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Thursday, 31 May 2018
Do purchasing teams really need to worry about Functional Safety & SIL?

Do purchasing teams really need to worry about Functional Safety & SIL?

When it comes to complying with the safety standards IEC 61508, IEC 61511 and IEC 62443 for a safety and security project, it is not...

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Labels: ABB , Functional Safety , IEC61508 , IEC61511 , IEC62443 , ISA 84 , John Walkington , Safety Instrumented System , SIS
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Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Is it safe? Advice on assessing the suitability of electrical devices for use in a safety instrumented function

Is it safe? Advice on assessing the suitability of electrical devices for use in a safety instrumented function

When designing safety instrumented functions (SIFs) for a process operation, it is not unusual to find devices such as electrical motors, ...

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Labels: ABB , DTT , ETT , Hardware Fault Tolerance , IEC 61511 , IEC61508 , ISO13849-1 , Machinery Directive , NAMUR NE 142 , Rafal Selega , Safety Instrumented Functions , SIL1 , SIL2 , SIL3
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