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Emerson KTM - AW(N) & CW Series
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Emerson KTM - AGN & AK Series
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Emerson KTM - E0, EB & JB Series
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Emerson KTM - E0 Series
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: exida Presenting at Arm TechCon 2017
exida Senior Safety Engineer Mike Medoff will be presenting at Arm TechCon 2017 on Thursday, October 26 10:30am - 11:20am in Ballroom C at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Back for its 13th year, Arm TechCon is the only comprehensive event showcasing the latest advances in…
News Item: New Book: Safety Instrumented System Design: Techniques and Design Verification
ISA and exida are pleased to announce the release of the publication Safety Instrumented System Design: Techniques and Design Verification written by Iwan van Beurden, CFSE and William M. Goble, CFSE from exida. This book provides an excellent description of the design phase of the SIS safety life cycle as…
News Item: exida Presenting and Exhibiting at the 20th Annual International Symposium
exida will be presenting and exhibiting at the 20th Annual International Symposium . The 2017 International Symposium, in association with IChemE, will be held at the College Station Hilton Conference Center on October 24-26, 2017. The symposium serves as the crossroads for process safety where industry, academia, government agencies and…
Training Course: IEC 61511: Operations & Maintenance
This Course is Also Offered Online In this course, the student develops an understanding of the requirements for operations and maintenance in IEC 61511. You will also understand the importance in the functional safety lifecycle and how good and bad maintenance impacts the performance of the SIS and its SIFs.…
Emerson - Rosemount 8800D Vortex Flowmeter
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: exida CTO IWAN van BEURDEN BECOMES ISA FELLOW
The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced that exida’s Chief Technology Officer Iwan van Beurden has received the distinguished membership grade of ISA Fellow for development of probabilistic analysis safety verification data, methods, and tools used to improve the safety lifecycle in the process industries. ISA Fellow status is granted…
Recorded Webinars: How to Effectively Use Certified Equipment in Fire and Gas Systems (Part 1)
This webinar is a collaboration with MICROPACK (Engineering) Ltd with special guest James McNay.
Certifying detectors is an important step in achieving and reassuring safety for Fire and Gas Systems (FGS). How these products are used in a system is just as important.
With an increased scrutiny and more robust requirements, Fire and Gas (F&G) Mapping has become a critical step. How would one review the F&G coverage of a facility is adequate? What yardstick would be used in determining suitability of the system? How do we audit this coverage in light of facility modifications throughout the facility lifecycle?
This webinar will not only talk about certifying a F&G product but will also investigate the typical processes of a F&G Mapping exercise and discuss the benefits of a consistent approach to FGS Design throughout the lifecycle of a facility.
News Item: Article in September 2017 Chemical Engineering Process: Plug the Holes in the Swiss Cheese Model
An article authored by exida's director of Alarm Management services Todd Stauffer, P.E.has been published in the September 2017 Chemical Engineering Process (CEP) magazine . The article is entitled Plug the Holes in the Swiss Cheese Model . Stop using operator error as an excuse. Apply human factors considerations to…
ASCO, L.P. - 381 3-Way NC
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: Why the FSP Certificate Program is Important
In today’s market, proof of competency is becoming more and more important. exida’s Functional Safety Practitioner (FSP) program is a certificate program that addresses a growing need to provide confirmation that an attendee shows competency by retaining the knowledge presented in various exida academy courses (like FSE 100 - IEC 61511: Functional Safety Analysis, Design, and Operation).
The FSP program provides an analysis of where the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses lie and also helps a participant judge their competency level if interested in obtaining a certification like the CFSP or CFSE.
Honeywell International Inc. - SmartLine STT700 Temperature Transmitter with HART
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: New White Paper - Criteria for the Application of IEC 61508:2010 Route 2H
This paper explains how exida applies the requirements of IEC61508:2010 Route 2H to its process of certifying devices for use in safety applications. Rather than having specific designs and a long list of specific rules that become obsolete, the IEC 61508 standard allows any safety instrumented function (SIF) design to…
White Paper: Criteria for the Application of IEC 61508:2010 Route 2H
This paper explains how exida applies the requirements of IEC61508:2010 Route 2H to its process of certifying devices for use in safety applications. Rather than having specific designs and a long list of specific rules that become obsolete, the IEC 61508 standard allows any safety instrumented function (SIF) design to…
News Item: exida Article in Valve Magazine
An article entitled Are Your Safety Instrumented Systems Proof Tests Effective? authored by exida Senior Engineer Loren Stewart has been published in Valve Magazine . Many people assume that a proof test of a safety function is 100% effective. Depending on the test used, this may very well be wrong.…
News Item: New Youtube Video on Proof Test Coverage
In this video, exida's Steve Gandy explains how Proof Test Coverage can affect the SIL Rating of your Safety Instrumented Function (SIF). In particular, he looks at Low Demand SIFs in a process application.
News Item: exida Academy Upcoming Course Schedule
exida has some exciting public course offerings for today's functional safety professional. exida offers a variety of public courses in the realm of functional safety, industrial cybersecurity, and alarm management. Most courses are held in exida's brand new training facility in Sellersville, PA, USA with easy access to Philadelphia and…