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A Ball Valve with Safe Failures! Really?

Look at the photo. What do you see? I see a ball valve with:

  • a valve body
  • a ball
  • a stem that can turn the ball

What are the high level potential failures for a ball valve?

A Spring Return Scotch-Yoke Actuator with No Safe Failures! Really?

scotch yoke

Look at the picture. What do you see? I see a spring return actuator with

  • a diaphragm chamber
  • a spring chamber
  • the scotch-yoke mechanism

What are the high level potential failures for a ball valve?

  • Scotch-yoke mechanism breaks, can no longer operate valve…

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  • by Dr. William Goble, CFSE
  • Thursday, May 09, 2013
  • Certification

Certificate Forgery!

exida has discovered yet another forged functional safety certificate.  You can read about another occurrence in a previous blog entry.

False Certificate


The company name on the forged certificate is ISP SA DE CV, Cunduacan, Tab., Mex.  How could someone…

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The exida Certificate Explained

The exida Certificate Explained

A manufacturer whose product passes the exida IEC 61508 Assessment Scheme will receive a certificate based on IEC 61508 and perhaps other functional safety standards. There is a significant amount of information on a certificate that may not be always trivial for a novice. This document explains how one…

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