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Control Systems for SIL 1 Safety Applications?
I received a great question today about the safety integrity level (SIL) of a distributed control system (DCS). In this case, the question was specific to the DeltaV system: Can you please advise if...
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Executing IEC 61511 Process Safety Projects
ControlGlobal.com has an excellent article on the global process safety standard, IEC 61511. The article, IEC 61511 Implementation – The Execution Challenge, shares the experiences of two Mustang...
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Safety Instrumented System Documentation Guidance
Ed Marszal, president of global consulting and engineering firm, Kenexis, shared his expertise in safety instrumented systems and projects in an Emerson Exchange presentation, Best Practices in SIS...
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Field Device Sharing Between Control and Safety Systems
Emerson’s Mike Boudreaux has been receiving great questions on process safety and the IEC 61511 global safety standard during some of the recent Safety Lifecycle Seminars. He’s written a post to...
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Applying Layer of Protection Analysis to Driving Automobiles
Emerson’s Anand Iyer applies process safety thinking to automobiles. Statistics put highway accidents as the largest human killer. More people die in automobile accidents than in the wars of the modern...
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