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Blog Entry: To Be an Alarm…Or Not to Be?
That is the question. When your alarm does not meet the definition as defined in the ISA-18.2 standard and/or the criteria established in your alarm philosophy document , it is not an alarm. By ISA-18.2 definition “an alarm is an audible and /or visible means of indicating to the operator…
Blog Entry: We’re Only Human
We’re only human. Most of the time, that is a good thing. But humans seem to accept more risk over time when nothing bad has happened. We lose our vigilance. We take more chances. A close call might only be remembered as an unusually rare anomaly instead of a call…
Valmet Flow Control Private Limited - N1 Series
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Valmet Flow Control Private Limited - RNP Series
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
L&T Valves - Butterfly Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
L&T Valves - Ball Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Flowserve - MXa
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Blog Entry: Do you have class?
Are alarm classes defined in your alarm philosophy document (APD) as required by the ISA-18.2 standard? The use of classes (classification) is a new alarm management concept for many. If your APD was created before June 2009, chances are alarm classes are not defined. Alarm classification is a method for…
News Item: Functional Safety - An IEC 61508 SIL 3 Compliant Development Process Book Available for the Kindle
exida’s best selling book Functional Safety - An IEC 61508 SIL 3 Compliant Development Process is now available for the Kindle. The intent of this book is to provide the reader with an example development process for safety application products that meets all of the requirements for Safety Integrity Level…
Blog Entry: 7 Ways to Keep your Auditor Happy
1. Name your files to make auditing easier; a filename with cryptic job numbers and abbreviations that are used within the company may not be easily understood or cataloged by an auditor 2. Give the auditor the ‘secret decoder ring’ for cryptic company acronyms and abbreviations 3. Have clear references…
News Item: New whitepaper: The 7 Steps to ICS and SCADA Security
The 7 Steps to ICS and SCADA Security The past two years have been a real wakeup call for the industrial automation industry. For the first time ever it has been the target of sophisticated cyber attacks like Stuxnet, Night Dragon and Duqu. In addition, an unprecedented number of security…
Blog Entry: Babies, Bathwater, and Australian Safety Laws
The old saying goes, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.” But it looks like a number of people in Australia may be in danger of doing just that with their response to the country’s newly harmonized health and safety laws. Australia’s new Work Health and Safety Act says…
Blog Entry: Outrage! Panic! Indifference?
How should you react to news of PLC security vulnerabilities? Project Basecamp was an exercise conducted at the S4 Security Conference that was held last month in Miami, Florida. At the event, six security researchers reported their findings on the security vulnerabilities found after testing several PLCs and field devices…
News Item: exida Job Opening - Consulting Engineer for Gulf Coast Region
Location: U.S. Gulf Coast region Description: Exida is seeking a highly-skilled, experienced individual to provide consulting services in process safety, alarm management, and cyber security to end users in the petro-chemical, chemical, and power industries. The potential roles & responsibilities of the candidate include: Lead / facilitate HAZOPs and LOPAs…
News Item: exida Announces Spring Training Series
Batter Up…Spring Training is upon us! This upcoming March-June, exida will be conducting trainings across the United States. Stops include Lansdale, PA in March, Baton Rouge, Louisiana in April, Houston, Texas in May, and Anaheim, California in June. Six different courses, led by exida industry experts, will be offered over…
News Item: exida Job Opening - Gulf Coast Regional Business Development Manager
Gulf Coast Regional Business Development Manager Location: U.S. Gulf Coast region Description: Exida is seeking a highly-skilled, experienced individual to lead our business development activities in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. The primary duties of the candidate are: Promotion of exida’s entire portfolio of products and services within the Gulf…
Blog Entry: Why am I not on “the list?”
Many will agree that exida’s Safety Equipment Reliability Handbook (SERH) and the Safety Automation Equipment List (SAEL) are very useful tools for choosing products to use in safety instrumented systems . The SAEL shows a product’s IEC 61508 and cyber security compliance information. In addition, the SERH has a full…
Blog Entry: 2011…A Year in Review
2011 was a good year in many ways for Functional Safety and Cyber Security . Several instrumentation products achieved IEC 61508 certification . exida Certification alone issued 64 product certifications ( http://www.sael-onine.com ). With most certification projects, improvements to the design and quality are made. Some manufacturers are now quite…
Flowserve - Spring Cylinder Rotary Actuator
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Flowserve - ShearStream HP Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
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