S1E55 Clause 13
Factory Acceptance Testing is where Ed Marszal picks up in Clause 13, starting with an admission: the clause title may be wrong, since 13.2 is called Recommendations when every other point-two clause in the standard states requirements. Scope matters here FAT applies to the SIS logic solver, the engineered, customized subsystem, not off-the-shelf field devices like a pressure transmitter. Ed works through the objective's three notes, then the twelve-bullet planning list in 13.2.2: black box functionality, performance, environmental, and power-failure testing, plus test cases, dependencies on other systems, personnel competency, hazard assessment, and documenting results, with a nod to using Kenexis® Open-PHA® checklists or Kenexis® Open-Audit™ to run it. The episode ends at 13.2.3's one-sentence requirement to test a defined version, with 13.2.4 through 13.2.7 held for next week.
