{"id":50189,"date":"2025-11-14T15:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/?post_type=pubblicazione&#038;p=50189"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:26:19","slug":"functional-safety-in-high-demand-introduction-to-iec-62061","status":"publish","type":"pubblicazione","link":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/en\/pubblications\/in-depth-articles-tuttomisure\/functional-safety-in-high-demand-introduction-to-iec-62061\/","title":{"rendered":"P12: Functional Safety in High Demand: Introduction to IEC 62061"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-2xs\"\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                    <div class=\"mb-6 relative w-full md:mb-4 lg:mb-8 xl:mb-9\">\n                \n        <div                class=\"m-headings\"\n            >\n    \n    \n<h2 class=\"a-heading text-primary font-heading text-lg lg:text-xl font-normal mt-2 first:mt-0\">\n                    Summary    <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        \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>This article is part of a series of articles written on Functional Safety of Machinery. We recently introduced one of the two standards used to design Safety Control Systems in High Demand: ISO 13849-1. We will now present indicated in the IEC 62061.<\/p>\n<p>The standard was updated in 2021, and an amendment was published in 2024. It is the second standard used in Machinery Safety and the least used. It is derived from the IEC 61508 series approach and the reliability level of a safety function is indicated in SIL (safety integrity level). It is the preferred standard to be used for machinery that have process loops inside, like in Industrial Furnaces, or chemical installations.<\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-2xs\"\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                    <div class=\"mb-6 relative w-full md:mb-4 lg:mb-8 xl:mb-9\">\n                \n        <div                class=\"m-headings\"\n            >\n    \n    \n<h2 class=\"a-heading text-primary font-heading text-lg lg:text-xl font-normal mt-2 first:mt-0\">\n                    A brief history of the IEC 62061    <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        \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>The first edition of IEC 62061 was published in 2005. It is part of the approach detailed in IEC 61508. It is addressed to the machinery sector, and it allows the verification of the Reliability level reached by a Safety-related Control System (SCS).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>[IEC 62061 DIS: 2020] Introduction<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026] This International Standard is intended for use by machinery designers, control system manufacturers and integrators, and others involved in the specification, design and validation of an SCS. It sets out an approach and provides requirements to achieve the necessary performance.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Around 2010, a working group was established, with the assignment of writing one common standard for Functional Safety of Machinery, called ISO\/IEC 17305, combining ISO 13849-1 and ISO 62061. Unfortunately, the new standard did not see the light. When the MT 62061 (maintenance team, as they are called in IEC) met for the first time, they decided that the results of that work should be the starting point for the new edition. That is one of the reasons why the new edition of IEC 62061 is closer in the approach to ISO 13849-1: the team mediated the IEC 61508 approach <strong>with the pragmatism of ISO 13849-1<\/strong>. These are the main changes, compared with the previous edition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The new standard is now applicable to non-electrical technologies. That is the reason why it now refers to Safety-related Control Systems (SCS) instead of Safety Related Electrical Control Systems (SRECS).<\/li>\n<li>The Architectures are now better defined, especially Architecture C, as well as the formulas to be used.<\/li>\n<li>The Architectural constraint, previously called SIL Claim, is now defined as the maximum SIL that a Subsystem can reach.<\/li>\n<li>Requirements on independence for software verification and validation activities were added.<\/li>\n<li>New important Informative annexes were added; the information contained, and the approach described come from ISO 13849-1:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Annex C<\/strong> on examples of B<sub>10D<\/sub> and MTTF<sub>D<\/sub> values for components.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Annex D:<\/strong> examples of Diagnostic Coverage values<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\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                    <div class=\"mb-6 relative w-full md:mb-4 lg:mb-8 xl:mb-9\">\n                \n        <div                class=\"m-headings\"\n            >\n    \n    \n<h2 class=\"a-heading text-primary font-heading text-2xl lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl font-normal mt-2 first:mt-0\">\n                    Architectural Constraints    <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        \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><span dir=\"auto\">IEC 62061 remains connected to the IEC 61508 approach called Route\u00a01\u00a0<\/span><sub><span dir=\"auto\">H.<\/span><\/sub><\/p>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\">In low-demand mode<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, components are classified as Type A or Type B, and two different tables are used to determine the maximum SIL level a safety subsystem can achieve. IEC 62061, however, defines a single table for all component types, the contents of which are similar to those used for Type B components.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">In the context of\u00a0<\/span><strong><span dir=\"auto\">hardware safety integrity<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, the highest level that can be declared by a Safety-Related Control System (SCS) is limited by the hardware fault tolerance (HFT) and the safe failure fraction (SFF) of the subsystem performing the safety function: the reference to use is Table 1, which corresponds to Table 6 of IEC 62061.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-none\"\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\/2\"\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\/2025\/08\/Senza-titolo-121-150x150.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=\"113\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Senza-titolo-121-300x113.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=\"288\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Senza-titolo-121-768x288.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=\"384\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Senza-titolo-121-1024x384.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\/2025\/08\/Senza-titolo-121.png.webp\"\r\n                                                        title=\"Senza titolo\"\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        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-none\"\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        \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><span dir=\"auto\">Please note that the SIL limitation does not imply a PFH limitation; in the new edition, PFH\u00a0<\/span><sub><span dir=\"auto\">D<\/span><\/sub><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0is now simply referred to as PFH, in line with the IEC 61508 series. This means that, for each subsystem, due to the architectural constraint, the PFH value will be lower than what is normally indicated for that particular SIL level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Overall, the language used and the approaches described in this second edition of the standard are more clearly expressed, making it more accessible than the first edition. Unfortunately, there are still some inherited expressions from the 2005 edition, which can lead to confusion regarding the approach to be adopted and should be definitively eliminated in the next edition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Table 2 compares the Architectural Constraints of IEC 62061 with the limitations defined by ISO 13849-1 and is therefore applicable to all Safety Systems in high demand mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-none\"\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                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1024px)\"\r\n                                width=\"1024\"\r\n                                height=\"381\"\r\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Senza-titolo-122-1024x381.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\/2025\/08\/Senza-titolo-122.png.webp\"\r\n                                                        title=\"Senza titolo\"\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        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-none\"\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        \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    <table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"604\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">NOTE 1:<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0A Hardware Fault Tolerance of N means that N+1 faults can cause the loss of the safety function.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"604\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">NOTE 2:<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cLow\u201d, \u201cmedium\u201d and \u201chigh\u201d are the denominations used by ISO 13849-1 for the quantification and classification of DC\u00a0<\/span><sub><span dir=\"auto\">avg<\/span><\/sub><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0ranges.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"604\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">NOTE 3:<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0For HFT = 0 and SFF \u2265 99 %, the following limitations may be relevant:<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a7 It is recommended to limit the maximum achievable SIL to 2 where fault exclusions have been applied that could lead to dangerous situations (see IEC 62061, 7.3.3.3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">SIL 3 can only be achieved with continuous monitoring of the correct functioning of the element. Typically, electronic components are required for this purpose.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"604\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">NOTE 4:<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0Where product standards, such as IEC 61800-5, IEC 61800-5, IEC 61131-2, are used, it can be assumed that the basic safety principles are respected<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"604\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">NOTE 5:<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0According to ISO 13849-1, PL d can only be achieved when the output (\u00a0<\/span><strong><span dir=\"auto\">OTE<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Fault Reaction<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0function) leads to a safe state which is maintained until the fault has been corrected: it is not sufficient for the output of the test equipment (OTE) to emit an alarm.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"604\"><strong><span dir=\"auto\">NOTE 6:<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0If you have both the basic Architectures A and B, we consider the case with only electromechanical components.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-2xs\"\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        \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><span dir=\"auto\">It can be noted that\u00a0<\/span><strong><span dir=\"auto\">there is no equivalence between SIL levels and \u201cPL a\u201d or \u201cPL b\u201d.<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0According to ISO 13849-1, it is possible to create a single-channel safety system that does not use well-tried components: it is sufficient to use Category B subsystems with reliability levels equal to PL a or PL b.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Using IEC 62061, this is not possible<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, since a Basic Subsystem Architecture of type A (1oo1) can only be realized using well-tried components. In other words, according to ISO 13849-1, it is possible to use a \u201cgeneral purpose\u201d PLC to implement a safety system: the maximum achievable PL is PL b. This is not allowed by IEC 62061, neither with a single channel (Architecture A), nor with a redundant channel without diagnostics (Architecture B).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\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                    <div class=\"mb-6 relative w-full md:mb-4 lg:mb-8 xl:mb-9\">\n                \n        <div                class=\"m-headings\"\n            >\n    \n    \n<h2 class=\"a-heading text-primary font-heading text-2xl lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl font-normal mt-2 first:mt-0\">\n                    Simplified approach    <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        \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><span dir=\"auto\">Similar to the categories in ISO 13849-1, IEC 62061 provides four Basic Subsystem Architectures for each safety subsystem, allowing for a simplified approach, as in ISO 13849-1. Instead of a graph or table showing PFH values, IEC 62061 provides the user with formulas that generally represent a simplification of Reliability Block Diagrams and are designed to provide conservative estimates of PFH. In other words, each Basic Architecture has a formula for calculating PFH. The formula contains variables such as failure rate or diagnostic coverage. In the last issue of Tuttomisure for 2025, we will go into detail about each Basic Architecture and show the different formulas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">However, these formulas are applicable only if the following two conditions are met:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u03bb\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span dir=\"auto\">T\u00a0<\/span><sub><span dir=\"auto\">1<\/span><\/sub><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0&lt;&lt; 1<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0. This means that the MTTF is much greater than T\u00a0<\/span><sub><span dir=\"auto\">1<\/span><\/sub><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0: which represents the minimum value between the test interval (Proof Test) and the useful life of the subsystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <div class=\"clear-both\"><\/div>\n        \n\n    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n    \n        <section\n            data-name=\"Contenuto testuale con immagine\"\n            class=\"bow-gte-testo-media u-spacer-none\"\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\/2\"\n            >\n                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are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">In IEC 62061, the risk of\u00a0<\/span><strong><span dir=\"auto\">common cause failure (CCF)<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0is assessed using a table similar to that of ISO 13849-1; however, there is no minimum score; this is a significant advantage in favor of IEC 62061.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">In Category 2, ISO 13849-1 requires that the MTTF\u00a0<\/span><sub><span dir=\"auto\">D<\/span><\/sub><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0of the test channel (TE or Test Element) be no less than half the MTTF\u00a0<\/span><sub><span dir=\"auto\">D<\/span><\/sub><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0value of the functional channel. The equivalent of Category 2 in IEC 62061 is Architecture C. In this case, however, no minimum reliability level is provided for the Fault Management Function (\u03bb\u00a0<\/span><sub><span dir=\"auto\">D-FH<\/span><\/sub><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0). If the value does not comply with Table H.3 of the standard, it is not possible to use the simplified formula for calculating the PFH of the subsystem and the general formula provided for Basic Subsystem Architecture C must be used. This is also an advantage of using IEC 62061.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">In ISO 13849-1, the MTTF\u00a0<\/span><sub><span dir=\"auto\">D<\/span><\/sub><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0of subsystems is limited to 100 years, except for Category 4; in IEC 62061, there is no limitation of the PFH, in any of the four architectures, even when the architectural constraint (limitation of the maximum achievable SIL) is applied. 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