5 Planning for production, operation, service and decommissioning5.1ObjectivesThe objectives of this clause are:a) to develop and maintain a production process for safety-related elements or items that are intended to be installed in road vehicles; and NOTE This objective can be achieved by an organization's compliance to IATF16949or equivalent,depending on the organization's position in the safety supply chain and the complexity of the safety-related element being produced.b) to develop the necessary information concerning operation, service(maintenance and repair) and decommissioning for users who interface with the safety-related items or elements in order to ensure that functional safety is achieved throughout the lifecycle of the vehicle.5.2 GeneralThe requirements and recommendations of this clause apply to the planning of production, operation, service and decommissioning of items and elements including their installation in the vehicle.To achieve functional safety, it is necessary to comply with safety-related special characteristics of items or elements during their production.These special characteristics are identified during the development phases.Examples of such safety-related special characteristics are specific process parameters(e.g.temperature range for reflow or fastening torque) , material characteristics, production tolerances and configuration of elements.This clause includes requirements to ensure that functional safety is achieved during the production process by including these safety-related special characteristics in production planning and control.This clause also includes requirements related to developing service information and user information (including the user manual) ; the planning, execution and monitoring of maintenance work; repair instructions; decommissioning instructions; and instructions and information for rescue services.5.3 Inputs to this clause5.3.1 PrerequisitesThe following information shall be available:---specification of requirements related to production, operation, service and decommissioning in accordancewithISO26262-4:2018,6.5.5,andISO26262-5:2018,7.5.4;-- specification of dedicated measures for hardware in accordance with ISO 26262-5:2018, 9.5.2; and-- warning and degradation strategy, included in the functional safety concept in accordance with ISO26262-3:2018,7.5.1.5.3.2 Further supporting informationThe following information can be considered:-- production plan(from an external source) ;-- production control plan(from an external source) ; and-- relevant aspects of the technical specifications or designs at the system, software or hardware level.