Facility safety - training bargain!

ACM Facility Safety announces the immediate availability of their 2016 Annual Training Pass for only CA$2,995, which gives the holder:

• Right to attend any ACM-instructed public training course held in Calgary, (AB, CDN)
• Ability to bring one extra participant to any training course the pass holder is attending at a price of only CA$500, a substantial discount from list prices 
• One-year membership in the Institute of Hazard Prevention, including access to all Process Safety Discussion Group meetings
• One-year license for SafeGuard Profiler, Expert Package
• One PHA Safeguard Analytics report

Purchased individually, the above items would cost over CA$30,000, so the Annual Training Pass represents great value. And, a second pass for additional employees can be purchased at a 50% discount for CA$1,497.

Qualifying Courses, each offered at multiple times during 2016, include:

• P&ID Workshop
• Introduction to PHA/HAZOP
• Fundamentals of Risk Based Process Safety Management
• Fundamentals of the Safety Lifecycle
• LOPA Workshop
• SIL Verification Workshop
• PHA/HAZOP Leadership Workshop
• CHAZOP Workshop
• Fundamentals of Hazard Identification and Practical Risk Assessment
• Introduction to SIL/SIS for Operations and Maintenance

One-year membership in the Institute of Hazard Prevention is included with the Annual Training Pass, saving its cost of CA$250. It includes:

• Access to Process Safety Discussion Group meetings held every other month
• Mentorship, which consists of linking you to a suitable volunteer mentor who will help you achieve your process safety goals and objectives
• Attendance at networking events
• Special renewal offers 

A one-year license for SafeGuard Profiler, Expert Package is included with the Annual Training Pass, saving its cost of CA$10,800. SafeGuard Profiler is a field-proven Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Lifecycle tool that gives high integrity and critical control systems designers, engineers and operators the information and power they need to conduct successful engineering failure analysis, SIL Determination, SIL Verification/Validation and SIL Optimization exercises.

One PHA Safeguard Analytics report is included with the Annual Training Pass, saving its cost of CA$2,900. Safeguard Analytics provides a way to further explore the diversity of current and future safeguards (recommendations), in a facility. Insight is provided regarding the reliance on people-based safeguards (alarms, procedures, occupancy etc.) versus mechanical and automated, leading to discussion around safeguarding balance and the efforts in place to ensure the integrity of all types of safeguards.

The 2016 Annual Training Pass demonstrates commitment by individuals and organizations to safety, which ultimately will help reduce incidents, increase uptime and reduce operating expenses. To register for the 2016 Annual Training Pass or to obtain more information, please go to www.acm.ca/annual-training-pass

Developing a TUS sSolution!

Ocean Data Systems has been selected by Yokogawa to develop a specialised Thermal Uniformity Survey (TUS) reporting solution to accompany their broad range of data recorder products.

Sample TUS Stability-Report

Thermal Uniformity Surveys are carried out to validate that heat treating processes are delivering quality and repeatability to meet a number of standards including SAE International Standard AMS2750E, Rolls Royce Standard RPS953, British Standard BS2M54, Boeing D38510-1 and D6-49327 and others. Yokogawa recorder models DX, FX, GX and GP are commonly used in the data acquisition during Thermal Uniformity Surveys. Their resulting survey data will automatically be collected by a new TUS reporting solution and analysed for quality before a final report is automatically generated. This solution will address both end users that perform their own TUS audits and those that offer TUS testing services.

“As a leader in the data acquisition market, we are commonly asked for concise report generation based on TUS run data. We’ve offered Excel=based tools in the past, but would like to offer a more reliable and fit-for-purpose solution,” said Aaron Lee, Product Manager for Yokogawa Corporation of America. “We feel Ocean Data Systems, makers of Dream Report, is an excellent partner to develop a custom TUS solution for us.”

“This is a very exciting opportunity for ODS,” said Roy Kok, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Ocean Data Systems. “We already offer Setpoint Analysis statistics in our standard Dream Report product. We also have experience in developing productivity tools (Wizards) around our Dream Report engine, to address specific vertical markets and applications. The development of a TUS Reporting tool for Yokogawa is a straightforward project and we expect delivery to Yokogawa in the July/August timeframe.”

Process safety to be examined!

The theme of Inspire 2014 is how the interaction among Culture, Safety and Technology can be used to improve safety in process plants.

ACM Facility Safety and the Institute of Hazard Prevention present the Inspire 2014 Conference on May 6-8, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta, (CDN).

This event has been cancelled!

Process safety workshop!

Free workshop teaches the essential elements of Safety Instrumented Systems including how to comply with myriad safety requirements.

ACM Facility Safety presents a free two-day process safety workshop with hands-on instruction on how to deal with safety requirements such as SIL, HAZOP,  LOPA, SIF Loop Verification, SRS and Reporting. The workshop is available in a two-day classroom in Calgary, or as a three-day webinar.

This workshop is designed for engineers and technologists who want to follow best engineering practices with regard to the application of Safety Instrumented Systems in the process industry. The course is free for qualified students and includes a copy of SafeGuard Profiler software, an IEC compliant Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Life Cycle tool, which students will use to compile data, perform analyses and generate reports during the class.

The workshop covers:

Dates 2-day hands-on workshops: March 4-5, 2014 April 1-2, 2014 May 6-7, 2014 3-day interactive Webinars: March 18-20, 2014 April 15-17, 2014 May 13-15, 2014

• Safety Integrity Level (SIL)
• Safety Life Cycle (SLC)
• Safety Instrumented Function (SIF)
• Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP)
• Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
• SIL Determination and Validation
• Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS)
• LOPA “Loop” Creation
• SIL Determination using LOPA Scenario Analysis
• Risk Graph Analysis
• SIF Loop Verification
• Loop Linking (SIF to LOPA, SIF to SIF)
• Contingency Planning and Risk Exposure
• Reports
• Other related topics

The workshop is appropriate for High Integrity and Critical Control System specialists, I & C Team Leaders, engineers and technologists, SIL and LOPA team leaders and scribes, and engineers involved in any aspect of the safety Lifecycle.

All workshops are held at the Institute of Hazard Prevention, founded by ACM Facility Safety in Calgary, Alberta, (CDN).