SIL3 Certified
Deep Life Ltd becomes the first in the diving industry to achieve Functional Safety certification
For release: 5th March 2010Further information: Vladimir Komarov on 0131 510 0005
Or email sales@deeplife.co.uk
The process that Deep Life use for all high integrity applications has been certified to EN 61508 SlL 3, the "Gold Standard" in Functional Safety for applications in the diving industry. Deeo Life is the only company in the dive industry to have achieved full lifecycle certification, and its systems are the first to comply to a recognised Functional Safety standard. SIL 3 is a very onerous level, beyond that achieved even by current commercial aircraft.
SIRA Certification certified Deep Life's Functional Safety Capability to EN 61508 at SIL 3 using the latest CASS guidelines, after extensive audit of the consistent application of Deep Life's processes to rebreathers, life support monitors, saturation diving equipment and deep subsea communications. The audit covered all relevant product lifecycle phases from concept to decommissioning.
SIRA's process certification applies to applications managed by Deep Life in the diving industry, against which Deep Life can now issue product certificates of conformity. For other sectors, Deep Life use the same process but offer a certification route via SIRA for each product. Deep Life are subject to regular survelliance audits by SIRA.
This is a major step forward: very few companies worldwide have achieved certification to this level for the full lifecycle process for new products. The applications considered during the SIRA audit are among the most complex to achieve Functional Safety compliance at this level. Deep Life processes apply a SIL 4 rigour to achieve SIL 3 systems, and is expanding its business into applications requiring certification at SIL 4.
This capability is there to serve our clients, providing a fully traceable path for safety critical or mission critical equipment. Contact sales@deeplife.co.uk for further information.
The SIRA certificate can be downloaded via the link below.
Deep Life Ltd is awarded major innovation grant
For release: 9th May 2008
Further information: Vladimir Komarov on 0131 510 0005
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sales@deeplife.co.uk
The Scottish Government has awarded the Glenrothes company Deep Life Ltd, one of the largest grants ever under its SMART innovation grant scheme. The grant, valued at Euro 720k, covers around 24% of the planned development cost of a rebreather to provide a self contained life support system for use by divers.
The project is highly innovative, the first ever to seek to achieve the highest safety level in a product for general use: Safety Integrity Level 4.
The work within the project includes studies of the hazards and risks posed by rebreathers, development of new safety technologies and the onwards development of technologies that Deep Life has for commercial diving into a form suitable for use in self contained equipment.
This project breaks new ground with rebreathers, and underlines the commitment Deep Life has to the development of effective safety systems in difficult fields.
Prior to awarding the grant, an in depth review of Deep Life's long term business was carried out, as well as of the innovations proposed for the project. Deep Life Ltd is one of Britian's most successful young technology companies, showing net profits every year since formation and growing annually without ever resorting to external finance. This grant enables it to continue its reinvestment, developing the sophisticated products that are needed to meet new European safety legislation.
