HOUSTON, TEXAS (June 22, 2006) – SIS-TECH, a premier provider of safety instrumented system products, training, consultation, and engineering services, has expanded its popular online PRISM Certified Training schedule. PRISM Certified training is targeted at technical professionals who have responsibility for assessing, designing, installing, inspecting, testing, operating, and/or maintaining safety instrumented systems. Process, process automation, and instrumentation and electrical specialists will learn how to achieve and maintain the core attributes of safe and reliable safety instrumented systems.The 14 module series is divided into four topic areas designed to provide students with a comprehensive view of the design and management of safety instrumented systems.
Modules 1-3 (Sept. 12) – Getting Started, provides an overview of the SIS standards, the protective management system, and the grandfather clause. Modules 4-6 (Sept. 19) – Hazard and Risk Analysis, covers the hazard and risk assessment process, including establishing risk criteria, understanding the protection layers, and an introduction to layer of protection analysis.
Modules 7-10 (Sept. 26) – Design and Implementation, addresses the engineering process from the process requirements specification, safety requirements specification, selection of devices, and software applications.
Modules 11-14 - (Oct. 3) – Metrics and the Operating Basis, introduces failure rate data and verification theory, provides an example of the verification calculation, and covers the long-term operation and maintenance issues related to choices made during design and verification.Students may signup to attend individual series ($250 per series) or the entire series ($775).• Module 1 - Introduction to SIS standards• Module 2 - The grandfather clause• Module 3 - Protective management systems• Module 4 - Process risk & protection layers• Module 5 – Establishing H&RA criteria• Module 6 – Layer of protection analysis• Module 7 – Process requirements specification• Module 8 – Safety requirements specification• Module 9 – Data decisions• Module 10 – Selection of devices• Module 11 – Software specification• Module 12 – Verification fundamentals• Module 13 – Example verification• Module 14 – Operating basisStudents who prefer a classroom-learning environment may signup for the Oct.
/Nov. course held at SIS-TECH's office in Houston, Texas.Students who complete the 14 module series and pass the required tests will receive the distinction of being PRISM Certified.Each class will be taught by Angela Summers, PhD, PE, a world-renowned expert in the implementation of safety instrumented systems.
Summers is a member of the IEC 61511 and 61508 committees, chairs ISA’s TR84.02 and TR84.04 committees, is a consultant to NFPA, API, and ASME committees, and has authored AICHE-CCPS books on instrumentation protective systems.Additional information about module content is available by visiting ( http://www.sis-tech.com/training.html )
ABOUT SIS-TECH:
Founded in 1999 by Angela Summers, PhD, SIS-TECH Solutions LP is focused on providing cost competitive engineering solutions designed in accordance with international safety standards. SIS-TECH Solutions are designed based on detailed risk assessments and implemented in such a way to prevent process incidents that have the potential of impacting people, environment, and/or assets.SIS-TECH consultants provide complete lifecycle solutions designed to meet the intent of the latest international good engineering practice, IEC 61511/ISA 84.01-2004, and end-user operability and reliability goals.
SIS-TECH’s slogan, “We're proven-in-use” is the result of its extensive list of alliance customers ranging from large corporations to small specialty manufacturers in the refining, chemical, petrochemical, gas processing, and production industries.SIS-TECH’s service offerings include, compliance programs, risk analysis, alarm management, design, verification, programming, commissioning, validation, training, proof test supervision, and hot cutover assistance.