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I Like Logic Diagrams
I like logic diagrams, although I’m often in the minority, to do the detailed design of a Safety Instrumented Function (SIF). Others believe that Cause and Effect (C&E) Diagrams are all that is...
Promoting a Sustainable Process Safety Culture
Promoting a sustainable process safety culture can be difficult. The Chemical Safety Board just issued their report on the November 2014 incident at the DuPont La Porte plant in which 4 people were...
Shell Awards Global Enterprise Framework Agreement to Mangan Software Solutions Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michelle Smith Mangan Software Solutions 281.402.2641 ext. 514 mangansoftware.com Houston, TX // September 24, 2019 Shell awards Global Enterprise Framework...
Introducing the New Safety Lifecycle Manager (SLM®) University Public Training Courses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Florian Mangan Software Solutions 281.402.2641 ext. 523 mangansoftware.com Get Safety Lifecycle Manager (SLM) Certified Houston, TX // September 20, 2019...
How to Use Your Process Historian to Generate Automated Safety Lifecycle Manager (SLM) Events
Capturing Events in SLM generally requires manual entry of data by a user. However, this doesn’t need to be the case. It is possible to automatically extract Event data from a Process Historian....
Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) – “A” is for Assessment
Functional Safety Assessment VS Functional Safety Audit When I chair a Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) for a Safety Instrumented System (SIS), there is usually a brief kickoff meeting with the...
When Should You Conduct a Functional Safety Assessment (FSA)?
When Should You Conduct a Functional Safety Assessment (FSA)? The ISA 84.01.00 and IEC 61511 ed. 2, Part 1, clause 5.2.6 safety standards require that every safety instrumented system (SIS) shall...
What really should be in a Safety Requirements Specification (SRS)?
IEC 61511 ed.2 and ISA 84.00.01 require that a Safety Requirements Specification (SRS) be prepared for each Safety Instrumented System (SIS). Clause 10 describes the requirements for the SRS. Clause...
5 Reasons You Should Invest in a Safety System (other than Safety)
When it comes to Safety Systems, there are two perspectives: Those who have experienced a major incident VS those who have not. Most of those who have experienced a major incident have no desire...
Thoughts on Prescriptive Design – It Doesn’t Solve Everything, and Sometimes Doesn’t Solve Anything
Some Organization’s feel they can address the requirements of the Safety Lifecycle by developing prescriptive requirements. This can be effective in enforcing some level of conformance with Safety...
The Biggest Problem with Safety Lifecycle Management Roles and How You Can Fix It
The problem: Many organizations are trying to figure out how to manage the Safety Lifecycle. Leadership will often end up just appointing someone as “the SIS guy”. Sometimes the role is given a...
Two Major Issues with Managing Safety Lifecycle Data
There are many issues with managing Safety Lifecycle data in a real plant environment. The fundamental problem is that the tools available in the plant are traditional and unsuitable for an...