Safety Integrated 
Function Manual, 08/2023, A5E03264275A 
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Deactivating safety functions
 
Only qualified personnel may deactivate or decommission a safety function. 
After deactivating or decommissioning a safety function, a modified acceptance test or an 
acceptance test of another safety function involved must be performed. 
When deactivating individual safety functions or safety subfunctions, carefully ensure that 
the safety of the overall system is not inadmissibly diminished or at risk; when necessary, 
carefully apply suitable countermeasures. 
The requirements relating to deactivating or decommissioning a safety function are specified 
in IEC 61508-1, Chapter 7.17: "Decommissioning or withdrawing from service safety-related 
E/E/PE systems " (electrical/electronic/programmable electronic systems): 
•  Before any deactivation or decommissioning, the consequences must be carefully 
assessed. This involves assessing the effects of the recommended deactivation or 
decommissioning on the functional safety of a safety-relevant E/E/PE system associated 
with an End Use Certificate (EUC). 
This applies to the hardware and the software (parameterization). 
Decommissioning a safety function and modifying safety functions or safety subfunctions is 
described in the SINAMICS S120 Function Manual Safety Integrated. It is available in the 
Internet at the following address 
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/13231/man).