Implementing functional safety standards
Résumé
ln the EU project SafEUr the partnership developed a skill set with learning ob jectives, training materials, and tools to leach and coach the implementation of IEC
61508 and ISO 26262. Automotive, medical, and nuclear industry gave input to the project. A group of more than 20 multina tional companies (SOORATES) thal are also active in the automotive industry (some of them represent the larges! suppliers in the automotive industry] organized reviews and trial courses with safety managers. This led to a defined set of skills and tools thal are expected from functional safety man agers and functional safety engineers. ln this article, the authors describe the results of SafEUr, and they explain, based on an example, how these new methods impact the future system and software design strategies in the automotive industry.