Safety Related Standards

Name

 

Generic and process standards

AECL CE-1001-STD REV.2

Standard for Software Engineering of Safety Critical Software

ANSI/UL 1998

Software in Programmable Components, Second Edition

IEEE  1228

Software Safety Plans

EIA  SEB6A

System Safety Engineering in Software Development.

+SAFE, V1.2

A Safety Extension to CMMI-DEV, V1.2; A method for the appraisal and improvement of processes for the development of safety-critical products.

IEC  61508-1

Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-Related Systems

IEC 61508-2

Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-related Systems - Part 2: Requirements for Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-related Systems

IEC 61508-3

Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-Related Systems - Part 3: Software Requirements

IEC 61508-5

Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-Related Systems - Part 5: Examples of Methods for the Determination of Safety Integrity Levels

 

Aerospace

RTCA  DO-178B

Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification

RTCA DO-248B

Final Report for Clarification of DO-178B

SAE AS9006

Aerospace Software Supplement for AS9100A

SAE ARP4754

Certifications Considerations for Highly-Integrated or Complex Aircraft Systems

SAE ARP 4761

Guidelines and Methods For Conducting the Safety Assessment Process On Civil Airborne Systems and Equipment

ARINC Specification 653

Avionics Application Software Standard Interface

NASA-STD-8719.13A

NASA Software Safety Standard

NPG 8719.13

NASA Software Safety Guidebook

 

Automotive

ISO26262

Functional Safety of Road Vehicles (yet to be published)

 

Defence related standards

DEF  00-56-1

Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems  Part 1

DEF  00-56-2

Safety Management Requirements for Defence Systems Containing Programmable Electronics  Part 2: General Application Guidance

MIL-STD-882D

System Safety Program Requirements

 

Nuclear related standards

IEC 60880

Software for Computers in the Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Stations

ANSI/IEEE  7-4.3.2

Application Criteria for Programmable Digital Computer Systems in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Generating Stations

 

Medical Devices

FDA Guidance for Industry

General Principles of Software Validation

FDA Guidance for Industry

Off-The-Shelf Software Use in Medical Devices

IEC 62304

Medical device software - Software life cycle processes

ANSI/AAMI/ISO 14971

Risk Management - Part 1: Application of Risk Management to Medical Devices

 

Mining

NIOSH Publication No. 2001-164

Programmable Electronic Mining Systems: Best Practice Recommendations

 

Railway

BS EN 50128:2001

Railway applications. Communications, signaling and processing systems. Software for railway control and protection systems

UK Yellowbook

Engineering Safety Management (2007)

 

Security

IEC 60950-1

Safety of Information Technology Equipment

ISO/IEC 27002:2005

Information Technology - Code of Practice for Information Security Management