Press releases, industry and company events, and the latest news regarding safety in the process industries.

News – Kenexis Announces 2010 Open Enrollement Training Schedule

Kenexis is pleased to announce its open enrollement training class schedule for 2010. This year Kenexis will be presenting its SIS Engineering series along with performance based fire and gas. The courses will be presented in our Columbus headquarters. For the course schedule, click here.

News – Kenexis to Present at SCS Conference in Johannesberg, July 20, 2010

Kenexis President Edward Marszal will be presenting at the SCS Conference in Johannesberg July 20, 2010. The presentations will consist of risk-based fire and gas detection and supression, a keynote address on improving Fire and Gas System performance with the application of risk-based techniques, and a presentation on best practices for SIS design basis documentation. For more information on the conference click here.

News – Kenexis to Present at ISA Central Mexico Section in Mexico City, June 9-11, 2010

Senior Engineers Kevin Mitchell and Peter Herena will be presenting at the ISA Central Mexico Conference in Mexico City. Mr. Mitchell will be speaking about advances in risk-based design of fire & gas systems and Mr. Herena will be supporting their second annual SIS Workshop that is a 3-day overview of PHA, SIL Selection and SIL Verification techniques. For more information on the conference, please visit the at http://www.isaexpocontrol.com.mx/.

News – Kenexis to Present at NPRA Maintenance Conference in San Antonio, May 25, 2010

Kenexis President Edward Marszal will be presenting at NPRA Maintenance Conference in San Antonio May 25, 2010. The presentation will consist of "I've Got a LOPA Now What?". For more information on the conference visit the National Petrochemical  & Refiners Association website. Click here.

News – Kenexis to Present at SCS Safety Control Systems Conference in Calgary, May 11-13, 2010

Kenexis President Edward Marszal and Senior Engineer Todd Godsoe will be presenting at the SCS Safety Control Systems Conference in Calgery, Alberta, Canada, May 11-13, 2010. The presentations include a 1/2 day seminar on the application of risk-based fire and gas detection and supression, a keynote address on improving Fire and Gas System performance with the application of risk-based techniques, and a presentation on best practices for SIS design basis documentation. For more information on the conference visit the IDC website. http://idc-online.com.

News – Kenexis to present at the ISA safety Division Symposium - April 28, 2010

Kenexis Senior Engineer Peter Herena will be presenting at the ISA safety and security division symposium in New Orleans, LA on April 28, 2010. The topic of the presentation will be testing requirements for non-SIS IPL's. While testing requirements for SIS are well defined in IEC/ISA 61511, requirements for other IPL such as alarms and emergency isolation values are not as clear and additional guidance is required to establish mechanical integrity programs for these safeguards. To learn more about the symposium, see the ISA web site at http://www.isa.org.

News - Kenexis presented at Syngas Association 2010 Conference - Tulsa, Oklahoma April 20-21, 2010

Senior Engineer Peter Herena presented at the Syngas Association 2010 Conference in Tulsa on April 20, 2010. Mr. Herena presentation about SRS Development discussed the increased prevalence of properly designed SIS in process plants today and how they will have a positive impact on the overall safety of the industrial workplace. However, with the rush to implement SIS some important details can be overlooked that have a significant impact to the overall cost of design and installation. In the worst cases, these details can result in a poorly designed SIS that is prone to bypassing and disabling. The authors provided guidance to end-users so they may embark upon the SIS design process with better understanding of how they can effectively incorporate the SIS lifecycle, which ultimately results in a safer and less costly system. Visit www.syngasassociation.com or e-mail info@kenexis.com for more information.

News - Kenexis presented at ISA Chicago Section- Chicago, Illinois April 6, 2010

Senior Engineer Peter Herena presented at the ISA Chicago Section. Mr. Herena's discuess the following: In the early morning hours of December 5, 2005, an explosion rocked the fuel depot in Hertfordshire, UK (40 km north of London). The blast, which caused a tremor equivalent to a 2.4 magnitude earthquake, led British authorities to re-evaluate safety protocols related to large petrol storage tanks. The presentation provided a discussion of the tank overfill accident, with specific attention paid to the design of instrumentation and control systems. For more information, please e-mail info@kenexis.com

Kenexis Announces Formation of UAE Division

Kenexis Consulting Corporation (Kenexis) today announced the formation and initiation of operations, Kenexis Consulting DMCC, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For details click here

News - Kenexis SIS Engineering Training Classes - Mississauga, Ontario December 14-17 2009

Kenexis is pleased to announce that a SIS Engineering Parts 1&2 Training class will be held at Lakeside Process Controls in Mississauga Ontario. The classes will be taught by Kenexis Consulting ULC Director Todd Godsoe P.Eng. ISA84 SSS/SFS. For a complete course description and registration information, please click here.

News – Kenexis Industrial Network Security Training – Houston December 7-9

There is no industry that is immune from the threat of a cyber security compromise of their industrial networks. Few facilities understand where they are vulnerable, what real impacts could happen, and what can be done to strengthen their protection.

Kenexis Consulting Corporation offers industry recognized and leading cyber security solutions including training, assessments, factory acceptance testing for security, industrial network troubleshooting and design, and studies to make your system resilient against cyber security threats to operations. All Kenexis instructors are dedicated professionals with ample real-world experience. We offer flexible location options for convenience and privacy, including onsite. Classes may be customized per needs or combined with other services offerings to provide first rate training with live side-by-side execution to gain an unprecedented exposure to effective security practices. The classes combine lecture with workshops that allow real-world experience to be gained in addition to theoretical concepts.

Kenexis trainers have experience in security in oil and gas, electrical generation and distribution, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Smart Grid, automotive, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage among other industry sectors. Further, trainers are actively involved and experienced with industry leading standards such as ISA-99, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-82, AMI Sec, IEC 62443, ISA-84, ISA-95, and others.

Traditional cyber security approaches rarely account effectively for the physical nature and extensive commercial and safety losses possible in typical industrial networks. Kenexis’ experienced industrial cyber security experts bring the latest in cyber security threat trends and hazard mitigation techniques and can assist in designing industrial processes and networks, selecting appropriate security technology, and managing security to assure safe and efficient operation of your process. Our approach takes an intensive process and safety focus helping customers understand the unique convergence of safety and security. It teaches how to safely integrate process and safety systems with business systems and networks and provides an understanding of how to specifically protect an industrial automation process against cyber threats.

The Introduction to Industrial Network Security class focuses on emerging attack trends, vulnerabilities in process control systems, and emerging standards and regulatory requirements.

3-day course features eighteen hours total training, in depth analysis of standards and regulator requirements such as ISA-99, NERC CIP, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-82, 6 CFR 27 CFATS, and more. The course also features Lab sessions including security vulnerabilities and industrial security network design.

Dates: October 26th,27th, & 28th Location: The Marriott Courtyard Houston Hobby Airport

Price: $1725* - Discount available for groups of 10 or more from same company (Credit Cards Accepted)

*Price includes a post course 1-hour personal consultation to discuss/review your site security situation and make recommendations for a path forward to decrease your vulnerability.

Other Courses & Services that are available include:

• Introduction to Industrial Ethernet Networking
• Securing Industrial Wireless Networks
• Facility Assessments
• Factory Acceptance Testing for Cyber Security
• Industrial Network Troubleshooting & Design
• Cyber Security Resiliency Studies

NOTE: Custom on-site training / Security Consultation is also available – Request Proposal

For a complete course description (.pdf), more information or to request a proposal please respond to this e-mail or call Bud Adler @ 407.353.2727

News – Kenexis Opens Office in United Arab Emirates

Kenexis is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in the United Arab Emirates. Kenexis has received approval from the Dubai Multi-Commodities Center (DMCC) to operate in their Economic Free Zone. Kenexis expects the DMCC office to serve the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. In the early transition period, Kenexis will manage the office from its US headquarters, but is expected to have full time staff in the office starting January 1, 2010.

News – Kenexis Launches Effigy™ Fire and Gas System Performance Assessment Tool

Kenexis has officially launched the Effigy™ Fire and Gas System Performance Assessment Tool. This first release offers Kenexis the ability to provide services that are unparalleled in industry and can result in significant decreases in project costs and assurance of the achievement of tolerable risk targets, which until this point has not been possible. Effigy™ analyzes the positioning of fire and gas detectors with respect to potential release sources and obstructions and calculates “geographic coverage” and “scenario coverage” as defined in the ISA TR 84.00.07 technical report for fire and gas system performance assessment.

News – Kenexis to Present at ISA 2009 Exposition and Technical Conference

Kenexis has been very active in preparing and presenting at the ISA 2009 Exposition and Technical Conference. In addition to Kenexis Staff Engineer Sean Cunningham and Principal Consultantparticipation on the technical conference program committee, Kenexis was also able to secure the key note presentation of Federal OSHA from Lisa Long regarding the OSHA Refinery National Emphasis Program, and another Keynote Address from Sean McGurk the Director of the Control Systems Security Program of the Department of Homeland Security. In addition to program development, numerous Kenexis staff will be presenting technical papers and tutorials and participating in panel discussions at the show, including Kevin Mitchell, Ed Marszal, Peter Herena, Bryan Singer, and Gary Carrithers. Also, Kenexis will be receiving an award from ISA for the Corporate Sponsorship and Recognition Award in the Small Business category. For more information, view the ISA web site: http://www.isa.org/expotemplate.cfm

News – Kenexis Principal Consultant Bryan Singer to Present at the Rockwell Automation Fair

Kenexis Principal Consultant Bryan Singer will be presenting at the 2009 Rockwell Automation Fair in Anaheim California. Mr. Singer will be speaking on the topic of Industrial Control System Security, and its relationship to control system functional safety.

For more information, view the Rockwell web site: http://www.rockwellautomation.com/events/automationfair/