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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM (ET)
The ISA Lehigh Valley Section invites you to ...
ISA18: New Standard on Alarm Management
A Journey, not a Destination
Sponsored by exida
With production running ever closer to equipment and facility operating limits, the importance of alarm management has never been greater. Poor alarm management is one of the leading causes of unplanned downtime, contributing to over $20B in lost production every year. It also has been a leading contributor to some of the worst industrial accidents on record (Three Mile Island, Bhopal, Milford Haven Refinery, Texas City). Help has arrived in the form of the new ISA-18.2 standard -“Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries”, which provides a framework for the successful design, implementation, operation, and management of alarm systems in a process plant. Since alarm management is a continuous activity, not a “once and done” activity, the standard takes a lifecycle approach (i.e. it is a journey and not a destination). This presentation will provide an overview of the new standard and will discuss how it will impact the process automation community.
Featured Speaker:
Todd R. Stauffer, Director of Alarm Management Services, exida
Todd is responsible for marketing and business development of exida’s alarm management products and services (training, consulting, engineering tools). He is an editor and voting member of the ISA-18 standards committee on alarm management. He previously worked for Siemens Energy & Automation where he held Product Management responsibility for APACS and PCS 7, as well as led key activities around alarm management and control system security. Recent publications include: “Don’t be Alarmed: Avoid Unplanned Downtime from Alarm Overload”, “Safety & Security: Can You Have the Best of Both Worlds”, and “DCS or PLC? Seven Questions to Help You Select the Best Solution”.
A graduate of Penn State University, Todd holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and earned a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Todd is currently a registered professional engineer in the State of Pennsylvania and is a member of ISA and IEEE.
All invited (including non members). Registration is necessary.
This event is free and meal is included!
Since 1956, Lehigh Valley ISA has served to set the standard for industrial instrumentation and automation through providing education and training, networking instrumentation and automation professionals, and helping to improve technical and leadership skills for industrial companies in eastern Pennsylvania.
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