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IPL/CMS- Integrity Management of Non-SIS Independent Protection Layers after the LOPA

This paper discusses the identification, selection, implementation and management of Non-SIF IPLs through the process lifecycle.

Implementing Safety Instrumented BMS: Challenges and Opportunities

Implementing a Safety Instrumented Burner Management (SI‐BMS) can be challenging, costly, and time consuming. Simply identifying design shor

How Taking Credit for Planned and Unplanned Shutdowns Can Help You Achieve Your SIL Targets

Achieving Safety Integrity Level (SIL) targets can be difficult when proof test intervals approach turnaround intervals of five years or mor

Case Study of a Safety Instrumented Burner Management System (SI-BMS)

This paper will cover: the development of a SIS front end loading package the project cost savings realized attributed to following the saf

Burner Management System Upgrade Challenges and Opportunities in Brownfield Installations

by Mike Scott, P.E., CFSE, aeSolutions Founder A two‐prong templatized approach to multiple brownfield burner management system...

Breathing Life into the Alarm Management Lifecycle

‘Evergreen’ and ‘lifecycle’ have become two common buzz words in our industry. They are thrown around in a variety of topics, processes, and

Can we achieve Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3) without analyzing Human Factors?

Incorporate quantitative Human Factors into a SIL analysis. Representative operating units at various stages of maturity in human factors an

Stopping the Swirl: Facilitation Tools that Improve PHA Results and Efficiency

Effective Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) facilitators combine soft skills with technical knowledge to guide PHA teams through a thorough iden

Understanding Overpressure Scenarios and RAGAGEP

Introduction to Using RAGAGEP for Overpressure Risk Mitigation

A Database Approach to the Safety Life Cycle

A systematic database approach can be used to design, develop and test a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) using methodologies that are in co