MIRA Enhances its Functional Safety Offer

MIRA is one of the first organisations to become an appointed body for CASS (Conformity Assessment of Safety-Related Systems) compliance declarations – helping both customers and suppliers meet the latest Functional Safety Management (FSM) requirements.

With fresh regulation (IEC61508 2nd edition) now making it mandatory for companies to document their FSM credentials, CASS forms are available free of charge and represent a proven method of certification.

In becoming a CASS-appointed body, MIRA will be responsible for holding FSM forms demonstrating compliance – from basic declarations, to satisfy a client’s quality assurance department, right through to a fully accredited certification – for ten years.

Dr David Ward, head of functional safety at MIRA, commented: 

“Our engineering and test expertise is invaluable in helping customers to achieve their required functional safety standards and we also offer training courses to assist them in understanding new international legislation such as ISO 26262.

“Becoming a notified body for CASS is therefore a logical progression for us and enhances the service we are able to offer – effectively making us a one-stop-shop when it comes to FSM.”