Software tools, such as predictive or plant asset management (PAM), provide online analysis of process equipment health; however, they generally do not offer similar information on control system hea..
Safety culture is a term that was introduced in 1986 by the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group in a report published after the Chernobyl disaster. A widely cited definition from the UK Health..
Manufacturers are under pressure to contribute value to a company's bottom line by continuously improving performance of their assets. Business drivers focus on metrics such as return on assets (ROA) ..
Interest in performing rigorous hazard and risk analysis and applying certified safety instrumented systems (SISs) has increased considerably since the publication of the IEC 61508 safety standard and..
Since the publication of the IEC 61508 safety standard and, more recently, the IEC 61511 standard for process safety, interest in rigorous safety analysis and applying certified safety instrumented sy..
Companies across the world are facingfundamental changes in the ways they are managed and operated.Managers are continuously evaluating strategies and practices todetermine how to maintain and build m..
As automation technology advances in complexity and sophistication, operating personnel face an increasingly complex decision-making process in dealing with critical conditions. Today, ..