BRITISHSTANDARDFunctionalsafetyofelectrical/electronic/programmableelectronicsafety-relatedsystemsPart7:OverviewoftechniquesandmeasuresTheEuropeanStandardEN61508-7:2001hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICs25.040.40;29.020BSEN61508-712002IncorporatingAmendmentNo.Ito(renumberstheBSIECasBSIEC6I508-7:2000BSEN61508-7:2002)CopyrightBritishStandardsInstitutionProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithBSINotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--``,,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---BSEN61508-712002Amd.No.NationalforewordDateCommentsThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN61508-7:2001.ItisidenticalwithIEC61508-7:2000.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeGEL/65,Measurementandcontrol,toSubcommitteeGEL/65/1,Systemconsiderations,whichhastheresponsibilityto:--aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.-Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Find”facilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,twoENforewordpages,ablankpage,theIECtitlepage,pages2to115,theannexZApage,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheElectrotechnicalSectorCommittee,waspublishedTheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.und...