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Human Factor Effects on the Safety Integrity Level Assigned to Safety- Related Electrical Control System in the Operational Phase Roberta Pirani, Micaela Demichela Department of Chemical Engineering - SafeR Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24-10129 Torino- Italy Abstract The standard IEC 62061 is a machine sector specification, it intended to facilitate the specification of the performance of safety-related electrical control systems in relation to the significant hazards of machines. This project started from a case study on a press where an accident occurred. Through an appropriate risk analysis and reliability data a priority of interventions has been defined to reduce risks in the specific machine under investigation. The main target of the analysis was to test the applicability of most recent generation standards, that are not yet fully acquired by different industries, and to verify their effectiveness. Based on the results achieved by the first phase of work, the second objective consists of devising a method to account qualitatively and quantitatively for the human factor in verify the Integrity Level of Safety system (SIL) called “operational SIL” which may differ from the design SIL, due to the impact of human and organizational factors (HOF) in the operational phase. The design of automatic systems and the control of the interaction with operators have become much more complex. In particular, the consequences of an erroneous human action or of a “misunderstanding” between human beings and technologies, can have unrecoverable and dangerous consequences. Once SIL assigned to Safety-Related Electrical Control System (SRECS) for a good quality assessment to identify the po