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Blog Entry: IEC 62061 Machine Safety: “It’s simply the right thing to do”
I can't begin to tell you how many of our customers share with us how lucky they have been to be incident-free at their plant. Or, because they have not had an incident in over 10 years, it is hard to justify the cost of a Machine Hazard & Risk…
Blog Entry: Back to Basics: Failure Rates - λS
The Greek symbol λS represents safe or spurious failure rates in functional safety expressed in the unit of measurement of FITs which can be determined through FMEDAs . ( FITs (λ) are failures per billion hours, expressed by 10 -9 hours). λS is the number of safe of spurious failures…
Blog Entry: IEC61511 and Failure Rates
Most end users I teach in our FSE100 class are not really aware of or fully, understand when we talk about failure rates. For example, what’s a FIT mean? For those end users more versed in this, they understand what is meant by a FIT. Essentially a device can have…
Recorded Webinars: Assessing Common Cause for BPCS Shared Components
In an ideal world there is complete independence between a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) and the Basic Process Control System (BPCS); however, perfect separation cannot always be achieved leading to the potential for common cause failure that could defeat both layers of protection simultaneously. IEC 61511:2016 requires that the SIS design must identify and take account of common cause failures. This webinar will review some of the potential sources for common cause failure and will provide examples on how to account for this in the SIL Verification calculation.
News Item: exida Presenting at AIChE’s 2020 Spring Meeting & 16th GCPS
exida will be presenting at the AIChE’s 2020 Spring Meeting & 16th GCPS to be held August 17-21, 2020. The AIChE Spring Meeting is this year’s key technical conference for practicing chemical engineers. A wide range of subjects relevant to the current needs of industry is covered. Plus, the Global…
GE Power Conversion - Software Product Development Process
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
FMC Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd - HP-PN Series 29, 38 or 52 Pneumatic Actuator with a Series 120, 130, 150, 120+, 130+ or 150+ Adapted for Actuator Gate Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
FMC Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd - HYT Series 80, 120, 155 or 175 Hydraulic Actuator with a Series 120, 130, 150, 120+, 130+ or 150+ Adapted for Actuator Gate Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
FMC Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd - HP-HY Series 80, 120, 140, 155, 175 or 225 Hydraulic Actuator with a Series 120, 130, 150, 120+, 130+ or 150+ Adapted for Actuator Gate Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Emerson Power and Water Solutions - Ovation Product Development Lifecycle Process
ISASecure SDLA in the Security Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: Cybersecurity Incident Response - When Disaster Strikes, How Will You Respond?
In today’s industrial control environment, where over half of ICS have experienced an attack in the last two years, it is not a question of if an attack will occur, but a question of when. When an attack does occur, how will your organization respond? Do you have monitoring in place to detect security excursions? Once the excursion is identified what measures are in place today to respond to and mitigate the concern? This webinar will focus on the keys to an effective Cybersecurity Response and Recovery plan, starting at the moment the attack is discovered all the way to when operation is successfully restored.
PHBB Valves Pvt Ltd - Trunnion Ball Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
PHBB Valves Pvt Ltd - Floating Ball Valves
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: Voting Configuration Decision Factors
Determining the optimal voting configuration for a Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) can be confusing. This webinar will identify some reasons why the SIF voting is not the same as the logic configuration. We will also consider some common sensor and final element configurations and evaluate the impact of voting decisions on the PFDavg and MTTFS. Finally, some tips will be provided to help the end user define the voting for more complex arrangements.
Blog Entry: Block that attack! Get Certified!
This is the first in a series of blogs and papers on the benefits of cyber certification . Certification provides you with the opportunity to work with an experienced cyber team here at exida,. It also allows you to gain access to our network of cyber experts worldwide codified in…
Johnson Controls International PLC - Global Secure Product Development Process
ISASecure SDLA in the Security Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: IEC61508 and IEC62443 – Molding Certification around YOU
(not the other way around) With the rapid growth of IEC 61508 Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and IEC 62443 Cybersecurity (SL) Certifications, many companies are now learning to understand what is the process and what would their involvement be. Some don’t realize it, but manufacturers and integrators (solution providers) have MANY different options when obtaining their certifications. To people’s surprise, certification is actually molded around the manufacturer and/or integrator. Those options will fluctuate how much time certification will take, how much will it cost, and how many man hours will be consumed to achieve certification.
Recorded Webinars: Functional Safety Management Requirements for Engineering Cos. and Integrators
The IEC61511 standard requires that Engineering Companies and Integrators of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) need to prove that they have a Functional Safety Management System (FSMS) in place that is being followed. As such, companies providing these services who do not currently have an FSMS in place, theoretically, should not be performing Safety Lifecycle tasks associated with SIS design and/or engineering. This requirement was introduced into the 2016 edition of IEC61511 and it is now four years since this new edition was introduced. Companies offering services that pertain to safety, such as SIS design,should be looking at setting up a FSMS. How else will you be able to meet the customer’s requirement if it states IEC61511 compliance is required for the SIS.
What you will learn?
- What is required
- What that means to Engineering Cos. And integrators
- How to get started with FSMS
- What is required for an FSMS
- The benefits of compliance
Who should attend?
- SIS designers and Engineering contractors
- Managers and decision makers
Blog Entry: Know Your Human Error (Part II)
“…there is a belief amongst many engineers and managers that human error is both inevitable and unpredictable. However, human error is inevitable only if people are placed in situations that emphasize human weaknesses and that do not support human strengths” Martin Anderson, IChemE Safety and Loss Prevention Subject Group Newsletter,…
News Item: Automation Lifecycle Survey
Please take a moment to fill out this short 15-minute survey for asset owners with industrial control systems. The survey asks questions about key activities in the functional safety, alarm management, and cybersecurity lifecycles. Covered topics include management systems, training and roles, and analysis tools. One participant wiill be randomly…