BS EN 60300-3-2:2005

What is BS EN 60300-3-2 – Dependability management about? 

BS EN 60300-3-2 is a European standard that discusses the collection of dependability data from the field for dependability management.  

BS EN 60300-3-2 provides guidelines for the collection of data relating to reliability, maintainability, availability and maintenance support performance of items operating in the field. It deals in general terms with the practical aspects of data collection and presentation and briefly explores the related topics of data analysis and presentation of results. Emphasis is made on the need to incorporate the return of experience from the field in the dependability process as the main activity. 

BS EN 60300-3-2 can be applied during monitoring of a population sample or, more widely, of whole populations. It is applicable, without restriction to diverse items, from components to systems and networks, including hardware, software and man/machine interactions. The items considered may have been designed, manufactured, installed, operated and maintained by one or more organizations. 

BS EN 60300-3-2 applies to all possible relationships between suppliers and users. It applies to situations where some items may be repaired on-site while others may only be replaced on-site and repaired at centralized facilities. 

Who is BS EN 60300-3-2 – Dependability management for? 

BS EN 60300-3-2 on a collection of dependability data from the field applies to: 

• Electrical engineer 
• Data maintenance personnel  

Why should you use BS EN 60300-3-2 – Dependability management? 

BS EN 60300-3-2 helps you on focusing dependability which is categorized as follows: 

• Lifetime issues 
• Availability 
• Service issues 
• Cost of ownership issues 
• Operational reliability 
• Safety 

BS EN 60300-3-2 provides you with the data which can be collected such as: 

• Inventory which includes information proving that a particular item exists in the field, how that item is configured, and what other items that item contains. 
• Usage which includes information about when an item was placed into the field, how that item is operated in the field, and when that item was removed from the field. 
• Environment which includes information about the operating conditions of the item, often in terms of factors that are considered important to the dependability of the item. 
• Events which include information about anything that has happened to the item during its life, these will include failures, repairs, upgrades, etc. 

With obedience and compliance to BS EN 60300-3-2, you can efficiently handle the collection of dependability data from the field for dependability management.