OSHA in the US and COMAH in the UK require companies to follow Best Practice or what is commonly known as RAGAGEP (Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practice). Companies coming under OSHA PSM or COMAH need to demonstrate that they are following RAGAGEP. The IEC61511/ISA-84 Process Industry standards are regarded as RAGAGEP.
The IEC61511/ISA-84 Standard is predicated upon a performance-based Safety Lifecycle (SLC) to help reduce risk and to provide a foundation for the development, operation and maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). The SLC is composed of three phases: Analysis, Design/Implementation (Realization) and Operation and Maintenance. Compliance with the standard is often mixed and some companies struggle with where to start and how to comply.
This webinar outlines how a company can begin on the road to compliance by starting off with a simple GAP Assessment, which highlights any “gaps” and enables recommendations to be made on how to close any gaps. It also enables companies to build off existing managed quality systems they have in place, such as ISO9000. The goal is not to re-invent the wheel but to build off an existing platform with the goal of establishing a Functional Safety Management Plan that covers the SLC for any SIS.
Managers and personnel responsible for Functional and/or Process Safety should attend if they want to know more.
Dr. Steve Gandy has been with exida for 13 years as VP of Global Business Development. Dr Gandy has 40+ years of experience in industrial automation controls and safety. Dr. Gandy is head of exida Engineering and is a director of several of exida’s subsidiary companies. In addition to his sales and management responsibilities, Dr. Gandy has written the "Functional Safety For Managers: What Managers Need to Know" book, as well as "Managing In An Automation Company", and published and presented numerous papers at conferences. Dr. Gandy is also one of the primary instructors for exida’s highly successful FSE100 Functional Safety course.