EMC and Functional Safety
Raising the awareness of EMC-related functional safety.
This report was published in 2000 and has been retained for historical completeness. Readers are recommended to see the 2008 Electromagnetic Compatibility for Functional Safety guidance which replaces this earlier work.
The purpose of this original report was to raise the awareness of EMC-related functional safety among directors, managers, designers, and other professionals. It showed that compliance with the EMC Directive (or its harmonised standards) did not, of itself, ensure that EMC-related functional safety issues had been correctly addressed and relevant safety legislation met.
This report provided guidance on how to deal with EMC as regards functional safety, and helped bridge the gaps between the EMC and safety disciplines in an organisation.