Accepted Manuscript New considerations for SIL verification of functional safety fieldbus communication Long Ding, Hong Wang, Aidong Xu, Shixing Li PII: S0950-4230(16)30188-7 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2016.07.013 Reference: JLPP 3269 To appear in: Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries Received Date: 5 March 2016 Revised Date: 21 June 2016 Accepted Date: 11 July 2016 Please cite this article as: Ding, L., Wang, H., Xu, A., Li, S., New considerations for SIL verification of functional safety fieldbus communication, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.jlp.2016.07.013. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.