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Welcome :.
This month's topic focuses on
SIL (Safety Integrity Levels)
Feature Article:.
SIL 101: How Safe Do I Need To Be?
The global importance of SIL (Safety Integrity Levels) has grown
substantially in the oil/gas, petrochemical and other process
industries over the last 10 years. However, for many end users,
systems integrators, and product vendors, SIL is still a somewhat
ambiguous concept that often is misinterpreted and incorrectly
implemented. In order to fully understand SIL and its implications, it
is important to grasp the overarching concept known as Functional
Safety, and how it applies to Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) within
the process industries.
Functional Safety and SIS Background
Functional Safety, as defined by IEC standard 61508, is the safety
that control systems provide to an overall process or plant. The
concept of Functional Safety was developed in response to the growing
need for improved confidence in safety systems. Major accidents around
the world, as well as the increasing use of electrical, electronic or
programmable electronic systems to carry out safety functions, have
raised awareness and the desire to design safety systems in such a way
as to prevent dangerous failures or to control them when they arise.
Read the full article, which provides detailed SIL information.
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News Briefs:.
IR5000 adds new distance option
Our IR5000 Open Path Infrared Gas Detector now has a new distance range
option. The new distance option is 130 meters. With this addition, the
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