BS 5760-0:2014

This standard BS 5760-0:2014 Reliability of systems, equipment and components is classified in these ICS categories:

• 29.020 Electrical engineering in general
• 21.020 Characteristics and design of machines, apparatus, equipment
• 03.120.01 Quality in general

This part of BS 5760 gives guidance on the basic principles of reliability and maintainability that are applicable to any business model.

It is particularly applicable to reliability and maintainability in the design, manufacturing, management and decommissioning of products, equipment, services, plant or structures, and gives guidance on matters of common interest to any business supplying or purchasing products, services, plant or structures.

This part of BS 5760 provides all managers and engineers involved in the specification, design, development, manufacture, acceptance and use of engineering artefacts with guidance on how to manage reliability and maintainability effectively and develop an auditable record of activities. This standard is also applicable to students and anyone else who needs to understand how to develop, manufacture and support systems and equipment that meet the needs of the user by working when required.

This part of BS 5760 does not give guidance on issues relating to safety. However, much of the guidance could also be applied to the production of safety cases.

NOTE Guidance on component reliability is given in BS CECC 00804.