Our approach
Safety in mind
When safety is treated as a final check, it becomes late and expensive. This often leads to hazards being missed and safety requirements remaining vague. Then the evidence needed for assessment must be pieced together after the design is already built, leading to a lack of confidence in safety.
ECOSAR builds functional safety into your development from the first concept. We help you identify and assess hazards, define a clear safety concept and create traceable evidence that your system is safe. Our solutions prepare you for audits, assessments and approvals in your industry.
Safety integrity
One discipline, many standards
Every industry measures safety in its own way, but the principles are the same: the higher the risk, the more consideration the development needs. We work with the integrity levels of each standard, and bring our safety expertise from one industry to the next.
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Automotive ISO 26262
- ASIL A
- ASIL B
- ASIL C
- ASIL D
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Industrial IEC 61508
- SIL 1
- SIL 2
- SIL 3
- SIL 4
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Rail EN 50126 / EN 50129
- SIL 1
- SIL 2
- SIL 3
- SIL 4
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Aerospace ARP4754A / DO-178C
- DAL D
- DAL C
- DAL B
- DAL A
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Agriculture ISO 25119
- AgPL a
- AgPL b
- AgPL c
- AgPL d
- AgPL e
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Machinery and robotics ISO 13849
- PL a
- PL b
- PL c
- PL d
- PL e
Levels are shown side by side for orientation only. Each standard defines its own levels, and they are not direct equivalents.
How we help
Across the safety lifecycle
From the first hazard analysis to the final assessment, we can support you at every step, or step in where you need us most.
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01
Hazard and risk analysis
Structured hazard analysis and risk assessment to identify what can go wrong, how severe it would be and which integrity level applies.
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02
Safety concept
Safety goals, functional and technical safety concepts that define how each risk is controlled.
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03
Safety requirements
Clear, verifiable safety requirements are allocated to hardware and software which can be traced throughout development.
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Safety analyses
FMEA, FMEDA and fault tree analysis to show that the design detects and controls faults as intended.
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Verification and validation
Evidence that every safety requirement is met, from software unit testing to validation of the complete system.
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Safety case and assessment
A clear, structured safety case, and support through audits, reviews and independent assessment.