The analysis of past safety accidents was conducted primarily regionally, and with companies having an “experienced” workforce. Today the global economy is undergoing major shifts in manufacturing which is making the issue of finding, developing, and retaining experienced people more challenging than in the past. In “Brownfield” (developed) areas,…
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Entries tagged with: Personnel Functional Safety Certification Programs
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Wednesday, April 10, 2013
- Certification
The Human Element of Functional Safety (The Challenge)
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Friday, February 22, 2013
- Certification
Why Personnel Functional Safety Certification Programs are Needed
The publication of the international functional safety standards IEC 61508 (1999), IEC 61511 / ISA-84 (2004) and IEC 62061 (2005) were significant milestones in the effort to increase equipment and process safety. 1,2,3 Unfortunately, the release of safety standards does not by itself make the world a safer place.…