In today’s world, having your Operation and Maintenance (O&M) data in a digital format allows for increased accessibility and traceability. Using more traditional recordings, such as on paper or with various Excel notebooks, increases the chances of error or loss of data. These methods also make it difficult to…
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Entries tagged with: Sis
- by Sarah O'Brien
- Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Software
The Future of Safety Management: Embracing Digital O&M Data
- by Dr. Eric Scharpf, CFSE
- Thursday, April 26, 2012
- Functional Safety
The Safety Lifecycle as a Risk Control Loop
I have been doing a number of recent projects introducing the safety lifecycle to companies that are new to the field. As a result I have been playing with various ways to think about the overall safety lifecycle philosophy. As many of the more experienced readers are…
- by Hal Thomas, CFSE
- Tuesday, May 24, 2011
- Functional Safety
When is a Variable Frequency Drive a SIS?
It used to be that a pump would operate at a single speed dictated by a motor, thus fixing the pump curve. As the discharge flow decreased due to a restriction downstream, the pump outlet pressure would increase reaching its deadhead pressure. If the downstream piping and vessels were…