Which Standard Is the Key to Compliant Safety Controls?
Understanding IEC 61508, the “parent” functional safety standard, will help you better apply U.S. and European industry-specific standards. Today’s global economy entails ever-changing regulatory and industry safety standards. Manufacturers may get confused when applying them to product design, market demands, and getting products to market in increasingly tight windows. This confusion can lead to uncertainty, which can slow the product to market process and foster risk at multiple levels. Understanding how current safety standards operate is key to meet the requirements, minimize risk, and compete effectively across markets. The Evolution of Safety Standards There has been a progression in the application of safety ...
How Safety PLCs Can Enhance Burner Management
Now that safety PLCs can be used for burner management systems, they offer a new alternative to cost-effective NFPA 86 compliance. Burner Management Systems (BMS) are among the most widespread process safety applications used in the chemical, petrochemical, and oil and gas industries. Traditionally there were not many firm standards regarding how to implement BMS, be they hardwired or using electronic components such as PLCs. ISA issued some standards a few years ago, but typically companies looked at developing a system designed for approval by FM (Factory Mutual) or IRI (Industrial Risk Insurers) in the U.S., or to TUV in Europe ...
New Safety Evaluation Tool for Fast, Reliable Machine Assessments
TÜV-tested online database helps you assess and create compliance documentation using auto XML import/export for your Siemens products. The Safety Evaluation Tool (SET) for the IEC 62061 and ISO 13849-1 standards empowers machine designers to create standard-compliant documentation in a better way. This TÜV-tested online tool from the Safety Integrated program by Siemens supports the fast and reliable assessment of a machine’s safety functions. As a result, users are provided with a standard-compliant report that can be integrated in the documentation as proof of safety. Functional safety is paramount for the protection of people and machines; in particular, the correct function of ...
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How Safety PLCs Can Enhance Burner Management
Now that safety PLCs can be used for burner management systems, they offer a new alternative to cost-effective NFPA 86 compliance. Burner Management Systems (BMS) are among the most widespread process safety applications used in the chemical, petrochemical, and oil and gas industries. Traditionally there were not many firm standards regarding how to... [Read more]
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