I'm taking a stance, and publicly telling you my vision on the issue of separation and integration for safety and control.  When this happens, is still up to debate. I believe that one day it will only take one control system to automate your critical process.  That's right, there will be day where it is commonly ...

A recent “Market Intelligence” report on Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) had me shaking my head.  What really surprised me about their reported findings was on the heavily debated topic of SIS independence.  For those who like reading my BLOG, but are not (yet) process safety gurus, please allow me to explain.  For the ...

Here's another great situation I came across this week.... Let's say your working with an existing unit with only one (1) critical flow transmitter.  Thru your HAZOP, you've found that this flow measurement is critical for both process control and safety shutdown.  What do you do?  Add ...