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safety instrumented system

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A system that protects a manufacturing or operating process. Conforming to the IEC 61511 or 61508 standards, such a system is designed to shut itself down or change to a reduced operational state in the event of failure or hazardous situation. Also called "ESD system," "emergency shutdown," "safety shutdown" and "emergency trip system." See safety.


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com) safety instrumented systems as part of an operations, safety and security upgrade in major offshore projects for Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX).
Within Invensys Process Systems, these include Triconex safety instrumented systems, Foxboro process automation, Foxboro Measurements and Instruments, project operations, customer satisfaction, and Invensys Process Systems China.
com) TMR (triple modular redundant) technology for safety instrumented systems applications at the Duque de Caxias refinery in Rio de Janeiro state (REDUC) and the Paulinia refinery in Sao Paulo state (REPLAN) in Brazil.
 
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