Archive - February 2021

Part 2 – Safety Critical Systems – A brief history of the development of guidelines and standards

This week ESC is sharing part 2 of the "Safety Critical Systems - A brief history of the development of guidelines and standards" paper which focus on the developments during 1980 - 1990s and the IEC 61508.… More

Safety Critical Systems – A brief history of the development of guidelines and standards

On a series of blogs ESC will be sharing the paper "Safety Critical Systems - A brief history of the development of guidelines and standards" written by Ron Bell OBE.… More

Machinery Safety Prosecutions

The latest Machinery Safety Prosecutions concluded in the UK courts brings to light how the failure of conducting machinery risk assessments can have a very high cost.… More