Functional Safety
As an expert in Functional Safety Management (FSM) and Safety Engineering, I support you in the safe and efficient implementation of your projects. I guide you through the complete safety lifecycle, from the initial idea to the start of production.
With many years of development experience, I collaborate with developers as a peer. I understand the challenges and difficulties in interpreting normative requirements.
Benefit from my experience. I create actionable concepts from the normative requirements, allowing your developers to focus on implementation.
I make safety simple
Let’s talk about your project without any obligation! Take advantage of your free initial consultation now and bring your product to market safely and efficiently.
Services
I provide comprehensive support for the following activities and tasks, or I can take them over entirely. I conduct analyses, verifications, and validations independently and prepare a final report.
The focus of my services is on compliance with the requirements of the following standards:
IEC 61508, EN ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 61800-5-2, EN 25119, IEC 61511, ISO 12100, IEC 61131, ISO 26262, EN 60730
Functional Safety Management and Project Support
– Functional Safety Management (FSM): Creation of the Safety Plan, monitoring and coordination of implementation
– Project Management: Creation of the project plan, monitoring and control of implementation
– Coordination with notified bodies for type approval and certification
– Execution of gap analyses including an action plan
– Conducting workshops and training sessions
– Supporting or execution of audits and assessments
Safety Systems Engineering
– Conducting and moderating necessary workshops
– Definition of the system description and system boundaries
– Moderation and execution of the hazard and risk analysis
– Development of the safety concept
– Development of the safety requirements
Safety Engineering
– Development support along the V-model
– Derivation of system, HW, and SW requirements from the safety concept
– Creation of test plans
– Support and execution of verification and validation activities
– Coaching for developers
– Documentation and reviews
Embedded Systems
– Creation of the system, hardware, and firmware concept
– Safety mechanisms for microcontrollers
– Hardware and firmware development
– Bring-up and testing
Machine Safety
– Selection of components according to the safety concept
– Specification of the implementation
– Support during commissioning and system tests
Analyses, Validation, and Verification
– Support and creation of the hazard and risk analysis
– Creation of Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
– Creation of reliability analyses and failure rates
– Creation of Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD)
– Creation of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA, FMEDA)
– Determination of safety metrics and residual failure rates (PFH, SFF, MTTFd, DC, etc.)
– Execution of system and fault insertion tests
– Conducting audits and assessments
– Creation of the verification and validation report / Safety Case
