Safety Instrumented Systems
Safety Instrumented Systems are defined in IEC standard 61508 and ANSI/ISA S84.01.
Standards
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) The International Electrotechnical Commission is the
international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology.
ISA the International Society for Measurement and Control.
Standards Council of Canada List of Canadian and international standards.
TUV includes a list of TUV approved systems
Standards in Safety Related Applications The Collection and Categorisation of Worldwide Standards Relevant to the Use of Programmable Electronic Systems in Safety Related Applications.
Technical Articles
Moore Solutions: Critical News and Articles
Proposal for an Interim Solution for the Use of Non-Safety-Related Intelligent Field Instruments in Safety Applications in the Process Industry.
Requirements for Microprocessor Based Field Equipment for Use in Safety-Relevant Applications.
Honeywell September 1998 Journal Magazine - Fail Safe Controller supplement.
Valves for Safety Systems from Control Magazine, March 2000.
Use Safety Transmitters to Reduce Costs and Improve Reliability from Hydrocarbon Processing, April 2000.
Decrease Safety System Costs by Considering Existing Layers of Protection, fron exida.com.
Manufacturers
ABB Industrial AS - Safety Products and Systems
Boo Instrument AS - Complete Safety Systems
GE Fanuc Automation
HIMA
Honeywell Safety Management Systems
ICS Triplex - Safety and Control Systems
Moore Process Automation Solutions - Process Control and Safety Shutdown Systems
SAAS ASA - Integrated Safety Systems
Triconex Corporation - Safety and Critical Control Systems
Yokogawa Industrial Safety Systems - Safety Instrumented Systems/Supervisory Systems
Software
Honeywell SafeCalc software.
L&M Engineering Casspack software.
Web Links
AICHE Web American Institute of Chemical Engineers
AICHE CCPS Center for Chemical Process Safety
Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center
The Safety Link
Control Engineering - Safety Systems News & products, Magazine articles and Web exclusives.
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
exida.com EXcellence In Dependable Automation
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Updated by Brian Smith on April 12, 2001.
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