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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Eric S. Kaufman, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Robert Brooks, Greer, SC (US);
Bret Dalton, Greer, SC (US);
Kenneth L. Leary, Anderson, SC (US);
Eric S. Kaufman, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Robert Brooks, Greer, SC (US);
Bret Dalton, Greer, SC (US);
Kenneth L. Leary, Anderson, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for analyzing a system for safety to personnel is disclosed comprising: identifying at least one operating parameter of a first subcomponent of said product; identifying an inherent hazard of said first subcomponents based on an analysis of the at least one operating parameter; identifying features of the structure or operation of the subcomponent corresponding to the inherent hazard; identifying design modifications for the identified features that would mitigate the inherent hazard; identifying safety instrumented control functions and their probability of failure requirements that would mitigate the inherent hazard; prioritizing the identified features with respect to the effect that each of said features has on safety of the product; and determining whether an unsafe condition could result from the inherent hazard.