Basic overview of what SIL(Safety Integrity Level) is ?
SIL is handled under IEC 61508. SIL is kind of umbrella standard for function safety across all industries.Compliance IEC 61508 ensures with compliance with industry specific safety standard such as
IEC 61511 Process Industry IEC 61513 Nuclear Industry IEC 62061 Machinery Industry
These standards are address the entire safety life cycle and are based on performance analysis
Compliance to this standards will reduce risk
I C 61508 late defines three successive tears of safety assessment it’s composed of
safety instrumented systems SIS safety instrumented functions SIF safety integrity level SIL
First level is safety instrumented system
Safety Instrumented System is defined as instruments system used to implement one or more safety instrumented functions.it is made up of any combination of things like sensors logic solvers so basically this is the overarching system
The SIS is an instrumented control system that detects “out of control” conditions and automatically returns the process to a safe state
A safety Instrumented function is defined as a function to be implemented by a SIS which is intended to automatically achieve or maintain a safe state for the process with respect to a specific hazardous event (IEC 61511)
The SIF (safety instrumented function) is an independent safety loop or interlock that automatically brings process to a safe state in response to specific initiating events
SIL is the safety integrity level of a specific safety instrumented function which is being implemented by a safety instrumented system
SIL is a measure of risk reduction provided by a specific SIF
SIL is expressed as a number from 1-4 SIL 4 provides the greatest risk reduction SIL 1 provides the lowest risk reduction
