Safety-Lifecycles According to ISO

ISO 26262 generally assumes that products are developed within a project structure. Here there is a chance that divisions or organizations develop products according to a general interpretation or implementation of a product lifecycle ( Project independent tailoring of the safety-lifecycle ). This means a process scope is developed, that represents a valid derivation of ISO 26262 but can also be optimized in regards to infrastructure and product aspects. 

Alternatively, each product development can be directly derived from the scope of ISO 26262 as for example as project safety plans. Especially in product development and production it can be favorable to define many activities—customer and/or product alike. This can be of advantage in machinery utilization or in the 

The safety-lifecycle of ISO 26262 summarizes the most important safety activities in the conceptual phase, the series production and the series production release. A central management task is the planning, coordination and proof of these activities throughout all phases of the lifecycle. Volumes 3, 4 and 7 describe the activities of the conceptual phase, the series production and those according to SOP thoroughly (Fig. 2.10). 

This safety-lifecycle directly refers to the respective chapter in ISO 26262. The management of functional safety according to part 2 of the norm includes all further activities from part 3 (Concept Phase) to part 7, Chap. 6 (Operation, service (maintenance and repair), and decommissioning) 

Please note that the technical safety concept is associated with the product development. Next to the 3 parts of product development of systems, EE-hardware and software, and the chapters about production development and plant engineering (part 7) are described. Those are activities that are considered besides the development V-cycles. Furthermore, some activities are mentioned that are not directly addressed by the norm but often necessary for the product development. 

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