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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.
News Item: exida Presented an Alarm Management with PlantPAx® Lab at Rockwell Automation TechED
Todd Stauffer, exida Director of Alarm Management presented at the Rockwell Automation TechED held June 12-17, 2016 in Orlando, FL. PR15 Alarm Management with PlantPAx® This hands-on lab use the capabilities of PlantPAx® Alarm Builder to exchange alarm information with our new Encompass Partner exida’s software package, SILAlarm. The users…
Blog Entry: The Meaning of Tool Integration
What does tool integration mean? One can argue it is the ability for different tools to talk to each other and exchange data. Though this may be true from a typical software tool integration, a common definition of integrate, i.e. to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole (dictionary.com),…
News Item: exida Presents Schneider Electric with Safety Award for Process Automation Cybersecurity Development
Mike Medoff, exida senior safety engineer presented the 2015 exida Safety Award in the Cybersecurity Category to Schneider Electric recognizing their Process Automation Cybersecurity Development Process. The presentation was delivered at Connect 2016 , Schneider Electric’s Automation Conference on May 24, 2016 in New Orleans, LA. The exida Safety Awards…
Recorded Webinars: IEC 61508: Certification of Mechanical Safety Equipment
This webinar describes the benefits of selecting IEC 61508 certified mechanical equipment for a safety application. The step-by-step process used to certify a mechanical device will be explained, as well as what to expect in preparing for the certification process. The webinar will also cover the benefits and limitations of a mechanical certification. Anyone wanting to understand the benefits of using certified equipment, or are interested in getting their devices certified should attend.
Blog Entry: Let’s Get Personal… with Risk
We recognize that risk is inherent in many aspects of our lives. And most of us will do what is prudent to avoid unreasonable risk in our activities, such that we are left with some level of tolerable risk. It may be safer to stay home and not travel in…
News Item: exida Asia Pacific Presenting Paper at 4th CCPS China Conference on Process Safety
Felix Wang from exida Asia Pacific will be presenting a paper on “Practical SIL Target Selection for a Safety Instrumented Function in a Two-stage Compressor System” at the 4th CCPS China Conference on Process Safety (June 1-3 2016, Qingdao China). Paper Title: Practical SIL Target Selection for a Safety Instrumented…
News Item: 2016 First Chinese FSP/CFSE/CFSP Course in Qingdao, China
exida Asia Pacific had successfully conducted the Chinese FSE 100 course in Qingdao, China on 11-14 April 2016. Dr. Felix Wang, Senior Safety Consultant, conducted the Chinese course to 13 participants from Qingdao Moses, Sinochem, PetroChina, Daqing Petrochemical, Sinopec and etc. Throughout the course, topics on Safety Lifecycle, Safety Integrity…
Recorded Webinars: Functional Safety Evaluation for Machine Applications
Accidents and injuries resulting from machine applications continue to be a major concern. International and national standards have evolved to better address this area of risk. This webinar will present an overview of those standards, the safety lifecycle as it applies to machine applications, and steps that equipment suppliers and operators can take to meet these standards.
Blog Entry: Are All Field Devices Type A?
I was told by an end user engineer that he considers all field devices to be simple Type A devices. In IEC 61508, Type A is defined as a device with well-defined failure modes, well known failure rates, and behavior under fault conditions that can be completely determined. Type B…
Blog Entry: PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: exSILentia® – PHA / PHAx™
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 PHAx module as part of our exSIlentia Safety Lifecycle Suite. Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) Process Hazards Analysis is the first…