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Taking credit for unplanned shutdowns as a Proof Test

Exploring the concept of taking proof test credit for an unplanned shutdown in order to delay a Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) proof tes

Does Your Facility Have the Flu? Use Bayes Rule to Treat the Problem Instead of the Symptom

Is our industry addressing the problems facing it today? We idealize infinitesimally small event rates for highly catastrophic hazards,...

Methodologies in Reducing Systematic Failures of Wired IPLs

Common sources of systematic failures and preventative or mitigative measures to prevent their occurrence are presented.

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

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

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

What is Truth? Do SIL Calculations Reflect Reality?

Are random hardware failures the only thing that cause a safety instrumented function (SIF) to fail? What if our assumptions are wrong? What

Functional Safety Specialists May be Stuck in the Past – Do our SIL calculations Reflect Reality?

Functional safety specialists may be stuck in the past and doing industry a disservice. The current industry trend is to only consider rando

Strategy for Consistency in Design of Burner Management Systems

Everyone wants to provide a safe atmosphere for workers, facilities and the surrounding environment. The greatest risk in many process...