IEC 61508 (2010): What’s New and How Does it Affect Me
Recording Date: March 2011
The IEC released their second edition of the umbrella standard for Functional Safety, IEC 61508 in 2010, which is applicable to programmable electronic safety related systems. This webinar will discuss:
• What has changed in the standard compared to first edition (2000)
• How it will impact the market for functional safety including suppliers, product developers, and end users
About the Presenter:
Dr. William Goble, CFSE
Dr. Goble has over 40 years of professional experience. He is widely recognized as an expert in programmable electronic systems analysis, safety and high availability automation systems, automation systems new product development and market analysis. He developed many of the techniques used for probabilistic evaluation of safety and high availability automation systems. He has published many papers and magazine articles. Dr. Goble has a BSEE from Penn State, a MSEE from Villanova and a PhD from Eindhoven University of Technology in Eindhoven, Netherlands.