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When 1+1 doesn’t equal two

One would think that simple math would be sufficient when dealing with safety systems? For the most part this is true, as today, simplified formulas are widely accepted for modeling safety instrumented systems. The calculations used to help predict the

Running to Destruction

Was not the response I was expecting to hear from an audience member during my presentation on new SIS (safety instrumented system) hardware development at this week’s ISA Expo. He obviously was concerned over my suggestion that with new SIS technology

What the FUD?

Earlier this week I listened in as some world recognized experts blathered on about the dangers of embedded safety systems. These gentlemen represented one of the market leaders in process safety, and I was hoping to learn some new things about our industry.

Process Safety in the year 2007

Working in and around process safety applications for most of my professional career (just under 20 years), I've enjoyed watching, discussing and participating on many technical challenges and advances regarding safety instrumented systems (SIS).