Do your risk assessment properly. Use the official standards. If you cannot afford the software, build your own calculator using Excel and the formulas published in the public annexes of IEC 61508.
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In the world of industrial automation, control systems, and functional safety, the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) standards are the holy grail. Specifically, IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 dictate how we must assess risk using a determination matrix or a risk graph. you save your department $5
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