{"id":3812,"date":"2023-01-04T17:56:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/normative-tecniche\/%tipologia_normativa%\/hse-study-iec-61508\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:39:46","slug":"hse-study-iec-61508","status":"publish","type":"normativa_tecnica","link":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/en\/technical-standards\/en-iec-standards\/iec-61508\/hse-study-iec-61508\/","title":{"rendered":"HSE STUDY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-base\"\n            id=\"\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"o-text-media px-side-spacer sm:px-side-spacer-sm lg:px-side-spacer-tablet 2xl:px-side-spacer-desktop flex flex-wrap items-start md:block\">\n\n    \n        \n                    <div\n                class=\"h-auto mb-6 md:mb-4 lg:mb-8 xl:mb-9 float-left mr-6 md:mr-4 lg:mr-8 xl:mr-9  overflow-hidden shadow-content-image w-full md:w-1\/3\"\n            >\n                \r\n\r\n    \r\n        \r\n            \r\n                \r\n                    <picture\r\n                        class=\"\"\r\n                                            >\r\n                                                                                                        <source\r\n                                media=\"(max-width: 150px)\"\r\n                                width=\"150\"\r\n                                height=\"150\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/immagine-HSE-150x150.png.webp\"\r\n                                type=\"image\/webp\"\r\n                            \/>\r\n                                                                                <source\r\n                                media=\"(max-width: 300px)\"\r\n                                width=\"300\"\r\n                                height=\"200\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/immagine-HSE-300x200.png.webp\"\r\n                                type=\"image\/webp\"\r\n                            \/>\r\n                                                                                <source\r\n                                media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"\r\n                                width=\"768\"\r\n                                height=\"512\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/immagine-HSE-768x512.png.webp\"\r\n                                type=\"image\/webp\"\r\n                            \/>\r\n                                                                                <source\r\n                                media=\"(max-width: 1024px)\"\r\n                                width=\"1024\"\r\n                                height=\"683\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/immagine-HSE-1024x683.png.webp\"\r\n                                type=\"image\/webp\"\r\n                            \/>\r\n                                                                            <img\r\n                            class=\"a-image transparent border-image h-auto  w-full\"\r\n                                                        srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/immagine-HSE.png.webp\"\r\n                                                        title=\"immagine HSE\"\r\n                                                        type=\"image\/webp\"\r\n                        \/>\r\n                    <\/picture>\r\n\r\n                \r\n\r\n                    \r\n    \r\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"relative w-full\">\n                \n<div class=\"a-text font-text text-base normal mt-8 first:mt-0 space-y-4\">\n    <p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;\">Evidence of the need to adopt an approach that covers all phases of a system Safety Lifecycle was illustrated in a <strong>study undertaken by the UK Health and Safety Executive<\/strong>. The study analysed a number of <strong>accidents and incidents involving Safety-related Control Systems<\/strong>. The figure at the side shows the primary causes of failure for each lifecycle phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;\">Based on the HSE study, <strong>more than 60% of failures were &lsquo;built in&rsquo; the safety-related system, before being taken into service<\/strong>. Whilst the primary causes by phase will vary, depending upon the sector and complexity of the application, what is self-evident is that it is important that <strong>all phases of the lifecycle be addressed if Functional Safety is to be achieved<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;text-align:justify;\">That, again, is the reason why IEC 61508 puts so much emphasis on the Safety Lifecycle of the Safety Control System. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evidence of the need to adopt an approach that covers all phases of a system Safety Lifecycle was illustrated in a study undertaken by the UK Health and Safety 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