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Recorded Webinars: Why having a good Safety Requirements Specification (SRS) for Machine Safety is a MUST
In machine safety the SRS is the foundation for the Safety Related Electrical Control System (SRECS) and should define ALL the requirements for the SRECS and its associated Safety Related Control Functions (SRCFs). As we have seen and learned from the process industry, all too often the SRS is rarely created or not taken seriously. When a SRS exists we often see poorly defined requirements, ambiguous or not easily understood functionality and missing or incomplete requirements are often seen when the SRS. The result of which leads to poorly implemented safety systems.
This webinar will highlight the importance of the Safety Requirements Specification (SRS). This webinar will also examine some of the weaknesses and will suggest how to improve the SRS further.
Anyone involved in the design, operation and maintenance of the SRECS should attend this webinar.
News Item: exSILentia Training Course in Houston
exida will be hosting their popular training course SIL Selection and SIL Verification with exSILentia on Feb 14 - 15, 2017 in Houston, TX. The course will be held at the Houston Marriot North 255 North Sam Houston Pkwy E, Houston, TX 77060. Attendees will learn how to perform Safety…
Recorded Webinars: What is IEC 61508 and what does it mean for mechanical devices like a valve?
This webinar will feature an overview of the IEC functional safety standards and who should be using them, how they can apply to simple mechanical devices, and the main benefits and process of product certification. Specific topics include:
• Key IEC 61508 standard practices and information
• How it can be applied to simple mechanical devices
• Product certification process
• Keys documentation
• Importance of data integrity
• Benefits of certification
Blog Entry: The 3rd Party Effect (Part 1)
Have you even wondered, been involved, or WERE the little kid that didn’t listen to your parents, but always listened to a teacher? This is called the “Third party effect.” In business, it is well known that the power of persuasion can be the most effective by a third party.…
Ashcroft Inc. - B, D & T - Series Pressure Switches
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Scully Signal Company - Scully Intellitrol
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Blog Entry: How to become a world-class expert (the 10,000 hour rule)
In the book “Outliers”, Malcolm Gladwell popularized the notion that to become an expert in a field requires putting in 10,000 hours of practice. The emerging picture from studies of expertise is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to reach the level of mastery associated with being a…
Recorded Webinars: Integrating PHA and LOPA - An exSILentia® Product Demo
Two key tasks within the analysis phase of the safety lifecycle consist of conducting a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and a Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA). The exSILentia® software supports both tasks with the PHAx™ and LOPAx™ modules respectively. This webinar will demonstrate how the information documented during a process hazard analysis can be transferred to the layer of protection analysis phase within the exSILentia software.
Honeywell, Inc. - SLATE Burner Control System
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: Functional Safety Management (FSM) for IEC 61511
Functional Safety Management (FSM) is the “glue” that holds the Safety Lifecycle together in IEC61511. To be compliant, End Users need to have a FSM plan in place that covers ALL phases of the Safety Lifecycle: Analysis, Implementation & Operation. FSM is about the 3 Ps: People, Paperwork and Procedures and is specifically intended to help reduce and/or prevent systematic failures creeping into the lifecycle. The webinar explains why this is so important and highlights what needs to be done to achieve compliance. If you are an End User then you should find this webinar useful and informative.
ASCO Japan Co., Ltd. - Turbine Control Solenoid Valves Series 114-419 and 114-420
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: Awareness of Safety Culture and What exida is Doing About it - Site Safety Index
Numerous field failure studies have shown that the failure rate for a specific device (same Manufacturer and Model number) will vary from site to site. Research has concluded that random failures can be divided in to two categories: product specific and site specific. The difference in failure rates could be any range from 1.2X – 2X based on data received to date. The Site Safety Index (SSI) was created to account for these failure rates differences as well as other variables. exida has written the Site Safety Index (SSI) information in the FMEDA reports, to provide an overview of the Site Safety Index (SSI) model used by exida to compensate for site variables including device failure rates. This webinar will provide an overview of the impact of SSI on random failure rates, realistic PFDAVG calculations, and the impact of a good safety culture on lifecycle cost, along with reviewing the changes in the exida FMEDA report which captures this information.
Honeywell International Inc. - SmartLine SMV 800 Multivariable Transmitter with HART
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: exida Goes Back to School to Guest Lecture on Process Safety
Todd Stauffer, a 1988 graduate of Penn State University, was back on campus as a guest lecturer for the course “Chemical Process Safety & Control” (ChE452). This course, first introduced approximately 10 years ago as an elective, is now mandatory for all students in the department of chemical engineering. This…
News Item: Seminar in the UK: The Key Changes in IEC 61511:2016 - Improving Functional Safety
23 February 2017, Warwickshire, UK Over a decade in the making, a new version of IEC 61511, Functional Safety for the Process Industries is now available. While many consider the changes only clarifications of common interpretation, others consider the issues as significant. Some of the key changes are: Clarifications of…
Blog Entry: Realistic Failure Rate Data – Necessary
Reliability engineers have known for decades that realistic data must ultimately come from one source, quality field failure data for devices operating in a similar application. Perhaps that is why IEC 61511:2016 , Clause 11.9.3 states “The reliability data used when quantifying the effect of random failures shall be credible,…
Recorded Webinars: Getting Good Failure Rate Data (IEC 61511:2016)
IEC 61511:2016 has strong language requiring failure rate data used in SIF verification to have a good pedigree. This language comes as a defense against extremely low failure rate data published by some manufacturers. This webinar will explain the sources of failure rate data and the tradeoffs in various methods being used to generate that data. A multi-method approach will be explained which can provide realistic, application specific failure rate data. Field failure statistical limits will be presented.
News Item: VIDEO - Alarm Management: Seven Steps to a Peaceful Control Room Presentation
A video of Todd Stauffer's presentation Seven Steps to a Peaceful Control Room: How to Implement an Effective Alarm Management Program for your DeltaV System has been posted . The presentation was given at the 2016 Emerson User Exchange in Austin, TX in October. Has the alarm horn become the…
News Item: exida and Micropack Partner to Offer Certified Fire and Gas Detection Training
The globally renowned fire and gas detection consultancy Micropack is delighted to announce that their Fire and Gas Detection training program is now certified by exida. The course is the first of its kind to be 3rd party certified allowing the participants to demonstrate their competence in mapping Fire and…
Bifold Fluidpower Ltd. - ETSV15 Eutectic Plug Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List