SAEL
FAQ
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My Company's Product Was Listed a Few weeks a go and Now It is Gone! Please help!
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Either the certification has expired (exida has a 3 month grace period for expired certifications), or, on rare occasions, the listing was accidentally moved or closed. Please contact exida for more details.
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What is the criteria for getting on the SAEL?
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exida will list all equipment that has had a third party functional safety analysis done by recognized competent authorities using valid analysis methods. For all equipment manufacturer’s, exida will review functional safety analysis reports and either list the equipment or advise the manufacturer that the methods are not valid per exida criteria.
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Who maintains the SAEL?
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The SAEL is maintained and developed by exida.com LLC.
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How do I get my company's product on the SAEL?
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Any manufacturer with a product suitable for functional safety applications should contact exida with the assessment report information for consideration.
exida reserves the right to list only products that meet strong technical assessment standards and practical usage standards.
Q:
I would like to send you a purchase order for an instrument. Where do I send it?
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SAEL does not wholesale or sell any products on the SAEL. Please contact the manufacturer.
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Can you please explain the difference between "Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostics Anaysis" and "IEC 610508 Functional Safety Assessment"?
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Both documents seem similar, but when you click “Certificates” on your webiste the IEC 61508 Functional Safety Assessment is often the document that is provided.An FMEDA is an analysis of the hardware of a product based on the design, the chosen environment and any proposed (or real) automatic diagnostics. The result is a report showing random failure rates for each failure mode, useful life and if applicable, a metric called “safe failure fraction.” An FMEDA analysis fulfills some of the requirements for IEC 61508 certification.
The exida Functional Safety Assessment is an evaluation of ALL applicable requirements of IEC 61508. The FMEDA analysis is a part of the evidence evaluated. Other evidence includes a detailed audit of the design process including electronic hardware, mechanical hardware and software. The evaluation considers design quality management, design documentation, testing process, user safety documentation, and manufacturing quality.