Chapter 2: Functional Safety

Safety-critical industries have relied on functional safety standards for many years. While coding standards specific to Rust are still currently in development, many functional safety requirements can already be fulfilled by the language itself — provided you understand that there are still undefined behaviors and a need for a core set of guidelines.  But first, let’s review the importance of functional safety. 

Functional safety standards exist to prevent harm that can affect people, property, operations, and requirements. They give organizations a structured way to design, build, verify, and maintain systems that reduce the risk of dangerous failures.