Safety instrument system manuals - A need to balance reliability and safety

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-57

  Thomas, Harold W ^a   Deibert, David ^a   Arner, David C ^a   Weir, David ^a  

^a AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Safety instrumented system; Safety manual; SIS reliability; SIS useful life

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY; STANDARDS;

SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEM;

SECURITY SYSTEMS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MAINTENANCE; RELIABILITY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STANDARDS;

EID: 40749104219     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10219     Document Type: Article

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