ON THE CONCEPT OF SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEMS

This paper presents a concrete definition of what a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) is. This involves important concepts such as risk, safety integrity level, SIL, life cycle and protection layer. The aim of this paper is to provide readers with a concise definition of SIS. To this end, the basic e...

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Main Authors: Luis Efrén Barrero Páez, Andrés Escobar Díaz, Harold Vacca González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 2014-12-01
Series:Visión Electrónica
Subjects:
SIS
SIL
Online Access:http://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/visele/article/view/7892/9602