The 61508 Association

Founded in 2002, we are a cross-industry group of organisations with a common interest in functional safety, particularly in applying IEC 61508 and related standards (including IEC 61511 and IEC 62061) correctly in order to demonstrate compliance and improve safety for all. ****************** Our members come from many sectors with diverse backgrounds and now span more than just British Industry with members from Australia, Switzerland and Malaysia. We are a technical Association that believes in networking, mutual support and the sharing of functional safety knowledge to promote and improve safety, especially functional safety. ***************** Meetings are hosted around the UK based out of either member premises or hotel event spaces supporting networking and interesting presentations. The Association holds three general meetings per year and biennially runs a T6A Symposium (for the benefit of members but also open and free-of-charge to general functional safety practitioners). ****************** We also develop open industry guidance and participate in BSI standards development activities. ****************** NOTE: We are an association of safety engineering professionals and therefore we have no employees and offer no services.