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What is Your SIS Doing When You're Not Watching?

You pay a lot of money for your Safety Instrumented System (SIS) and spend a lot on its upkeep. You expect it to always be there for you. To be loyal, and to do its job. But can you trust it? Are you really getting your money’s worth? Is it doing things you don’t know about, or not do...

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Understanding and Applying the ANSI/ISA 18.2 Standard

Alarm Management has become an ever-increasing topic of discussion in the power and processing industries. In 2003, ISA started developing a standard around this subject. After six years of hard work, the ANSI/ISA-18.2-2009 Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries standard was publi...

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Understanding the New IEC 62682 Alarm Management Standard

This white paper explains why there are now both an ISA-18.2 and an IEC 62682 Standard on “Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries.” The genesis of the IEC document is explained and the differences between the two documents are detailed. This paper is ...

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Maximize Operator Effectiveness Part I: Understanding High Performance HMI Principles and Best Practices

The first paper of a two-part white paper series, "Maximize Operator Effectiveness," breaks down the evolving standards and provides valuable insight into HPHMI principles and best practices. This white paper augments the detailed content in The High Performance HMI Handbook.

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Maximize Operator Effectiveness Part II: Interpreting the New ANSI/ISA 101.01-2015 Standards

The second paper of a two-part white paper series, "Maximize Operator Effectiveness," provides new case studies and guidelines on developing a detailed plan of action for the improvement of a process control HMI. This white paper augments the detailed content in The High ...

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White Paper: Pushing Process Limits Without Compromising Safety

How can operating teams push processes to their optimal limits while maximizing safety and minimizing environmental impact? Managers, engineers, and operators are responsible for making sure that easily-changed automation systems remain both configured and operated within app...

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