What is BS 5760-10.3 - Compliance test procedures for steady-state availability about?
BS 5760 is a European standard that discusses the reliability of systems, equipment, and components. BS 5760-10.3 is a part of a multi-part series that outlines the techniques for availability performance testing of frequently maintained items when the availability performance measure used is either steady-state availability or steady-state unavailability and ensures that the minimum quality standards for frequently maintained items are achieved.
BS 5760-10.3 applies to compliance testing of the steady-state availability of items attaining only two states, up-state, and down-state, under the following conditions:
One single repaired item.
All up times have the same exponential distribution
Preventive maintenance time is not included in downtime although it is recognized as having a possible impact on availability performance
All contributors to downtime need to be ...