industrial Processing Plants by
Means of Process Control Engineering
For S7 F/FH
Systems - Parts 1,
2 and 5 only
NE 31
NAMUR Recommendation
Safeguarding of Plants by Means of Process Control
Engineering
-
ISA S 84.01
Application of Safety Instrumented Systems for the
Process Industry
-
