35th Anniversary
SAFETY PRODUCTS RESOLVING YOUR ALARM ISSUES
M.A.C. Solutions, developer of the ProcessVue suite of alarm management software, has launched a suite of alarm management services, designed to help companies identify, manage and resolve their alarm management issues. The suite of services includes
alarm management benchmark assessments, alarm philosophy, alarm rationalisation, nuisance alarm remediation, advance alarm handling techniques, and alarm management training. Ian Brown, alarm rationalisation and services manager at M.A.C. Solutions, said: “With the recently published IEC 62682 alarm management standard and Seveso III European Directive [enacted through the COMAH 2015 regulations, effective from 1st June
2015] there is an increasing need for companies to focus on alarms and alarm management, regardless of the maturity of their alarm management system. “These services will therefore
appeal to a wide range of process industry customers, particularly Upper and Lower Tier COMAH- regulated or FDA-regulated sites... If there is a need to manage and resolve alarm issues on site, we can help,” he added.
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INCREASED VISIBILITY OF SAFETY PROGRAMME
Rockwell Automation has announced the Safety Maturity Index (SMI) tool, a self-guided assessment that gives manufacturers visibility into the effectiveness of their safety programmes. Applicable to any industry, any plant size and any location, the SMI tool helps manufacturers see where they measure in safety culture, compliance and capital. It provides recommendations to help achieve best-in-class safety performance. The three principal components of a successful safe workplace – culture (behavioural), compliance (procedural) and capital (technical) – are interdependent in developing a strong, sustainable safety program. For example, creating and maintaining a robust safety culture but not investing in safety technologies and/or complying with standards lowers a company’s ability to provide a safe workplace. Each safety pillar is measureable in the SMI tool using four categories
– SMI 1: minimizing investment, SMI 2: attaining compliance, SMI 3: cost avoidance and SMI 4: operational excellence. By answering a series of questions, manufacturers can complete the SMI assessment and determine how they measure in each of the four categories. The report aso provided recommendations for improvement, if needed. Rockwell Automation
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EXPANDING MACHINERY PROTECTION
A compact protection system for machinery such as pumps, compressors, centrifuges, blowers and generators has been introduced by Emerson Process Management. The CSI 3000 Machinery Health Monitor delivers protection data where a standard rack-based system simply will not fit or is not a cost-effective approach. It is easy to assemble and offers a customisable set-up for ensuring the safety of rotating assets. The monitor measures shaft
vibration, bearing vibration, position and speed, and generates key
signals. The system provides the user with alarm outputs for each channel and does not require additional signal converters for shaft vibration and displacement measurements.
“This is another example of how
we are delivering capabilities that bring stability to our user’s operations through services and technologies that reduce downtime and improve availability,” said Björn Müller, Emerson’s product manager for online sensors.
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VEGAPULS 69: The best just got better
VEGA have utilised the latest high frequency radar technology to create a non-contact level sensor focused and sensitive enough to measure the most difficult of bulk solids products in the most challenging environments.
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All applications: from short ranges up to 120m Excellent focusing: simplifies set up Encapsulated antenna: reduces build up
For an application demo:
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