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PNOZ mm0.1p and mm0.2p safe link modules are designed up to PL e in accordance with BS EN ISO 13849-1 and SIL CL 3 in accordance with BS EN 62061.

ISA launched its social media site, ISA Interchange. This news-and-blog site provides automation professionals with an opportunity for finding relevant, high-quality technical knowledge.

Training classes will be held for HMI, I/O, Ethernet, network security, wireless and safety technology.

Control, July 2011
By Béla Lipták
Describes both the causes of the hydrogen explosions at Fukushima and the controls needed to protect against hydrogen explosions at American BWRs.

FPM-8151H is a Class 1, Division 2 certified monitor with NEMA4/IP65 protection and a 2.8mm thick resistive glass panel.

HazardEx, July 2011
By Cliff Anderson, Detector Electronics
Hydrogen gas is very flammable and only a small amount of energy will ignite it. In fact, if leaking from a pipe at a high enough pressure, hydrogen gas can self ignite without an external energy source.

HazardEx, July 2011
By John Astad, Combustible Dust Policy Institute
Concern arises in the US with the current OSHA Combustible Dust rulemaking process. This is especially so where a multitude of combustible dust related fires in the manufacturing sector is ignored in the vein of normalisation of deviation.

HazardEx, June 2011
By Kenny Mitchell, Dron & Dickson
When it comes to the repair, inspection and maintenance of electrical equipment there are few environments where strict adherence to the correct processes and procedures is more crucial than on an offshore petrochemical asset.

South Africa Instrumentation & Control, July 2011
By Gavin Halse, ApplyIT
Can risk assessment predict if you will have an accident today?

Oil & Gas Engineer, July 2011
Evolving health and safety regulations are prompting a broad range of new initiatives within the industry, including a subsea well incident response project, novel landing string assemblies, and new guidelines to make offshore support vessels safer.