Ten Fingers and Ten Toes: Applying Machinery Safety Principles in a Process Plant
When performing risk assessments on process equipment, are you reviewing machinery as well?
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Acronyms & Terms Glossary
Functional Safety
Functional Safety is the process of reducing the risks of both simple and complex systems so that they function safely if a hardware, operational, or human failure occurs. When every safety function is carried out as prescribed and the performance standards for each safety function are met, “Functional Safety” has been achieved.
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