Verification and Validation Services
Machine Safety Specialists provides independent Verification and Validation of safety systems. Our experienced safety engineers apply our specialized knowledge and real-world experience to your application, verifying compliance with regulatory requirements and validating machine safety functions.
Our experienced safety engineers are experts in determining compliance with regulatory requirements and applicable safety standards. Having representation on ANSI B11 subcommittees and as trainers for OSHA, our certified functional safety engineers help you comply with OSHA, National Consensus Standards (NFPA, ANSI, RIA, etc.) and ISO/IEC standards, such as ISO 13849, ISO 62061, ISO 12100, etc.
Our certified functional safety engineers are experts in:
- Machine guarding
- Control Reliability and Functional Safety (safety devices and systems)
- Fluid Power Safety Systems, including pneumatic and hydraulic safety systems
- Safety Controls, Programmable Electronic Systems (PES), and Safety PLCs
- Complex automation and safety control systems
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Design/Drawing Reviews for Control Reliability (Functional Safety)
Our most common design review service is verification (engineering review) of the safety control system for compliance with applicable safety standards for Control Reliability. In a Control Reliability Design Review, our certified electrical engineers review your Drawings and Bills of Materials (BOMs) against applicable safety regulations and standards. Our detailed reports provide you with clear guidance. If a non-conformance is found, our reports provide recommendations, letting you know exactly what is needed, or giving you options, to conform with applicable safety standards for your machine(s).
An excerpt from ANSI B11.19 provides this definition of Control Reliability:
control reliability: The capability of the [machine] control system, the engineering controls – devices, other control components, and related interfacing to achieve a safe state in the event of a failure within the safety-related parts of the control system.
In the United States, Control Reliability is critical in fulfilling OSHA’s “Minor Servicing Exception” for Lockout/Tagout. Control reliability is a required by practically all modern U.S. machine safety standards. In addition, functional safety is required by nearly all International (“ISO”) standards. When completing a machine risk assessment, control reliability and functional safety must be carefully reviewed. Typically, each risk reduction method listed in a risk assessment will include consideration of control reliability and functional safety systems.
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Safety Validation Services
Machine Safety Specialists provides independent Verification and Validation of safety systems. Our experienced safety engineers apply our specialized knowledge and real-world experience to your application, verifying compliance with regulatory requirements and validating machine safety functions.
To perform safety validation of critical safety functions, before going on-site, our engineers review your machine design and software to ensure we fully understand your system. We prepare validation procedures and checklists for all safety functions and interface with your design team to gather the required information.
Option: Upon request, we can send completed validation procedures and safety checklists to your team to complete on-site, saving costly travel expenses.
After preparing validation procedures and safety checklists, our engineers typically travel to site to complete an independent validation of the machine’s safety functions. On-site, our engineers test the safety functions of your machine or automated process, along with your team, to the pre-written validation procedures and checklists. This ensures a timely, efficient on-site testing process. We document all results and provide a detailed report, complete with recommendation for any non-conformances found.
Contact Machine Safety Specialists to discuss Verification and Validation Services with our certified safety engineers.
