13.9 System integration
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13.9 System integration

  13.9.1 Essential safety functions shall be designed such that risks of harm to personnel or damage to the installation or the environment are reduced to a level acceptable to the Administration, both in normal operation and under fault conditions. Functions shall be designed to fail-safe. Roles and responsibilities for integration of systems shall be clearly defined and agreed by relevant parties.

  13.9.2 Functional requirements of each component subsystem shall be clearly defined to ensure that the integrated system meets the functional and specified safety requirements and takes account of any limitations of the equipment under control.

  13.9.3 Key hazards of the integrated system shall be identified using appropriate risk-based techniques.

  13.9.4 The integrated system shall have a suitable means of reversionary control.

  13.9.5 Failure of one part of the integrated system shall not affect the functionality of other parts, except for those functions directly dependent on the defective part.

  13.9.6 Operation with an integrated system shall be at least as effective as it would be with individual stand-alone equipment or systems.

  13.9.7 The integrity of essential machinery or systems, during normal operation and fault conditions, shall be demonstrated.

Parent topic: Chapter 13 — Instrumentation and Automation Systems
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