Safety automation builder

A method for configuring a safety function for an industrial automation system, comprising:

• receiving, by a system comprising at least one processor and via interaction with an image representing an industrial automation system, access point configuration data describing criteria for a safety function associated with a hazardous access point of the industrial automation system, wherein the receiving comprises:
• receiving zone information indicating a location of one or more zones on the image,
• receiving access point information indicating a location, on the image, of the hazardous access point associated with the one or more zones,
• receiving performance level information indicating a performance level requirement for the hazardous access point, and
• receiving operating frequency information indicating an expected operating frequency of a safety system comprising one or more safety devices associated with the hazardous access point;
• receiving, by the system from a safety device library, safety device data identifying a set of safety devices that satisfy the performance level and the expected operating frequency of the safety system specified by the access point configuration data;
• receiving, by the system as part of the access point configuration data, selection data identifying a selected safety device, of the set of safety devices, to be associated with the hazardous access point;
• and
• tabulating, by the system, the access point configuration data received via the interaction with the image to yield tabulated data that conforms to a format used by a performance level verification system.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving, via interaction with an image representing an industrial automation system, access point data specifying one or more criteria for mitigating risk associated with a hazardous access point of the industrial automation system, wherein the receiving comprises:
• receiving zone information indicating a location of one or more zones on the image,
• receiving access point information indicating a location, on the image, of the o hazardous access point associated with the one or more zones,
• receiving performance level information indicating a performance level requirement for the hazardous access point, and
• receiving operating frequency information indicating an expected operating frequency of a safety system comprising one or more safety devices associated with the hazardous access point;
• presenting safety device information identifying a subset of safety devices selected from a safety device library, wherein the subset of safety devices are selected based on a determination that the subset of safety devices satisfy the performance level and the expected operating frequency of the safety system defined by the access point data;
• receiving, as part of the access point configuration data, selection data identifying a selected safety device, of the subset of safety devices, to be associated with the hazardous access point;
• and
• tabulating the access point configuration data received via the interaction with the image to yield tabulated data that conforms to a format compatible with a performance level verification system.