What is BS 5760-10.3 - Compliance test procedures for steady-state availability about?
BS 5760 is a European standard that discusses the reliability of systems, equipment, and components. BS 5760-10.3 is a part of a multi-part series that outlines the techniques for availability performance testing of frequently maintained items when the availability performance measure used is either steady-state availability or steady-state unavailability and ensures that the minimum quality standards for frequently maintained items are achieved.
BS 5760-10.3 applies to compliance testing of the steady-state availability of items attaining only two states, up-state, and down-state, under the following conditions:
- One single repaired item.
- All up times have the same exponential distribution
- Preventive maintenance time is not included in downtime although it is recognized as having a possible impact on availability performance
- All contributors to downtime need to be explicitly stated in the requirement or test specification
- Very reliable items may require an extremely long test time to determine compliance
- The compliance test procedures use the complementary measure of steady-state
Who is BS 5760-10.3 - Compliance test procedures for steady-state availability for?
BS 5760-10.3 on compliance test procedures for steady-state availability is useful for:
- The system, equipment and component manufacturers
- Design engineers
Why should you use BS 5760-10.3 - Compliance test procedures for steady-state availability?
Requirements on dependability may be expressed either in terms of measures of the individual characteristics of reliability performance, maintainability performance, and maintenance support performance or by measures of availability performance.
BS 5760-10.3 assists you with the conditions for availability performance testing that guides you in evaluating the availability performance of systems, equipment, and components to ensure their reliability.
With obedience and compliance to BS 5760-10.3, you can ensure the reliability of your systems, equipment, and components.
