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FMEDA Webinar Series Playlist Now Available

FMEDA Webinar Series Playlist Now Available

As the inventor of the FMEDA process, our experts planned a series of eight webinars introducing FMEDA concepts and methods available in the Youtube playlist below.

The series starts with an introduction for the beginner, quickly moves to medium level topics, and finally, at the end, covers the more…

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How Does Mission Time, Proof Test Interval and Proof Test Coverage Impact PFDavg?

How Does Mission Time, Proof Test Interval and Proof Test Coverage Impact PFDavg?

Oftentimes when this comes up during class it’s clear that there’s a misunderstanding as to how these three variables can impact the PFDavg calculations.  Mission Time is defined as the period of time over which a set of Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) equipment is expected to operate without major…

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My Proof Test Coverage is Better Than Yours!

Why Does My Proof Test Coverage Change with Partial Stroke Testing?

I have run into this question a couple of times now and though the answer is somewhat straightforward, some customers have trouble wrapping their head around this without a clear example. So here we go…

First of all we need to keep in mind that the objective of a…

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