Project Scope
- Communicate failure modes and risks associated with the use of programmable electronics and software to provide equipment safety functions.
- Assimilate best practices recommendations in a 9-part series of guidance documents.
- Provide support to the NFPA ESE committee in developing safety standards for Electronic design, manufacturing, and performance
Milestones
- Completed drafts and internal review of:
- Part 6: Functional Safety Life Cycle Examples
- Part 7: Functional Safety by Design (FSD) Examples
- Part 8: Functional Safety File (FSF) Examples
- Part 9: Independent Functional Safety Audit (IFSA) Examples
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Outputs
- A set of documents that define a System Safety Approach for the safe design, manufacture, and use of PPE that contains embedded electronic hardware and software.
Outcomes
- Improved safety of first responders by having a means to assess and ensure the functional safety performance of PPE.
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