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Woodward Industrial Controls - GSOV25 HT – Gas Shutoff Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Woodward Industrial Controls - USOV – Universal Shutoff Valve
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Woodward Industrial Controls - GSxE Rotary Control Valve with Electric Actuation
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: exida Introduces New IEC 62443 Cyber Templates
exida is excited to introduce a new set of templates for common security documents that are normally created during product development. These templates are designed to reduced the time of upgrading development processes to be IEC 62443-4-1 compliant. The following templates are included: Configuration Management Plan Security Requirements Specification Security…
ABB AB - AC 800M High Integrity Controller
ISASecure in the Security Automation Equipment List
ABB AB - AC 800M Controller
ISASecure in the Security Automation Equipment List
Blog Entry: Which Measure (Rationalized or Annunciated) is More Important?
Get your priorities (distribution) straight A very common question is posed during alarm management training. Does the recommended alarm priority distribution of ~5% / ~15% / ~80% for high / medium / low priority alarms apply to the rationalized alarm priority distribution (as configured in the control system) or to…
ESP Safety, Inc. - Vector with PGO Amplifier
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
ESP Safety, Inc. - Vector with PGF Amplifier (O2 or Photo Ionization sensor)
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
Recorded Webinars: How to Complete a Successful Remote HAZOP
The COVID-19 virus has had a profound impact on travel and business operation, resulting in many new challenges for industrial operating facilities. One of these is the completion of HAZard and Operability (HAZOP) studies, a key step in the functional safety lifecycle.
The completion of a remote HAZOP is one solution that does not require travel, but has specific challenges considering the complexity of the material reviewed and a remote team. This webinar will cover best practices for conducting remote HAZOPs to maximize the success of remote HAZOP studies including considerations for the: HAZOP team, meeting technology, meeting structure, and meeting Preparation.
News Item: exida Launches Self-Paced Introductory IEC 61508 Online Course for Software Developers
The global leader in functional safety certification services for the process industries, exida, has launched the self-paced training course FSE 212 - IEC 61508 - An Introduction to Functional Safety for Software Developers . The IEC 61508 standard for functional safety of electrical / electronic and programmable electronic systems, explains…
Recorded Webinars: START to FINISH – The Certification Online Exam Process Explained
Join us as we walk you through the online exam process for those wishing to become a CFSE/CFSP (Functional Safety) or CACE / CACS (IACS Cybersecurity) . Preparation is KEY and this webinar will do exactly that. Once listening to this webinar, you will have all of the information necessary to increase your chances of success. Your time is now. This Elite group of Experts is awaiting your success. Good luck!
Profire Energy, Inc. - PF2200-FD Burner Control System
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
ABB AB - Secure Product Development Process for Process Control
IEC 62443-4-1, ISASecure SDLA in the Security Automation Equipment List
Blog Entry: Back to Basics: Failure Rates - λD
The Greek symbol λD represents dangerous failure rates in functional safety, usually expressed in the unit of measurement of FITs, and can be determined through FMEDAs . ( FITs (λ) are failures per billion hours, expressed by 10-9 hours). λD is the number of dangerous failures per unit time for…
Blog Entry: Training in 2020 and Beyond. Adapting to COVID-19 with Online Solutions.
Hey everybody. I hope this blog finds you, your family, and your colleagues well. At exida, we appreciate the trust you place in our solutions and services to support you in achieving your functional safety, cybersecurity , and alarm management needs. We are committed to supporting you as we all…
News Item: Video: exida 20 - How exida Got Started
exida was born 20 years a go this month founded by functional safety pioneers William Goble and Rainer Faller. Hear about how the company got started.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation - EJA and EJX Series
IEC 61508 in the Safety Automation Equipment List
News Item: The CFSE Functional Safety Expert Exam is Now Offered Online
exida, the global leader in functional safety, industrial automation cybersecurity, and alarm management is thrilled to announce a new online testing platform for their CFSE (Certified Functional Safety Expert) and CACE (IEC 62443 Certified Automation Cybersecurity Expert) Certification programs. This also includes the CFSP and CACS exams. exida has teamed…
Blog Entry: Bow Ties Part II: Do Bow Ties have a place in Alarm Management?
As discussed in Part I , bow tie diagrams provide an easy-to-understand visual representation of risk management information (hazards, potential consequences, barriers, degradation factors and controls). In this article we examine the applicability of bow ties to alarm management. According to the CCPS book “Bow Ties in Risk Management”, there…