Do you really understand the difference between “process safety” and “functional safety”? This webinar will clear up the confusion as it applies to high-risk industrial environments such as chemical processing, oil and gas, and power generation. We'll start by exploring the key standards and guidelines that govern each discipline.
We'll then dive into a detailed comparison, reviewing the similarities and crucial differences between these two safety methodologies. The goal is to provide a clear understanding of how organizations can effectively integrate both process and functional safety strategies to manage hazards, prevent incidents like fires, explosions, and toxic releases, and ultimately create a more robust safety culture. Join us to learn how to correctly identify and apply these distinct but complementary disciplines for a safer operational environment.
Patrick O’Brien is the Assistant Director of Engineering at exida, LLC, where he helps lead a team of engineers in delivering functional safety, cybersecurity, and alarm management services. He has led cybersecurity risk assessments, training courses, and other lifecycle activities for many different applications, including oil and gas, specialty chemical, critical infrastructure, machinery, and robotics. In addition to his cybersecurity role, he also provides consulting services in the areas of process safety, functional safety, and machine safety.
He is a coauthor of Implementing IEC 62443: A Pragmatic Approach to Cybersecurity and the principal author of the CCPS concept book Managing Cybersecurity in the Process Industries – A Risk-based Approach. Patrick represents exida on the International Society of Automation Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA). Mr. O’Brien graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in German Language and Culture.