Using risk tolerance criteria to determine safety integrity levels for safety instrumented functions

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1000-1009

  Baybutt, Paul ^a  

^a Primatech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazardous event; Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA); Risk tolerance criteria; Safety Instrumented System (SIS); Safety Integrity Level (SIL); SIL determination

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS EVENTS; LAYERS OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS; RISK TOLERANCE; SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS; SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVELS; SIL DETERMINATION;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 84867633107     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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