You don’t’ really know what you know until you have to explain it (or teach it) to someone else.
When I’m asked about some of the technical aspects of functional safety, I have to stop and ask myself “What Do I Know About This?” I’m not the kind…
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Entries tagged with: Site Safety Index
- by John Yozallinas, CFSE
- Thursday, August 22, 2019
- Functional Safety
Do You Really Know What You Know (When it Comes to Functional Safety)?
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Friday, February 19, 2016
- Certification
Site Safety Index IMPACT on Failure Rates and PFDavg
Performing site audits for numerous customers can be very telling. All sites have their own unique layout, procedures, documentation, and people. Did you know that failure rates differ from site to site? Are you surprised? According to our recent webinar results, the majority of people aren’t, and in fact…
- by Dr. William Goble, CFSE
- Monday, April 11, 2016
- Certification
Site Safety Index™ (SSI) – A Simple Model for Site Variations in Safety
In several of our technical papers over the years, we have noticed that failure rates for the manufacturer, model number are different at different sites, even when the processes were quite similar. When I have mentioned this to end users and manufacturers, often the response is “Yes, I have…
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Thursday, November 21, 2019
- Functional Safety
The Benefits of exida’s Site Safety Index (SSI)
New reports out now are claiming that an aging, failed elbow pipe appears to be the initial cause of a June 21 fire and subsequent explosions that injured five people at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast, federal investigators said.
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation…
- by Steve Gandy, CFSP
- Tuesday, November 26, 2019
- Functional Safety
The Site Safety Challenge – Do You Follow Good Site Practices?
The question of whether companies follow good site safety practices is an interesting one. Firstly, what do we mean by good site safety practices? I think most companies believe they follow good site safety practices but do they really? Are they really measuring and tracking this?
The basis of having good site…