August 29, 2012 - Exida released a book, Practical SIL Target Selection- Risk Analysis Per the IEC 61511 Safety Lifecycle. Written by exida’s Heidi Hartmann, Dr. Eric Scharpf and Hal Thomas, the book describes how to use risk analysis and Safety Integrity Level (SIL) target selection to evaluate process hazards and determine the proper risk reductions. This authoritative reference also explains how to follow the IEC 61508 / 61511 functional safety lifecycle as well as elevated Safety Integrity Level (SIL). Other topics include risk management and risk tolerance, identifying hazards and potential safety instrumented functions, simplified and quantitative layers of protection and various methods for SIL target selection.
“This book is based on years of practical experience doing SIL target selections for some of the most challenging applications from around the world,” says Heidi Hartmann, exida senior safety engineer. “Inadequate SIL target selection can cost large amounts of money and sometimes even lives. However, these costs can usually be prevented by applying the relatively basic techniques presented in the text.”
About exida:
exida is a certification and research firm specializing in safety critical/high availability automation systems, control system security, and alarm management. exida’s main offices are located in Sellersville, PA, USA and Munich, Germany. exida has worldwide operations with service centers in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, and New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
