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Industrial automation · manufacturing · OT — updated 2026-09-23

Safety instrumented function (SIF)

One defined protective action with a target safety integrity.

A safety instrumented function (SIF) is a specific protective action — for example, high pressure causes a valve to close — with defined sensors, logic solver, final elements, response time, proof-test strategy, and required SIL.

See also: Safety instrumented system (SIS) · SIL · IEC 61511

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