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News Item: exida to Teach Several Classes on Alarm Rationalization
In collaboration with Novaspect and Emerson, exida will teach several classes on Alarm Rationalization in Schaumburg, IL and Eden Prairie, MN. Courses include: DeltaV™ Systems Batch Implementation - February 24-28, 2014 in Schaumburg, IL DeltaV™ Hardware & Troubleshooting - March 4-7, 2014 in Schaumburg, IL Alarm Rationalization: Optimize the Design…
News Item: exida Opens Office in Vietnam
exida is proud to announce that they have opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Here are the details: Vietnam Representative Office Room 503, HDBank Tower 25bis Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel: +84 854 042 580 Regional Director and Senior…
Blog Entry: A Bug (Free) Life
Can we really ship a bug-free product? That’s a tough question to answer. Bugs originate in many places and not all bugs are the same severity. But you can’t control what you don’t measure. If you log and classify defects, and control the way changes are made, there may be…
News Item: EXIDA CERTIFIES WOODWARD LESV-FLOW SENSOR FOR FUNCTIONAL SAFETY
exida, the global leader in functional safety certification for the process industries, has certified Woodward, Inc.’s Large Electric Sonic Valve (LESV)-Flow Sensor for functional safety, to help ensure that it meets the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 capability per IEC 61508: 2010. The LESV-Flow Sensor will…
Glossary Term: ANSI / ISA-18.2-2009
This new standard provides a framework for the successful design, implementation, operation and management of alarm systems in a process plant by taking a lifecycle approach to alarm management. It contains definitions as well as recommendations and requirements, which if followed, will improve alarm system performance and eliminate the most…
News Item: EXIDA CERTIFIES DETCON FP-700 COMBUSTIBLE GAS SENSOR FOR FUNCTIONAL SAFETY
exida, the global leader in functional safety certification for the process industries, has certified the Detcon FP-700 Combustible Gas Sensor for functional safety , ensuring that it meets the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 capability per IEC 61508: 2010 . “Detcon’s capabilities were confirmed through an…
Glossary Term: CMMI
Capability Maturity Model Integration, (CMMI ™) is a way to measure and improve the capability and maturity of such processes. Although it can apply across the broader product development and maintenance cycle, it is still mostly used for software engineering. CMMI is a process-improvement-based, goal-oriented framework. Several levels of capability…
Recorded Webinars: The 2014 CFSE Program
This web seminar will describe the Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) program, widely recognized as the “gold standard” for functional safety personnel competency demonstration. It will also describe the program requirements, the application process, the exams, and the grading/evaluation process. An introduction to the new CFSE Endorsement program, a means to show additional specific competency, will also be presented.
Glossary Term: ISA-84.01
This International Standard gives requirements for the specification, design, installation, operation and maintenance of a safety instrumented system, so that it can be confidently entrusted to place and/or maintain the process in a safe state. This standard has been developed as a process sector implementation of IEC 61508.
News Item: exida Certifies Yokogawa ProSafe-RS Safety Controller to ISASecure™ EDSA Level 1
exida, the global leader in functional safety and cybersecurity certification for the process industries, has certified Yokogawa’s ProSafe-RS Safety Controller , ensuring that it meets the requirements for ISASecure™ Embedded Device Security Assurance (EDSA) Level 1. Based upon the ISA/IEC 62443 standards, ISASecure EDSA is an industry consensus cybersecurity certification…
Glossary Term: IEC 62443
IEC 62443 is a series of standards, technical reports, and related information that define procedures for implementing electronically secure Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS). Based on ISA-99, these documents apply to end-users (i.e. asset owner), system integrators, security practitioners, and control systems manufacturers responsible for manufacturing, designing, implementing, or…
Training Course: Machine Functional Safety Engineering
This Course is Also Offered Online IEC61508 is the foundation for many industries, including Machine Safety. Today, ISO13849 and IEC62061 are 2 main distinctive standards used as the building blocks. Machine safety is particularly relevant to professionals who are responsible for validating the safety of machines that use either simple…
Glossary Term: IEC 62061
Safety of machinery - Functional Safety of electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems This standard was first published in 2005. It is particularly relevant to professionals who are responsible for validating the safety of machines that use complex systems such as PLC’s for safety duties. New standards such as…
Blog Entry: Dare to Be Different
exida is often posed questions regarding our failure rates used in Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA) for products used in safety-related systems. Today I would like to focus on a question that was recently asked: “What if my products are unique or different than products typically used in…
Glossary Term: Stuxnet
Stuxnet is a computer worm discovered in June 2010. It is speculated to have been created by United States and Israeli agencies to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Stuxnet initially spreads via Microsoft Windows, and targets Siemens industrial control systems. While it is not the first time that hackers have targeted…
Glossary Term: ISASecure
The ISASecure™ program recognizes and promotes cyber-secure products and practices for industrial automation suppliers and operational sites. The ISASecure™ designation is earned by industrial control suppliers for products that demonstrate adherence to an industry consensus cyber security specification for security characteristics and supplier development practices. Become part of the movement…
BETA B.V. - BETA Pressure, Temperature and Vacuum Switches
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Glossary Term: CHAZOP
Control Hazard and Operability Study (CHAZOP) is a procedure for carrying the safety and reliability analysis of existing or planned Control and Computer systems. The technique is similar to, and has been adopted from the Hazard and Operability analysis (HAZOP) procedure that is widely used and is very successful for…
Glossary Term: Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL)
Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) is a risk classification scheme defined by the ISO 26262 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles standard. This is an adaptation of the Safety Integrity Level used in IEC 61508 for the automotive industry. This classification helps defining the safety requirements necessary to be in…
Glossary Term: ISO 13949
Method for the assessment of the degree of pigment dispersion in polyolefin pipes, fittings and compounds.
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