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Have you ever had the problem of having a perfectly functional BPCS * interlock that you know is highly failure immune, yet when it comes time for the Hazard Analysis, you may only take one credit? Unfortunately, for facilities following the IEC 61511 safety lifecycle, any interlock not designed according to the standard is limited to one risk reduction credit. This can make meeting extremely low total mitigated event likelihood targets (such as 1x10-5 or 1x10-6) exceedingl

The system has been updated to utilize Siemens process automation Simatic ET 200SP HA input/output (I/O) cards in place of existing I/O card

What’s a HIPPS and where are they used? Updated April 2026 - There are two common applications for a High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) . First, many process facilities have expanded to the point where the original pressure relieving and flare system may no longer be able to handle a potential event. Preventing a potential overpressure through the use of a HIPPS can be done at a much lower cost compared to installing a new flare and header system. Second, many

Company to Showcase New Machinery Safety Line of Service at the 2022 South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo Greenville, SC – September 20, 2022 – aeSolutions, a consulting, engineering and systems integration company that provides industrial process safety and automation products and services, today announced that the company will be presenting and exhibiting at the 2022 Mary Kay O’Connor Safety & Risk Conference. Sponsored by the Mary Kay O’Connor Safety Center a

By Warren Johnson, Senior Project Manager, FGS Product Manager Regulatory compliance is a moving target. Codes and standards are under...

Ammonia is used throughout the process industries. However, an ammonia release has the potential to cause health concerns to those on...

Client Success Model Guides Clients Throughout Entire Project Lifecycle Greenville, SC –September 8th, 2022 – aeSolutions, a consulting, engineering, and systems integration company, today announced the launch of the company’s Client Success Model, which will be managed by the newly formed Project Development team. The Client Success Model is a relationship-focused business strategy designed to help clients achieve their goals while using aeSolutions’ products and services to

The analysis of existing gas detection systems has shown that the primary limiting factor in the effectiveness of a system is incorrect...

Excerpt from automation.com: Review by external auditors with wide-ranging experience has proven at many sites to provide the best-case...

Those who work in high hazard industries are familiar with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) standard requirements for Process...

by aeSolutions' Judith Lesslie Improperly selected and validated IPLs can result in high hazard scenarios that have far less risk...

(and where picking safety integrity levels on burner management systems makes sense) Safety is always a primary concern at any industrial...

An effective gas detection system protects on-site personnel from toxic and combustible gas releases. Gas detectors that are fit for...

STAMP ( Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes ) is a relatively new accident causality model based on systems theory. It draws its main tenets from systems thinking that (1) accidents can happen even when there has been no failure, (2) that interactions between components of the system create emergent properties that can lead to failure, and (3) it treats accidents as a control problem rather than a failure problem. STPA (Systems Theoretic Process Analysis) or colloq

Updated April 2026 - Those who work in high hazard industries are familiar with the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements for routine Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) for their processes. Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) are recognized methods for PHA. LOPA is widely used as a semi-quantitative method to identify, assess, and improve the most effective safeguards for higher consequence scenarios identified in a qualitative

Due to potential blast hazards to plant personnel, the control rooms of one of the world’s largest natural gas (NG) processing and...