| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 805877 | Reliability Engineering & System Safety | 2009 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
This article outlines a new approach to reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS) engineering and management. The new approach covers all phases of the new product development process and is aimed at producers of complex products like safety instrumented systems (SIS). The article discusses main RAMS requirements to a SIS and presents these requirements in a holistic perspective. The approach is based on a new life cycle model for product development and integrates this model into the safety life cycle of IEC 61508. A high integrity pressure protection system (HIPPS) for an offshore oil and gas application is used to illustrate the approach.
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Authors
Mary Ann Lundteigen, Marvin Rausand, Ingrid Bouwer Utne,