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Dr. Summers quoted in the cover story for the March 2009 issue of Chemical World -
In 'Predictive Maintenance: Future in Safe Hands' Dr. Summers speaks of the importance of mechanical integrity with respect to operational safety.
IEC 61508 Product Approvals - Veering Off Course -
Learn why your installed SIS may not be providing the reliability you expected and/or required.
IEC
61511 Guidelines Book Available
Based
on the framework defined in the harmonized ANSI/ISA 84.01/IEC 61511 standards this book provides readers with
much-requested guidance in an easy to understand discussion that addresses IPS planning, risk
assessment, design, engineering, installation, commissioning, validation,
operation, and maintenance activities.
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Overfill Protective Systems - Complex Problem, Simple Solution -
Loss of level control has been a contributing cause in three of the worst industrial incidents in process industry history, but protecting against it can be surprisingly simple.
Lessons Learned While Auditing Automation Systems for PSM Compliance -
While building systems, errors can creep in. SIS-TECH has audited many systems, and here are some of our observations illustrating these problems.
Read other safety system articles published by SIS-TECH.
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Dr. Summers named a Distinguished Engineering Fellow by the University of Alabama College of Engineering
The University of Alabama College of Engineering has awarded Dr. Angela E. Summers the top honor the college presents for her additions to the field of Chemical Engineering.
Along with Dr. Summers
Robert M. Lightfoot Jr., the acting director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and John S. Richardson the president and chief operating officer of Energen Resources Corporation were also named fellows by the college.
Dr. Summers inducted into Automation Hall of Fame
Control magazine recently honored Dr. Angela E. Summers’ many contributions to the process industry
by inducting her into its Automation Hall of Fame.
Dr. Summers
joins an impressive list of “who’s who in automation” including such
notable past Automation Hall of Fame inductees as Bela Liptak, Greg
Shinsky, Greg McMillan, Harold Wade, Terry Blevins, Richard Caro, Dr. Ted
Williams, Dr. R. Russel Rhinehart, Edgar Bristol, Dick Morley, and many more.
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Low-Cost,
High-Availability High Integrity Level Protection System
When designed, installed, operated, tested, and
maintained in accordance with IEC 61511 standards, the Diamond-SIS provides
>99.9% availability. It has been certified by Factory Mutual (FM) as fit for
use in high integrity protection system applications up to and including Safety
Integrity Level three (
SIL
3).
SIL-Solver
Revision 5.01 released
SIL
Solver is an advisory
software package
intended for use in verifying the Safety Integrity Level (
SIL
) of
SIF
and other protective instrumented functions (PIF).
SIL
Solver uses globally
recognized calculation
methods defined in appropriate standards and methodologies
including:
ANSI
/
ISA
84.00.01-2004/IEC 61511
ISA
TR84.00.02
CCPS Chemical Process Quantitative
Risk Analysis (CPQRA)
CCPS
Guidelines for Safe and Reliable Instrumented Protective Systems
Diamond-SIS™
suitable for HIPPS applications
Diamond-SIS
is a cost effective,
stand-alone, logic solver that is easy to test, simple to maintain, yet
it
provides the high-availability required of HIPS applications. It has
been
certified by Factory Mutual (FM) as fit for use in HIPS applications up
to and including Safety Integrity Level three (SIL 3). |
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