Division 2.5 Explicit risk estimation and evaluation

United Kingdom

1. 2.5.1Division 2.5.1
2. 2.5.2The acceptability of the estimated risks shall be evaluated using risk acceptance criteria either derived from or based on requirements contained in legislation applying in Great Britain legislation applying in Northern Ireland or in national rules. Depending on the risk acceptance criteria, the acceptability of the risk may be evaluated either individually for each associated hazard or the combination of all hazards as a whole considered in the explicit risk estimation.
3. 2.5.3Division 2.5.3
4. 2.5.4Division 2.5.4
5. 2.5.5Where hazards arise as a result of failures of functions of a technical system, without prejudice to points 2.5.1 and 2.5.4, the following ... design targets shall apply to those failures:
6. 2.5.6Without prejudice to points 2.5.1 and 2.5.4, the ... design targets set out in point 2.5.5 shall be used for the design of electrical, electronic and programmable electronic technical systems. ...
7. 2.5.7The risk associated with the failures of functions of technical systems referred to in point 2.5.5 shall be considered as acceptable if the following requirements are also fulfilled:
8. 2.5.8The following specific definitions shall apply in reference to the ... quantitative design targets of technical systems:
9. 2.5.9Division 2.5.9
10. 2.5.10Division 2.5.10
11. 2.5.11Where a technical system is developed on the basis of the requirements set out in point 2.5.5, the principle of mutual recognition is applicable in accordance with Article 15(5).
12. 2.5.12The explicit risk estimation and evaluation shall satisfy at least the following requirements: