1 Scope
This document is a Technical Report about the basic standard. It is applicable to
the same systems and addresses the same audience as the standard itself. It enhances
information on specific items on the application of EN 50129. The following items are covered, within the scope of this Application Guideline
of EN 50129, as follows:
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Clause 4 deals with identification and mitigation of failures in the concept, specification
and design phases. It is mainly dedicated to designers and verifiers and product safety
engineers;
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Clause 5 deals with the preparation of a safety case, enhancing points providing the required
evidence for safety assessment and approval. It is mainly dedicated to verifiers,
validators, safety managers, quality managers and safety engineers;
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Clause 6 deals with the activities an Independent Safety Assessor has to carry out. It is
mainly dedicated to safety assessors, safety authorities, safety managers and safety
approvals.
In drafting this guidance, it is assumed that the reader is familiar with the basic
structure of the standard.
This document does not claim to be exhaustive. It is not a complete compilation of
best practices, but only the translation of the knowledge of all the experts of the
Working Group in charge of composition of this Application Guideline.