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exida provides the users of automated systems with the ability to cost-effectively implement safety and high availability automated systems. We do this by creating engineering tools that ease the implementation of systems, by coaching and training in implementation of the safety lifecycle , and by providing a full range of…
Service: Functional Safety Services for the Process Industry
To improve plant process safety, functional safety systems enable the orderly shutdown of processing units when abnormal situations occur that are beyond the capabilities of the regulatory control system or operators to correct or to prevent a catastrophe. exida makes implementation of safety and high availability automation products easier and…
Service: Process Safety Management
Developing a Compliant Process Safety Management Program Process Safety Management (PSM) is an integral part of the plant’s overall management system. PSM is essential in order to properly identify and understand potential process hazards so as to prevent process-related incidents and injuries. A systematic approach to evaluating the whole process…
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From Functional Safety Assessment to Cybersecurity, exida can show you the way. exida: Your TRUSTED PARTNER Companies around the world turn to exida for help and guidance related to functional safety , alarm management , and cybersecurity . Our team of industry leading consultants have over 400 years of combined…
News Item: exida Certifies Woodward LSOV25 Liquid Fuel Shutoff Valve for Functional Safety
exida, the global leader in functional safety certification for the process industries, has certified Woodward, Inc.’s LSOV25 Liquid Fuel Shutoff Valve for functional safety, ensuring it meets the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 capability per IEC 61508: 2010. “Woodward has a strong development process which is…
Recorded Webinars: Functional Safety 101: Understanding the IEC Functional Safety Standards (2016)
This webinar will feature an overview of the IEC functional safety standards and who should be using them. Specific topics include:
- Adoption of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511
- Functional safety standards
- Safety lifecycle
- Keys documentation
- Information that is supplied to end users
- What are customers doing?
- Critical issues
- Importance of data integrity
- Product certification
- Roles and responsibilities
Emerson Process Management Fisher Controls International LLC - 8540, 8580, 8590 & Control-Disk Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Yokogawa Electric Corporation - ROTAMASS Total Insight
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Riken Keiki Co., Ltd. - SD-1OX Galvanic cell method Gas Detector
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Riken Keiki Co., Ltd. - SD-1EC Electrochemical method Gas Detector
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: Mandatory Requirements for a Credible Failure Rate Prediction Method
There are two fundamental techniques for getting failure data: The Estimation Method and The Prediction Method. This webinar will discuss what each technique consists of, the ways to tell if the data on a certificate is relevant for the application you are using the information on, as well as examples showing each method.
This webinar will also discuss the importance of credible failure rates and why it is important. We will see why all failure rate information must publish a method so any data user can see if the method is applicable to their situation, and must validate the method via comparison with field failure data.
The webinar will conclude with comparisons of failure data that is available, and examples will be provided to fully understand what to look for in failure rate information and the different application restrictions.
News Item: exida Presenting at 7th CCPS Latin American Conference on Process Safety
exida’s Alejandro Esparza and Jonathan de los Santos will be presenting a paper at the 7th CCPS Latin American Conference on Process Safety , to be held August 22-23, 2016 in Lima, Peru. The paper is titled “Consistencia entre las estadísticas de falla en el campo y las predicciones de…
Recorded Webinars: Essential Steps in Designing and Implementing a Compliant Final Element
There continues to be a fair amount of questions and uncertainty related to what “really needs to be done” to implement a final element that meets functional safety requirements. This webinar will provide a step by step process for the design, implementation, and operation of an IEC 61511 complaint final element. Both performance and integrity requirements will be discussed and practical examples will be provided.
News Item: exida Announces Business Partnership with Precision Engineering Inc.
exida, a global supplier of functional safety products, services and certifications is pleased to announce a business partnership with Precision Engineering Inc. (PEI). “exida has established an excellent reputation in the industrial environment for providing high quality safety products and services,” says Joe Kenny, PEI President. “PEI views this partnership…
Blog Entry: PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Practical SIL Target Selection - Risk Analysis per the IEC 61511 Safety Lifecycle
Each month at exida, we strive to spotlight one of our products that makes the job easier for today's industry professional. In this blog, I wanted to talk about the exida publication Practical SIL Target Selection - Risk Analysis per the IEC 61511 Safety Lifecycle which is based on numerous…
Blog Entry: Network Segmentation and the Fragile PLC
One of the best parts of my job is I get to walk around and look over what has been implemented in the way of physical and cyber security. Most of the time I am very impressed by what has been done as more and more companies are realizing what…
Recorded Webinars: Alarm Management 101: Everything You Want to Know, But Are Afraid to Ask
If you are just getting started with alarm management or need a refresher, then this webinar is for you. We will cover the most important concepts and principles of alarm management as taken from industry standards (ISA-18.2, IEC 62682) and guidelines (EEMUA 191, ASM). Tune in to learn the following:
Why there are so many alarms configured in a typical system
How to determine when an alarm is needed (and when it is not appropriate)
How to determine when alarms are redundant
How to define a useful limit for an alarm (alarm setpoint)
How to manage alarms that are special (such as those used for safety)
How many alarms can an operator get (and still do their job)
How to let the operator know which alarm to respond to first
How to let the operator know what action to take for an alarm
How to determine whether you have alarm management issues
How to make sure the alarm occurs only when it is supposed to
News Item: IEC 61508 - An Introduction to Functional Safety- Online Training
This course will be presented as a live, instructor-led training Session 1: Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Session 2: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Session 3: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT (GMT -04:00) Session…
Moore Industries – International - SFY Frequency Transmitter
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: All Systematic Failures are Random
Functional Safety standards distinguish between systematic and random failures. The definitions attempt to clarify how to categorize real failures. The standards also explain that random failures are included in probabilistic failure analysis and systematic failures require changes in operating procedures.
However, it is clear that all real failures may prevent a safety system from performing its safety protection. Therefore any field failure collection system must count all real failures until it is shown by new failure records that a change in a procedure is effective in eliminating a type of failure.
This webinar shows the results of a recent survey where respondents classified real failures. It will be shown that many failures classified as systematic would result in an unrealistically low failure rate and possibly dangerous designs.