A while back I had an interesting conversation with a well respected burner management (BMS) expert, Mr. Mike Scott from AESolutions.  We were chatting about the requirements for PLC based BMS systems, and what the latest release of NFPA standards (NFPA 85 and NFPA 86) mandate.Something that we found quite interesting was with NFPA 86 -2007 - ...

Some folks in machine safety are off learning about European standards like IEC 60204, IEC 62061, and the October 2006 updated ISO 13849-1. These standards talk about the safe guarding of machines and use terms like; SIL (Safety Integrity Level), PL (Performance Level), MTTFD  (Mean Time To Fail dangerous), and SIL Claim Limit to mention a ...

Did anyone notice that we are about to enter a new paradigm in safety?  I am fortunate enough to be on a committee that writes changes to regulations. The committee is a great group of people to work with, and we try very hard to make sure the regulations keep up with available technology. It’s been two years since NFPA 79, the ...