IDC Technologies. Overview of Safety Instrumented Systems

Bookboon, 2012. — 98 p. — ISBN: 978-87-403-0314-8.For project managers and engineers involved with hazardous processes, this manual focuses on the management, planning and execution of automatic safety systems in accordance with IEC 61511, the international standard for process industry safety controls.IDC Technologies
Who are we?
Technical workshops
Overview of Safety Instrumented Systems
Summary of contents
Introduction and objectives
Safety system basics
Risk reduction and safety integrity
Protection layers
Safety management principles
The legal framework for process safety
New standards
The safety lifecycle
Setting SIL targets
Meeting SIL targets
Safety reliability versus availability for production
Introduction to safety PLCs
The cost of ownership
Management of functional safety