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  • by Chris O'Brien, CFSE
  • Tuesday, February 05, 2013
  • Software

How Do You Handle Interposing Relays?

Many times in the design of a safety instrumented system it is necessary to utilize an interposing relay. Typically there is not a certified relay available. Since no certified product is being used it is important to follow the requirements to justify prior use and also to design…

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Too Good to be True

A.K.A You’re About to Severely Under-Design your SIF and Put your People at Risk. Twice this week alone, and much more often than I like to remember, I’ve had safety system designers blindly follow certificates that contain data that simply cannot be true. They get a certificate from…

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