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Participation in the endorsement program can provide many benefits to you and/or your company:
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Passing an endorsement examination demonstrates proven capabilities and subject matter expertise beyond that which is required for the Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) or Certified Functional Safety…
As an engineer responsible for critical industrial processes, we face a variety of challenges:
This makes…
Walking into work last week and seeing this article reassured me why I work at exida. Incidents, like this recent one at a pesticide plant in eastern China, are why we push every day to help educate people about the importance of functional safety.
Have you heard about…
Have you noticed that over the last several years, cybersecurity seems to be “trending?”
Companies of all sizes are starting to learn how to prevent, or at least minimize, these attacks. They hire third-party experts and attend trainings to learn more about the human and system weaknesses that are…
Last Saturday, I read an article about hackers who were behind at least two potentially fatal intrusions on oil and gas industrial facilities (Yes I read cyber articles on the weekend 
). Besides the fact that I enjoy learning about cybersecurity on my…
A few weeks ago, we were asked to help a fellow colleague who received a message regarding their FS Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) certificate :
We are aware, that the validity of your FS Expert (TÜV Rheinland) certificate is expiring this month. Kindly be informed that we have had a…
Last week I was part of a conversation that made me really question why people (companies) would set themselves up for failure. Is it lack of knowledge? Lack of communication? Or maybe they are simply NEW to the process and don’t know what to expect.
But then I thought…
Performing site audits for numerous customers can be very telling. All sites have their own unique layout, procedures, documentation, and people. Did you know that failure rates differ from site to site? Are you surprised? According to our recent webinar results, the majority of people aren’t, and in fact…
Have you even wondered, been involved, or WERE the little kid that didn’t listen to your parents, but always listened to a teacher? This is called the “Third party effect.” In business, it is well known that the power of persuasion can be the most effective by a third…
New reports out now are claiming that an aging, failed elbow pipe appears to be the initial cause of a June 21 fire and subsequent explosions that injured five people at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast, federal investigators said.
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation…
exida, the global leader in functional safety, industrial automation cybersecurity, and alarm management is thrilled to announce a new online testing platform for their CFSE (Certified Functional Safety Expert) and CACE (IEC 62443 Certified Automation Cybersecurity Expert) Certification programs. This also includes the CFSP and CACS…
Let me ask you a few questions: Does adding letters after a person’s name make them more important? What did that person go through to achieve those letters? If someone has XYZ after their name and another person also has XYZ after their name, are they equal? Did one…
Site audits have shown many differences in how things are done from site to site. This impacts many variables in a safety instrumented system!
A key metric for process industry designs is called average Probability of Failure on Demand (PFDavg). After several studies of many field failure and proof…
When current Certified Functional Safety Professionals and Experts (CFSP/CFSEs) come to us seeking further education, we commonly point them to the recently established CFSE Endorsement Program. However, we are often posed questions in return: