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exida Presenting at ISA Wilmington Section February Meeting
February 19, 2015
Steve Gandy, exida VP Global Business Development will be presenting at the ISA Wilmington Section February 2015 meeting. The presentation is titled IEC 61511: Operation and Maintenance Requirements, and will take place on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 beginning at 5:30pm.
IEC 61511: Operation and Maintenance Requirements
It is hard to believe that the IEC 61511 standard has been in existence since 2003 and most companies operating in the process, chemical, and refining industries, (or any other hazardous process manufacturer) have adopted its practices. It is also significant that any plants that were built at that time with a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) will now be halfway through their useful life. This begs the question of how well have companies been recording the performance of their SIS systems, in terms of failures, spurious trips, and proof testing results? This presentation highlights how testing and documenting the performance of the SIS is an essential part of ensuring that SIS is able to fulfill its designed functional safety requirements. This is especially true as the SIS approaches its end of useful life.