Functional safety in an olefins plant is essential to ensure the safe operation of highly risky processes and minimize the likelihood of catastrophic accidents. This process operates under extreme conditions and high temperatures and employs complex processes to convert raw and intermediate materials into products. Potential consequences such as fire and explosion, inadvertent chemical spills, and electrical threats exemplify some risks associated. This webinar analyzes the key aspects that make up an effective functional safety system, in accordance with standards such as IEC 61508 and IEC 61511. The most relevant elements include the identification of safety instrumented functions (SIFs), the determination of the safety integrity level (SIL), and the design and implementation of safety instrumented systems (SIS). The integration of these elements not only reduces operational risks but also improves reliability, availability, and regulatory compliance at critical facilities.
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Ph.D. chemical engineer, functional safety engineer, former process engineer, and professor. Member of exida Engineering team. Over 20 years of pioneering work at the intersection of process safety and design, functional safety, and STEM education. My career focuses on enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructures, particularly in the energy, petrochemical, and chemical sectors, against operational and cyber-physical threats. I have a proven track record of developing and implementing engineering solutions that contribute to domestic energy security and economic competitiveness, focusing on health, safety, environment, and asset receptors, increasing production, and reducing incidents, utilities, and maintenance costs. Expertise in process simulations.