The Safety Critical Systems Handbook, 4th Edition

Appendix 2

Assessment Schedule

The following checklist assists in providing CONSISTENCY and RIGOR when carrying out an Integrity Assessment. The checklist can be used to ensure that each of the actions have been addressed. Furthermore it can be included, as an Appendix, in an assessment report with the Paragraph Numbers of the report referenced against each item. In this way a formal review of rigor can be included.

1. Defining the Assessment and the Safety System

1.1 Describe the reason for the assessment, for example, safety case support, internal policy, contractual requirement for IEC 61508. Paragraph No…………………………

1.2 Confirm the degree of independence called for and the competence of the assessor. This includes external consultants. Paragraph ...