BUSINESS CHALLENGEAs functional safety demands continue to increase, safety instrument system designers forelectrical/electronic and programmable electronics (E/E/PE) must integrate safety certified products(sensors, logic units and actuators) into their systems and require manufacturers to provide certificates/ assessments in regard to IEC 61508* / 61511**.

Designers now require their suppliers to follow a certification process for safety instrumented functionsand their components.

Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Certification is a comprehensive quality guarantee from manufacturers.

SOLUTIONBureau Veritas assesses and certifies according to the IEC 61508 standard (SIL Certification), securitysystems as well as for sensing devices and actuators.

We cover the following topics in order to guarantee an exhaustive and coherent assessment ofcomponents (generic or specific to particular “safety loops”):

Project documentation assessmentDevelopment and product design assessment Business process assessmentRelevance of feedback (lessons learned) assessmentAnalysis and studies of Operational Safety assessment- Assessment of Failure Modes, Effects and

Diagnostics Analysis (FMEDA) analysis- Assessment of Probability of dangerous Failure on

Demand (PFD) and Probability of dangerous Failureper Hour (PFH) calculations

Assessment of verification and validation activities

WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITASRecognition - Bureau Veritas Certification is accredited by COFRAC (Certificate No. 5-0051 rev 27) forthe certification of functional safety systems in regard to the IEC 61508 standard.

Experience and Technical Expertise - Bureau Veritas has more than 20 years of experience inOperational Safety and has expertise in systems, hardware and software. Our specialists regularly participate in numerous working groups focused on RAMS (Reliability,Availability, Maintainability and Safety).

* Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-related Systems** Functional safety - Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector – based on IEC 61508 and focuses on Safety

Instrumented Systems (SIS).

Bureau Veritas Services

SIL CERTIFICATION FOR FUNCTIONAL SAFETY SYSTEMS REGARDING IEC 61508Certifying SIL component safety

RELATED SERVICES

SIL Capable CertificationComplex System Modeling andCalculations PFD / PFHAssistance and support regarding safetyapproach set-up

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FAQHow long does it take to obtain an SIL Certificate?

The time delay depends on the complexity of the component or system and the maturity of thecompany regarding safety related development (around 3 months).

What does the Safety Integrity Level mean?

The Safety Integrity Level (SIL) is a qualitative measure of the safety and a quantitative data of thesafety level. It is not only the Probability of Failure.

*All certifications are delivered by Bureau Veritas Certification.

OUR APPROACHKey steps to SIL Certification are:

The assessment always begins with an audit/diagnostic regarding the IEC 61508.

Bureau Veritas then proceeds to assess documentation and completes findings reports for eachdocument linked to the safety of the component or function.

Complementary audits are carried out after each document assessment.

The SIL certificate is issued after all these steps have been completed*.

CONTACTFor details about this service, please contact

Bureau Veritas

By phone: +33 (0)1 55 24 77 11By e-mail: PCAmail@bureauveritas.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION

please visit: www.bureauveritas.com

Audit & Diagnostic

Documentation Assessment

Delivery of Findings Reports

Issuance of SIL Certificate

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