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Safety Shutdown Systems

Level: Skill | Type: Classroom | Discipline: Process Operations

This course will provide the participants with the knowledge necessary to gain and enhance their operational aptitude in the area of safety systems.  It will cover  the operation and basic hardware of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Total Plant Shutdown Systems (TPS), Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD), Process Shutdown Systems (PSD), and Unit Shutdown Systems (USD).

An introduction of the different systems, as well as the design philosophy of the SIS will be provided. Differentiation between function of the control system versus the SIS will be discussed, as well as the levels of protection with respect to the risks present.  Evaluating and functionally testing of an SIS will also be covered. Attendees will learn how changes to the SIS must be managed to ensure reliability.

The purpose of this course will be to develop in participants a working knowledge of various safety systems including an introduction to the TPS, ESD, PSD, and USD systems.  Permissives and interlocks are the basis of these systems and will be covered, along with logic solvers, which are an important part of shutdown systems.

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This course is mainly targeted to process operators, process technologists, and laboratory and maintenance personnel. The course can also be applicable to employees working with equipment and materials purchasing, equipment procurement, job planning, as well as immediate supervisors to the working technicians.

Participants should have some recent exposure to shutdown system terminology in the oil and gas industry.

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