Safety control systems conference

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IBG - SA Instrumentation & Control Buyers' Guide

April 2006 News

Many industrial processes have the potential to harm people or the environment if something goes badly wrong. Every year, industry experiences catastrophic fires, explosions or toxic releases but it is always striving to avoid such incidents by providing extensive safety measures often involving the application of automatic safety alarms and high integrity safety control systems.

A 'functional safety system' protects life and business assets through the actions it takes when a hazardous condition is present on a machine or in a process. This may be a safety trip switch on a conveyor or a critical safety alarm on a furnace or it may be a fully automatic shutdown system on a chemical or gas processing plant.

However big or small, the safety system must be properly specified and designed for the task that it is required to do. Safety system practitioners must therefore be aware of the best codes of practice, the best equipment to use and what pitfalls to avoid. Functional safety depends on getting everything right at all stages of the job, from defining the problem, finding the right solution and ensuring it is always maintained and tested.

The conference

This two-day forum with its experienced speakers will highlight and examine the critical issues involved in the application and management of functional safety systems, providing opportunities for participants to discuss their experiences and applications, and helping delegates to find cost effective and secure solutions to safety problems.

This conference presents an industry-wide forum to examine and discuss the latest international practices and standards in safety control systems. Delegates will hear case studies and practical applications by specialists experienced in safety life cycle activities such as hazard and risk assessment and the determination of safety integrity levels (SILs). Topics will be relevant to a wide range of industry sectors including machinery and automation plant, chemical processes, energy and power, pulp and paper and petrochemicals.

For more information contact Shellie Dodds, IDC Technologies, 011 883 2859, [email protected], www.idc-online.com

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