Programmable electronic and hardwired emergency shutdown systems: A quantified safety analysis

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1061-1068

  Sammarco, John J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronics; Emergency shutdown systems (ESDs); Mining safety; Programmable electronics (PE)

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ERRORS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PROBABILITY; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

ELECTRONIC MINING SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN SYSTEMS; MINING SAFETY;

MINING MACHINERY;

EID: 34547859660     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2007.900477     Document Type: Article

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