Spurious Activation (of a safety function)

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untimely demand of a safety function when this is not needed

Note 1 to entry: The spurious activation of a safety function may be due to the occurrence of one or several safe failures.

Source: ISO/TR 12489:2013(E) Reliability modelling and calculation of safety systems. Global Standards

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