Commanding the Roadways

We left before dawn. Once I got to the steady pace of the Ohio Turnpike, traffic started to pick up;…

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Functional Safety Certification for Automotive

Certification may cover any of the following three areas: The product itself; The development process and/or; The individual supporting the…

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Forward-Thinking: Product Safety Aspects in IATF 16949 (continued)

I) Training identified by the organization or customer for personnel involved in product-safety related products and associated manufacturing processes; ISO 26262:2011…

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How Can Product Safety Aspects in IATF 16949 be Met by Following ISO 26262?

Since there is quite a bit of information, we will look at the Product Safety requirements included in IATF 16949:2016…

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Get in the Game with Functional Safety

Though automobiles are traditionally mechanical systems, their newfound intelligence has changed the safety ballgame. Electrical & electronic systems now need…

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Second Edition Updates to the ISO 26262 Standard – Episode 4

The ISO 26262 standard was first released in November of 2011. The Second Edition of the standard, currently in the…

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How Does Product Safety Relate to Functional Safety?

Since my experience stems from “the old days” (yes, this is showing my age!), we didn’t differentiate between Product and…

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Safety Culture Highlights from ISO 26262:2018(FDIS)

Sub-clause 5.4.2.2 reads as follows in ISO 26262:2018 – “The organization shall institute, execute and maintain organization-specific rules and processes…

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Take My Recommendation

In cases where the standard “recommends”, as opposed to “requires”, a subclause (if an ASIL is given in parentheses in…

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