2.0. Short Discussion on Standards for Process Hazards Analyses

In this clause, a short discussion on relevant international standards for some of the various PHAs shall be covered. Also, one needs to note that in most cases, the reference is taken from ISO 31000, so there will be commonality among them.

2.1. Dependability and Associated Standard

By definition, dependability is a measure of system's availability, reliability, and maintainability. In fact, dependability encompasses availability, reliability, safety, security, and maintainability. As a general follow up of this, one can understand that in order to increase dependability, a system needs either to avoid mistakes or failure, or in case of failure, it must be quickly detected and rectified ...

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