(44bg) A Practical View of Risk Reduction Management of Hardware and Software Design for Safety Critical Applications

Best in Class companies (both National and Global) continue to invest in safety systems; this in most cases is because safety is at the core of their production process and among their key performance metrics, closely linked to their productivity.

Many unfortunate industrial accidents such as the recent explosion of the Deep Water Horizon with the largest marine oil spill in history are evidence of the negative consequences they have on people, environment, production assets and corporations.

During this session the speakers will discuss the accepted definition of safety and risk reduction in the industry and will discuss the best practices applied by engineers in the design of products for mission critical functions and the implementation of those products in projects.

Both in product design and implementation, this session will dedicate special attention to methodologies or work processes used to reduce potential common cause failures that might impair the operation of the safety system and ultimately expose the facility to a higher risk; and the human factor considerations recommended to ensure proper operation upon a critical condition or an emergency in the industrial process.