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Functional Safety Management within the constraints of a real-life major project
Plan from the beginning with project management what activities are required
and when. IEC61511 is not an expensive or schedule-busting activity if planned
from the start by someone who understands how it is done.
Backtracking later
with design or suppliers is very painful
Identify required resources and training to meet competence requirements.
Certification does not mean competence
. Competence can only be
assessed by someone who is themselves competent.
Do all that is possible to assure understanding of the systematic issue (a paper
on its own!)
Set the FSA strategy. Do not leave it all to FSA3. Make the FSA a semi-
continuous process and choose the right person.
Establish an early link with operations to ensure the operations team have the
necessary training, procedures etc.
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FS manager activities