Citation

Nussey C, Worthington B, Pinkard D. J. Occup. Accid. 1985; 7(1): 1-16.

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(Copyright © 1985, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Nussey, C., Worthington, B. and Pinkard, D., 1984. The use of systematic reliability assessment techniques for the evaluation and design of mining electronic systems. Journal of Occupational Accidents, 7: 1-16.A number of well established methods are now available to enable better evaluation of the reliability characteristics of engineering systems. For the analysis of electronic equipment, FMECA (failure mode, effect and criticality analysis) is the most widely used and is particularly useful for studying the "fail-safe" characteristics by considering the effect of each individual component failure on the operational characteristics of the circuit.The technique of FMECA and its application to mining electronic systems is described.The second part of the paper considers possible safety implications associated with the widespread use of microprocessor technology and outlines, by example, the need for the integration of the systematic techniques of hazard and reliability assessment into the design and development phases of such systems.