Functional Safety
Modern solutions for bringing process loops to a safe state, without compromise
IEC 61508 defines functional safety as freedom from unacceptable risk of physical injury or of damage to the health of people, either directly, or indirectly as a result of damage to property or equipment.
It is a part of the overall safety that depends on the system or equipment operating correctly in response to its inputs. Functional safety is the detection of a potentially dangerous condition resulting in the activation of protective or corrective device mechanism to prevent hazardous events arising or providing mitigation to reduce the consequences of a hazardous event.
Did you know that a final element accounts for 50% or more of reported failures in SIS infrastructure? In this video, Carsten Theogersen takes the time to remind manufactures the importance of proper valve assemblies and final element installation.