BS EN 62508:2010 Guidance on human aspects of dependability
BS EN 62508 is an International Standard which provides guidelines on human aspects of dependability of systems. It fills the need for a standard to address the dependability of human/machine systems.
It gives guidance on how the human aspects of dependability can be considered at all the system life cycle stages, including ergonomic principles during design and human reliability understanding for system applications.
BS EN 62508 provides an overview of the principles with some examples of the types of methods that can be used.
It is intended that a supporting standard, which describes more detailed methods that include quantification of human reliability will follow the issue of this standard in due course.
BS EN 62508 contains recommendations, and does not include any requirements. Attention is drawn to the possibility of the existence of regulatory requirements for systems covered by the scope of this standard.
Contents of BS EN 62508:
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Abbreviations
4 Human aspects
5 Human-oriented design in the system lifecycle
6 Human-oriented design at each life cycle stage
7 Human-centred design methods
Annex A (informative) Examples of HRA methods
Annex B (informative) Summary of human-oriented design activities and their impact on system dependability
Annex C (informative) Best practices for human-centred design
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