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# Kenexis

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## Posts

- [Shared Components - Fault Tree Analysis to Extend LOPA](https://www.kenexis.com/shared-components-fault-tree-analysis-to-extend-lopa/) - The Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is widely used in the process industries as a tool to assess hazards and risks. Typically, organizations in the chemical process industry employ a process hazards analysis (PHA) program, which begins with a facilitated workshop study, often using techniques like hazards and operability studies (HAZOP). This study triggers further | fault tree | LOPA |
- [One Platform for PHA and SIS, Start to Finish](https://www.kenexis.com/one-platform-for-pha-and-sis-start-to-finish/) - See how Kenexis® Open-PHA® and Kenexis® SIS unite PHA, LOPA, and SIL verification on one governed platform — no re-typing, no disconnected records.
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Structuring HAZOP Database for Automatic Conversion to Bowtie](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-structuring-hazop-database-for-automatic-conversion-to-bowtie/) - Why HAZOP, LOPA, and bowtie diagrams keep forcing teams to rebuild the same hazard scenarios by hand — and why the fix isn't changing how HAZOPs run.
- [Creating Your First Kenexis® Fault Tree Study](https://www.kenexis.com/creating-your-first-study/) - Click the following link to download a tutorial to learn how to create your first Kenexis® Fault Tree study.
- [How do I decide on the need for toxic gas detection?](https://www.kenexis.com/how-do-i-decide-on-the-need-for-toxic-gas-detection/) - Should you place H2S detectors where the gas isn't normally present? Learn how existing SIFs and IPLs can already satisfy the risk without detection.
- [Gas Detection for Gases Liquefied Under Pressure](https://www.kenexis.com/gas-detection-for-gases-liquefied-under-pressure/) - Recent incidents are prompting LPG users to reconsider the safeguards protecting equipment that holds propane, butane, and similar flammable gases.
- [Plume Coverage Validation Test Preview](https://www.kenexis.com/plume-coverage-validation-test-preview/) - See early validation results for Kenexis's patented plume coverage technology, showing improved performance over ray tracing and finite volume methods.
- [How is the "RHO" Setting Used in Fire and Gas Mapping?](https://www.kenexis.com/how-is-the-rho-setting-used-in-fire-and-gas-mapping/) - Learn how the RHO setting scales a fire detector's cone of vision beyond the FM 3260 test pan size to match your actual expected fire dimensions.
- [FGM-FSA Service](https://www.kenexis.com/fgm-fsa_service/) - Kenexis now offers an FGM-FSA review to verify your Fire & Gas Mapping work complies with ISA 84.00.07. Contact us to learn more about this service.
- [Printing a 3 Dimensional View in Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping](https://www.kenexis.com/printing-a-3-dimensional-view/) - Learn how to generate coverage reports in Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping via the Print icon, or create custom 3D reports with the screen capture tool.
- [Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) 6.1.0 - 3D View Navigation Controls](https://www.kenexis.com/effigy-6-1-0-3d-view-navigation-controls/) - Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping 6.1.0 adds improved 3D navigation. Get tips on the item menu, Location/Focal Point display, and WASD keyboard controls.
- [Using Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) Training](https://www.kenexis.com/using-effigy-training/) - Kenexis offers onsite, open enrollment, and self-paced online training on Fire & Gas Mapping software and performance-based fire and gas design.
- [Why is the 3D view taking a long time to load?](https://www.kenexis.com/why-is-the-3d-view-taking-a-long-time-to-load/) - Speed up slow 3D view load times in Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping by reducing model detail or adjusting the 3D Render Mode setting to fast or normal.
- [Grading Worksheet for Performance Based FGS Training Class](https://www.kenexis.com/grading-worksheet-for-performance-based-fgs-training-class/) - Download a spreadsheet that automates the Appendix G grading calculations from the Kenexis FGS Engineering Handbook, used in FGS training exercises.
- [New Features - 3D Viewer Page](https://www.kenexis.com/new-features-3d-viewer-page/) - Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping now includes a 3D viewer for your plant model and detector layout, alongside the standard ISA 84.00.07 coverage maps.
- [The Basis for the Hazard Ranking Procedure](https://www.kenexis.com/the-basis-for-the-hazard-ranking-procedure/) - Learn about Kenexis's hazard ranking procedure, the methodology used in most of our Fire & Gas Mapping projects for selecting performance targets.
- [Origin of the 5 Meter Grid](https://www.kenexis.com/origin-of-the-5-meter-grid/) - From rule-of-thumb grids to full quantitative risk analysis, see the range of methods used to place gas detectors in oil and gas production.
- [Why is the Add New Study button grayed out and inactive?](https://www.kenexis.com/why-is-the-add-new-study-button-grayed-out-and-inactive/) - The Add New Study button grays out when your Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping license expires — you can still log in and view studies, just not edit them.
- [What is the best way to modify studies with multiple scenarios for optimization?](https://www.kenexis.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-modify-studies-with-multiple-scenarios-for-optimization/) - Two ways to test detector layout changes: toggle the enable/disable checkbox to exclude detectors, or copy the study from the Project Manager page.
- [Is there any way of excluding areas of the uploaded layout from studies?](https://www.kenexis.com/is-there-any-way-of-excluding-areas-of-the-uploaded-layout-from-studies/) - Learn two ways to exclude hazard-free areas in Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping: area grading, or hiding zones with a thin obstruction at analysis elevation.
- [Why is my gas detector not showing up on the coverage map?](https://www.kenexis.com/why-is-my-gas-detector-not-showing-up-on-the-coverage-map/) - Troubleshoot why a detector isn't showing coverage: check the Enabled box, then verify it's within range of the design basis cloud size and elevation.
- [Recorded webinar: Using STL Studio to Convert 3D Model and Import into Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) Software](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-using-stl-studio-to-convert-3d-model-and-import-into-effigy-fire-gas-mapping-software/) - Webinar: convert NavisWorks/FBX files with STL Studio and import into Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping, plus new Undo, selective editing, and facet tools.
- [Recorded webinar: Understanding Your Data: Moving Studies Between Kenexis® Open-PHA® Desktop and Cloud](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-understanding-your-data-moving-studies-between-open-pha-desktop-and-kiss-cloud/) - Webinar: see how Kenexis® Open-PHA®'s open JSON format lets you move studies between desktop and cloud, with two re-import methods explained.
- [Recorded webinar: When Does a Gas Release Need Detection?](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-when-does-a-gas-release-need-detection/) - Learn how ISA TR 84.00.07's coverage concept helps determine when a gas release is significant enough to require detection, replacing old heuristics.
- [Recorded webinar: Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite Next Generation Announcement and Preview Event](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-kenexis-integrated-safety-suite-next-generation-announcement-and-preview-event/) - Did you miss our live early preview of the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite next generation? Good news: the recorded webinar is now available for viewing!
- [Recorded webinar: Ensuring the Integrity of Low-Integrity Protection Layers in Legacy Process Safety Systems](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-ensuring-the-integrity-of-low-integrity-protection-layers-in-legacy-process-safety-systems/) - Learn best practices for designing, operating, and maintaining low-integrity protection layers for reliable safety performance outside formal SIS frameworks.
- [Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) 3D Fire and Gas Mapping Feature – Plume Fire Model](https://www.kenexis.com/effigy-3d-fire-and-gas-mapping-feature-plume-fire-model/) - Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping 4.1.0 adds a plume fire algorithm. See how it differs from point source models and when to use it for fire mapping.
- [Do you really know the worst case for atmospheric dispersion of a gas release?](https://www.kenexis.com/do-you-really-know-the-worst-case-for-atmospheric-dispersion-of-a-gas-release/) - Learn why F-class stability isn't always the worst-case meteorology for gas dispersion modeling, and why capping inversions matter for elevated releases.
- [Dangerous Myths about Gas Detector Placement](https://www.kenexis.com/dangerous-myths-about-gas-detector-placement/) - Two dangerous gas detector rules-of-thumb keep showing up in real designs and missed leaks. Learn why these common heuristics are bad practice.
- [Benefit of Scenario Coverage for Fire and Gas Mapping](https://www.kenexis.com/benefit-scenario-coverage-fire-gas-mapping/) - See why scenario coverage's extra analysis cost is almost always worth it, often saving facilities millions in CAPEX and OPEX over geographic coverage.
- [Benefit of Plume Fire Modeling over Point Models/Ray Tracing](https://www.kenexis.com/benefit-plume-fire-modeling-point-modelsray-tracing/) - See why fire detector coverage models get harder as 3D design detail grows from 30% to 90%, and why vendor detail models don't show the real challenge.
- [Benefit of Plume Fire Modeling over Point Models/Ray Tracing](https://www.kenexis.com/benefit-plume-fire-modeling-point-modelsray-tracing/) - See why fire detector coverage models get harder as 3D design detail grows from 30% to 90%, and why vendor detail models don't show the real challenge.
- [Advances in Design of Gas Detection Systems](https://www.kenexis.com/advances-in-design-of-gas-detection-systems/) - Learn the history behind the HSE's 5-meter gas detector spacing rule, and why applying it often leads to an oversized, costly detection design.
- [You Have SIS Bypassed Right Now and Don't Know It...  GCPS 2021 Presentation Preview](https://www.kenexis.com/sis-bypass/) - Kenexis President Ed Marszal's GCPS 2021 talk warns many facilities have active SIS bypasses that managers don't even know about. Watch the preview.
- [Kenexis® Open-Audit™](https://www.kenexis.com/open-audit-post/) - Complete auditing and validation software to support virtually any type of audit including OSHA 1910.119 Process Safety Management. Kenexis® Open-Audit™
- [Kenexis® Open-Audit™ Custom Reporting Text Patterns](https://www.kenexis.com/open-audit-custom-reporting-text-patterns/) - Full list of text patterns for Kenexis® Open-Audit™ custom Word report templates, plus formatting rules the reporting tool needs to work.
- [Introducing Kenexis® Open-Audit™](https://www.kenexis.com/introducing-open-audit/) - Meet Kenexis® Open-Audit™: free desktop auditing software for PSM and more, with an optional cloud upgrade for dashboards and seamless file sharing.
- [How do I integrate an Kenexis® Fault Tree Study with Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)?](https://www.kenexis.com/how-do-i-integrate-an-arbor-fault-tree-analysis-study-with-vertigo/) - Tutorial: learn how to integrate Kenexis® Fault Tree study results with Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) step by step.
- [Kenexis® Fault Tree Overview and Introduction Video](https://www.kenexis.com/overview-and-introduction/) - Watch the Kenexis® Fault Tree overview and introduction video to see the software's core features and capabilities in action.
- [Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) & Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) in Portuguese & Chinese](https://www.kenexis.com/portuguese-chinese-whats-next-klingon/) - Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping and Kenexis® SIS now support Chinese and Portuguese via browser language settings. Volunteer translators get a free license.
- [Derivation of PFD Equations for SIL Verification](https://www.kenexis.com/derivation-pfd-equations-sil-verification/) - Kenexis CEO Ed Marszal explains at the whiteboard how SIL verification's PFD equations derive from core availability and reliability principles.
- [When all your eggs are in the BPCS and SIS protection layers](https://www.kenexis.com/when-all-you-eggs-are-bpcs-and-sis-protection-layers/) - Learn why LOPA studies spread risk reduction across BPCS, SIS, and hardwired shutdowns instead of designing a single SIF to SIL 3 or SIL 4.
- [Systematic Safety Integrity; what you need to know.](https://www.kenexis.com/systematic-safety-integrity-what-you-need-to-know/) - Systematic Capability in IEC 61511 is widely misunderstood. Get the facts on what an SC 2 rating really means for your SIS design and SIL target.
- [How to Reduce Fault Tolerance Requirements through Prior Use / Proven In Use in Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)](https://www.kenexis.com/how-to-reduce-fault-tolerance-requirements-through-prior-use-proven-in-use/) - Learn when and how to take the IEC 61511 prior-use hardware fault tolerance reduction from the Sensor/Final Element form in Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™).
- [Can I Enter PFD Values Directly into Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)?](https://www.kenexis.com/can-i-enter-pfd-values-directly-into-vertigo/) - Learn how to enter PFD values directly using the Black Box Model setting on an instrument type details form in Kenexis® SIS.
- [Working with Black Box Models in Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)](https://www.kenexis.com/working-with-black-box-models/) - See how to use black box models to override PFD/SFF calculations in Kenexis® SIS, and how to integrate Kenexis Fault Tree (Arbor®) results.
- [Converting FMEDA Data into a Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) Instrument Type](https://www.kenexis.com/converting-fmeda-data-into-a-vertigo-instrument-type/) - Learn how to convert FMEDA failure rate data (FIT, Lambdas) into the format Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) needs, with a free conversion spreadsheet.
- [Adding an Instrumented Protective Function (IPF) in Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)](https://www.kenexis.com/adding-an-instrumented-protective-function-ipf/) - Learn what an Instrumented Protective Function (IPF) is, how it differs from a SIF under IEC 61511, and both ways to add a new IPF in the app.
- [How to link and synch Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) studies to Kenexis® Open-PHA®](https://www.kenexis.com/how-to-link-and-synchronize-your-vertigo-study-to-an-open-pha-study/) - See how to link and sync Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) SIL Verification studies with Kenexis® Open-PHA®, plus how Kenexis licensing works.
- [Custom Voting Arrangements: The Latest Enhancement to our Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) Lifecycle Management Software](https://www.kenexis.com/introducing-custom-voting-arrangements-the-latest-enhancement-to-our-vertigo-sis-lifecycle-management-software/) - Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) now supports custom SIF voting logic beyond standard 1oo1, 1oo2, and 2oo3 arrangements. Watch the video to learn more.
- [Introducing STL Studio Version 2.0.0.0: More Power, More Precision for Your 3D Assets!](https://www.kenexis.com/introducing-stl-studio-version-2-0-0-0-more-power-more-precision-for-your-3d-assets/) - STL Studio 2.0.0.0 is here with Undo/Redo, selective mesh editing, smart facet reduction, and new scale and volume tools. Free to download.
- [Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) Custom Reporting Text Patterns](https://www.kenexis.com/vertigo-custom-reporting-text-patterns/) - Full list of text patterns for Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) custom Word report templates, plus formatting rules the reporting tool needs.
- [Working with Risk Criteria in Kenexis® Open-PHA®](https://www.kenexis.com/working-with-risk-criteria-in-open-pha/) - See how to configure risk criteria in Kenexis® Open-PHA® and export it to reuse the same customized criteria across multiple studies.
- [What’s New in Kenexis® Open-PHA® - April 2021](https://www.kenexis.com/whats-new-in-open-pha-april-2021/) - Kenexis Open-PHA 2.0.0 is here with combined safeguards/IPLs, post-recommendation risk ranking, PHA checklists, and other top-requested features.
- [Webinar - Bowtie Visualization for Kenexis® Open-PHA® Cloud](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-bowtie/) - Join our webinar on Bowtie Visualization, the new feature in Kenexis Open-PHA Cloud, or read more about it on the Kenexis blog now.
- [Using Kenexis® Open-PHA® Training Coming Online Today!](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-training-online/) - Free training forKenexis® Open-PHA®, the leading HAZOP/LOPA facilitation software, is now on YouTube — just like the desktop version itself.
- [Translation in Kenexis® Open-PHA® Cloud](https://www.kenexis.com/translation-open-pha-premium/) - The Kenexis® Open-PHA® cloud version now offers full study translation, letting you convert entire HAZOP/LOPA studies between languages in just a few clicks.
- [Top Five Reasons to Switch to Kenexis® Open-PHA®](https://www.kenexis.com/top-five-reasons-to-switch-to-open-pha/) - Considering switching PHA/LOPA software? See the top 5 features that set Kenexis® Open-PHA® apart and why making the switch could be worth it.
- [Setting up Security PHA Review (SPR) in Kenexis® Open-PHA®](https://www.kenexis.com/setting-up-security-pha-review-spr-in-open-pha/) - Kenexis® Open-PHA® supports Security PHA Reviews alongside HAZOP/LOPA. Enable the Hackable fields in Settings to document SPR findings in your study.
- [Premium Report Generator in Kenexis® Open-PHA® Cloud](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-premium-report-generator/) - Kenexis® Open-PHA® Cloud's Report Generator turns HAZOP/LOPA data into Word reports, using your own templates or a formatted Basic Mode output.
- [Kenexis® Open-PHA® Quick Print](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-quick-print/) - Kenexis® Open-PHA®'s quick print exports study data to Excel in seconds, on Desktop or Cloud, for the fastest way to get a shareable spreadsheet.
- [Kenexis® Open-PHA® offers flexibility while maintaining data integrity](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-offers-flexibility-while-maintaining-data-integrity/) - Kenexis® Open-PHA® fixes common PHA tool shortcomings, letting each user customize their view while keeping data consistent for org-wide rollup and analysis.
- [How to Use Kenexis® Open-PHA® Node Templates](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-node-templates/) - Create reusable node templates with Kenexis® Open-PHA® libraries, and reuse deviation lists or other PHA nodes across any study in the Integrated Safety Suite.
- [Kenexis® Open-PHA® Hotkeys](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-hotkeys/) - Full reference tables for Kenexis® Open-PHA® keyboard hotkeys. Tip: press Ctrl+H in the app anytime to pull up the shortcut mapping window.
- [Kenexis® Open-PHA® Cloud Custom Reporting Text Patterns](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-custom-reporting-text-patterns/) - Complete text pattern reference for Kenexis® Open-PHA® Cloud custom report templates—build Word templates that auto-populate with study data.
- [Open-PHA® cloud version (name update announced 07/07/20)](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-cloud/) - Open-PHA® Premium is now Open-PHA® Cloud—new name, same advanced features like translation, custom reporting, dashboards & bowtie diagrams.
- [Introduction to Kenexis® Open-PHA® HAZOP/LOPA Software](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-intro/) - Free HAZOP/LOPA software—Kenexis® Open-PHA® desktop is free forever, with an open JSON data structure that ends vendor lock-in. Download today.
- [Custom Report Generator Available in Kenexis® Open-PHA® Cloud](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-premium-custom-report-generator-available/) - Now for Kenexis® Open-PHA® cloud version users: the Report Generator—create Word reports from HAZOP/LOPA data using basic mode or your own custom templates.
- [AI powered language translation in Kenexis® Open-PHA®](https://www.kenexis.com/ai-powered-language-translation-in-open-pha/) - Video: Kenexis® Open-PHA® Cloud's AI-powered language translation feature—a unique advantage over competing PHA software.
- [Subscription Agreement](https://www.kenexis.com/subscription-agreement/) - Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite Subscription Agreement
- [Single-Sign On for Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite](https://www.kenexis.com/single-sign-on-for-kenexis-integrated-safety-suite-kiss2/) - Video guide: configure Single-Sign On (SSO) for the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite—enhance IT access control and simplify user login.
- [Hanford Tank Farms - Chemical Vapor Program](https://www.kenexis.com/hanford-tank-farms-chemical-vapor-program/) - Kenexis supports DOE's Hanford Site chemical vapor program—decade-long CFD modeling, quantitative risk analysis & VMDS design for 177 nuclear waste tanks.
- [Top 5 Reasons to use Kenexis® Open-PHA® HAZOP/LOPA software](https://www.kenexis.com/top-5-reasons-to-use-open-pha-hazop-lopa-software-by-kenexis2/) - Top 5 reasons to choose Kenexis® Open-PHA®: flexible licensing, suite integration, custom reports, easy data import & innovative database architecture.
- [Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) 3D Import Adjustment Tool - STL Studio](https://www.kenexis.com/stl-studio/) - STL Studio by Kenexis is a free desktop app to simplify 3D model import into Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) and modify STL files.
- [Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) Sample Studies](https://www.kenexis.com/effigy-sample-studies/) - Download Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) sample studies covering geographic, scenario & plume modeling—import and explore in minutes.
- [Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) User Manual](https://www.kenexis.com/effigy-user-manual/) - Download the Kenexis® Fire & Gas Mapping (formerly Effigy®) user manual—complete guidance for performance-based FGS detector mapping software.
- [Kenexis® Open-Audit™ User Manual](https://www.kenexis.com/open-audit-user-manual/) - Download the Kenexis® Open-Audit™ user manual—complete guidance for audit software and protocol management.
- [Kenexis® Bowtie Users Manual](https://www.kenexis.com/bowtie-q-users-manual/) - Download the Kenexis® Bowtie user manual—complete guidance for quantitative bowtie risk analysis software.
- [Kenexis® Fault Tree Sample Studies](https://www.kenexis.com/arbor-sample-studies/) - Download Kenexis® Fault Tree sample studies for SIL verification & QRA—import to your facility in four quick steps and start exploring immediately.
- [Kenexis® Fault Tree User Manual](https://www.kenexis.com/arbor-user-manual/) - Download the Kenexis® Fault Tree user manual
- [Getting Started with Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™)](https://www.kenexis.com/getting-started-with-vertigo/) - Quick intro to Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) for SIS design basis development—a SaaS module in the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite.
- [Using Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) Training - Additional Materials](https://www.kenexis.com/using-vertigo-training-additional-materials/) - Access workbooks and study guides for the Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) training course—supporting materials to reinforce your learning.
- [Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) User Manual](https://www.kenexis.com/vertigo-user-manual/) - Download the Kenexis® SIS (formerly Vertigo™) user manual—complete guidance for SIL verification and SIS lifecycle management software.
- [Kenexis® Open-PHA® Users Manual](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-users-manual/) - Please click the link below to download the Kenexis® Open-PHA® User’s Manual. Kenexis® Open-PHA® User Manual | PHA | HAZOP | LOPA | software
- [Kenexis® Open-PHA® Sample Studies](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-sample-studies/) - Download Kenexis® Open-PHA® sample files—open directly in the Desktop version or import to the Cloud version via Study Manager in a few quick steps.
- [The latest episode (S1E52) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e52-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast At the risk of saving you from hours of unnecessary work, we tackle a surprisingly common habit: trying to do application program design and implementation at the exact same time. Tune in to hear why this happens, why it’s a problem, and how to stop doing it! Grab your headphones and
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Ensuring the Integrity of Low-Integrity Protection Layers in Legacy Process Safety Systems](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-ensuring-the-integrity-of-low-integrity-protection-layers-in-legacy-process-safety-systems/) - Ensuring the Integrity of Low-Integrity Protection Layers in Legacy Process Safety Systems Low-integrity protection layers are process safety safeguards implemented through instrumentation and control systems to achieve or maintain a safe process state. These layers are designed to provide risk reduction for specific hazardous events, as described in ISA 84.91.01-2012. The standard requires that their
- [The latest episode (S1E51) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e51-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Designing software comes before writing it. We’re still in the design phase and will be for a bit… The discussion continues as we finish section 12.3.4 and dive into 12.3.5. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis.
- [The latest episode (S1E50) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e50-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast To clarify, the standard separates application program design from its actual implementation. It feels like a bit much… Listen in for more information and thoughts on this topic as section 12.3 is discussed in more detail. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed
- [Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite Next Generation Announcement](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-integrated-safety-suite-next-generation-announcement/) - A New Era for Safety: Announcing the Evolution of the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite Effective August 1, 2026, we are thrilled to introduce a major refresh to the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite platform. As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we are rolling out a modernized look and feel, alongside a unified, Kenexis-led naming
- [The latest episode (S1E49) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e49-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast The startup sequence of a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) represents a critical vulnerability phase, as it triggers initialization code that rarely executes during steady-state operation. Listen in for more information and thoughts on this important topic as sections 12.2.6 to 12.2.9 are discussed in more detail. Tune in to the latest
- [Open-PHA®'s New "Search Study"](https://www.kenexis.com/open-phas-new-search-study/) - Unlock Deeper Insights with Open-PHA®'s New "Search Study". We are excited to announce the latest addition to our Premium Tools in Open-PHA®: Search Study.
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: When Does a Gas Release Need Detection?](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-when-does-a-gas-release-need-detection/) - Join our webinar on gas release detection. Discover scenario coverage philosophies and step-by-step processes to define your site's modeling basis.
- [The latest episode (S1E48) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e48-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast The first technical safety standard ISA84 did not define programming requirements; however, the later inclusion of these standards wildly over complicated the situation… Listen in for more information and thoughts on this important topic as sections 12.1 to 12.2.5 are discussed in more detail. Tune in to the latest episode of
- [The latest episode (S1E47) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e47-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Do not incorporate human failure into your SIL verification calculations, it will actually lead you to do the wrong thing… Listen in for more information and thoughts on this important topic as it is discussed in more detail by an industry expert. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Understanding Your Data: Moving Studies Between Open-PHA® Desktop and (KISS) Cloud - Thursday 26Mar2026 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-understanding-your-data-moving-studies-between-open-pha-desktop-and-kiss-cloud-thursday-26mar2026-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - One of the most powerful features of the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite is that your process hazard analysis data is never locked away in a proprietary black box. Whether you need offline access for a site visit, want to collaborate with a team member who isn't connected to your KISS instance, or simply prefer working in the desktop application, this webinar will give you the confidence to move your data seamlessly between environments.
- [EPA RMP update](https://www.kenexis.com/epa-rmp-update/) - In a notice of proposed rule making, EPA is proposing the following changes to the RMP rule as amended in 2024. This rulemaking is titled “Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention”. The proposal rolls-back quite a bit, but not everything. 1. Safer Technology and Alternatives Analysis (STAA) EPA proposes to
- [The latest episode (S1E46) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e46-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast When it comes to SIL verification calculations, we look at Clause 11.9. It’s appropriately titled ‘Quantification of Random Failures’…putting the focus on ‘random’ right there in the name. Listen in for more information and thoughts on this important topic as this section is discussed in more detail. Tune in to the
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Using STL Studio to Convert 3D Model and Import into Effigy® Fire & Gas Mapping Software- Wednesday 25Feb2026 10:30am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-using-stl-studio-to-convert-3d-model-and-import-into-effigy-fire-gas-mapping-software-wednesday-25feb2026-1030am-est-utc-5-00/) - Master Your 3D Workflow: Using STL Studio to Convert 3D Model and Import into Effigy® Fire & Gas Mapping Software Whether you are prepping complex geometries for fire and gas mapping or just looking for a more efficient way to handle 3D assets, we have some exciting news. STL Studio, our free desktop application, has
- [Effigy® Feature Announcement - Direct 3D Model Import](https://www.kenexis.com/effigy-feature-annoucement-direct-3d-model-import/) - Kenexis is happy to announce the release of Effigy® version 4.0.5. The release of this version of the software contains a number of upgrades and enhancements that are certain to improve your experience as an Effigy® user. Most notably, this release includes the ability for a user to directly import 3D CAD models through the | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Effigy® Can Perform FGS Mapping in 2D, But Why?](https://www.kenexis.com/effigy-can-perform-fgs-mapping-2d/) - There have been times when customers have asked whether or not our Effigy® fire and gas mapping software is capable of modeling in 2D instead of 3D. The rationale for the request is that the customer does not have 3D models for their facility, but would still like to have an analysis performed. All of the modeling | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Recorded webinar: AI for Process Safety Information](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-ai-for-process-safety-information/) - Optimizing Process Safety Information for AI Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand its impact across all engineering disciplines, including process safety engineering. As organizations look to leverage AI more effectively, one critical requirement is often overlooked: the way process safety information (PSI) is structured and presented to these tools. To deliver meaningful and reliable results,
- [The latest episode (S1E45) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e45-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast A device should never remain in bypass indefinitely. Bypass duration must be time-limited, and appropriate compensating measures must be implemented. Listen in for more information and thoughts on this important topic as sections 11.8.4 to 11.8.6 are discussed in more detail. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional
- [The latest episode (S1E44) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e44-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast The design shall allow for testing of the SIS either end to end OR in segments meaning you could test one piece at a time, but when you do that, you must be very careful… Listen in as sections 11.8.1 to 11.8.3 are discussed in more detail. Tune in to the
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: AI for Process Safety Information- Wednesday 21Jan2026 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-ai-for-process-safety-information-wednesday-21jan2026-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Optimizing Process Safety Information for AI Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand its impact across all engineering disciplines, including process safety engineering. As organizations look to leverage AI more effectively, one critical requirement is often overlooked: the way process safety information (PSI) is structured and presented to these tools. To deliver meaningful and reliable results,
- [The latest episode (S1E43) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e43-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Many users of generic, off-the-shelf PLC logic solvers for Safety Instrumented Systems are surprised to learn that maintenance and engineering interfaces are not permitted to be connected while the process is in operation.… Listen in as section 11.7.3 is discussed in more detail. Tune in to the latest episode of the
- [Recorded webinar: Improving HAZOP Quality and Decreasing Time Using Large Language Models](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-improving-hazop-quality-and-decreasing-time-using-large-language-models/) - Improving HAZOP Quality and Decreasing Time Using Large Language Models Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies are a cornerstone of process safety management, essential for identifying and mitigating potential risks in industrial processes. However, the traditional methodology for conducting and documenting these studies is notoriously time-consuming and resource-intensive, often requiring senior personnel to dedicate significant time
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Accelerating HAZOP Studies with AI: Automating Transcription, Summarization, and Worksheet Generation- Thursday 18Dec2025 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-accelerating-hazop-studies-with-ai-automating-transcription-summarization-and-worksheet-generation-thursday-18dec2025-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Join us for our exclusive webinar where we will discuss improving HAZOP quality and decreasing time using Large Language Models.
- [The latest episode (S1E42) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e42-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Bypasses and resets are two standard data elements routinely transmitted from the BCPS to the SIS, and this communication must be done safely… Listen in as section 11.7.2 is discussed. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis.
- [The latest episode (S1E41) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e41-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast You can transfer data to and from the Safety Integrated System (SIS), but your design must prevent an outside failure from causing an internal SIS failure. In this episode, we explore the crucial world of secure data transfer for SIS in sections 11.7.1 and 11.7.4. Tune in to the latest episode
- [Recorded webinar: Determining Process Safety Time (now MERT) Focus on Fired Heater Applications](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-determining-process-safety-time-now-mert-focus-on-fired-heater-applications/) - Ed Marszal presents best practice for determining Process Safety Time (MERT), focusing on tricky fired heater applications where false precision is common.
- [The latest episode (S1E40) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e40-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Don’t let the instrument’s certificate distract you. Your role as an instrumentation and control engineer requires continued diligence. The work still needs to be done! Let’s dive into Section 11.6 for a detailed exploration and discussion of this topic! Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast,
- [Risk Reduction Factor is not the Inverse of Probability of Failure on Demand](https://www.kenexis.com/risk-reduction-factor/) - The Risk Reduction Factor (RRF) is a core concept to Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). Safety professionals often define it with its mathematical equation.
- [The latest episode (S1E39) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e39-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Did you know that you can install Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) based on prior use without them being certified? Sounds easy, right? Think again! While they are exempt from formal certification, we reveal why achieving full compliance with installation and safety requirements is often an extremely difficult, if not impossible, hurdle
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Determining Process Safety Time (now MERT) Focus on Fired Heater Applications - Thursday 20Nov2025 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-determining-process-safety-time-now-mert-focus-on-fired-heater-applications-thursday-20nov2025-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Ed Marszal of Kenexis will present a best practice for determining Process Safety Time (MERT), specifically for fired heater applications.
- [Recorded webinar: Use Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite Data for AI and Business Intelligence](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-use-kenexis-integrated-safety-suite-data-for-ai-and-business-intelligence/) - Bridge the Gap: Your Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite (KISS) Data is Ready for AI and Business Intelligence In today’s complex operational environment, process safety management (PSM) data is more valuable than ever. The Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite (KISS) is designed to make this data inexpensive and easy to use. But what happens when crucial safety information needs to move
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Use Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite Data for AI and Business Intelligence - Wednesday 29October2025 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-use-kenexis-integrated-safety-suite-data-for-ai-and-business-intelligence-wednesday-29october2025-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Bridge the Gap: Your Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite (KISS) Data is Ready for AI and Business Intelligence In today’s complex operational environment, process safety management (PSM) data is more valuable than ever. The Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite (KISS) is designed to make this data inexpensive and easy to use. But what happens when crucial safety
- [The latest episode (S1E38) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e38-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast The devices you use in your safety instrumented systems DO NOT have to be certified! We’re cutting through the noise to give you the facts on what truly matters for functional safety. In this episode we discuss the actual requirements—the principles, standards, and engineering practices—that dictate a device’s suitability. Join Ed
- [The latest episode (S1E37) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e37-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast You achieve a given SIL target by running a calculation that verifies you achieved the proper probability of failure on demand, yet the standards committee doesn’t trust to do that properly…. Join Ed as he breaks down clause 11.4 covering hardware fault tolerance and provides his thoughts and expert analysis of
- [Recorded webinar: Beyond PFD: Mastering SIF Performance for High and Continuous Demand Modes](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-beyond-pfd-mastering-sif-performance-for-high-and-continuous-demand-modes/) - Safety engineers focus on PFD for SIS, but we'll shift to failure frequency for High and Continuous Demand SIFs because they pose an immediate hazard.
- [Partial Stroke Test Coverage Assignment Recommendations](https://www.kenexis.com/partial-stroke-test-coverage-assignment-recommendations/) - During the process of SIL verification calculations, analysts are often required to assess the effectiveness of performing partial stroke testing. Partial stroke testing is a type of diagnostic. Diagnostics have a beneficial effect on the failure probability of a component because if a failure occurs, it can be rapidly detected and repaired, leaving the component
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Beyond PFD: Mastering SIF Performance for High and Continuous Demand Modes - Wednesday 24September2025 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-beyond-pfd-mastering-sif-performance-for-high-and-continuous-demand-modes-wednesday-24september2025-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Our experts explore the correct approach for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs) in high and continuous demand modes. Register for this webinar to learn more.
- [The latest episode (S1E36) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e36-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast How should the safety instrumented system respond to a detected failure? Well, it will respond however you want it to respond…. Join Ed as he breaks down clause 11.3 and provides his thoughts and expert analysis of this topic in more detail. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis
- [The latest episode (S1E35) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e35-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Unscrupulous equipment vendors often bury critical safety information in a product’s safety manual to get their products certified. Therefore, it’s essential to read the manual thoroughly to uncover any potential hazards. Ed provides his thoughts on this topic in more detail while discussing clauses 11.2.12 to 11.2.14. Tune in to the
- [Recorded webinar: Non-SIS IPL Testing Frequency](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-non-sis-ipl-testing-frequency/) - Non-SIS IPL Testing Frequency Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is a method widely used in the process industry to evaluate whether safety measures are adequate and to assign Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) to Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs). A central concept in LOPA is the Independent Protection Layer (IPL), a safeguard that can prevent hazardous consequences. When credited in LOPA, an
- [The latest episode (S1E34) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e34-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Energize to trip or de-energize to trip, that is the question… and the answer is… you can do whatever you want… Join Ed as he tackles this topic and discusses each option in more detail. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed Marszal,
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Non-SIS IPL Testing Frequency - Wednesday 27August2025 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-non-sis-ipl-testing-frequency-wednesday-27august2025-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Non-SIS IPL Testing Frequency Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is a method widely used in the process industry to evaluate whether safety measures are adequate and to assign Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) to Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs). A central concept in LOPA is the Independent Protection Layer (IPL), a safeguard that can prevent hazardous consequences.
- [Recorded webinar:  Executing a Functional Safety Assessment in Compliance with IEC 61511 using Open-Audit™](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-executing-a-functional-safety-assessment-in-compliance-with-iec-61511-using-open-audit/) - Executing a Functional Safety Assessment in Compliance with IEC 61511 using Open-Audit™ In this webinar, we explore the critical topic of conducting a Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) in accordance with IEC 61511 using Kenexis’ innovative Open-Audit™ software. This session is designed for safety professionals, engineers, and decision-makers who are looking to enhance their understanding of FSAs
- [Recorded webinar: Using Comparison Diagnostics in Vertigo™ SIL Verification](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-using-comparison-diagnostics-in-vertigo-sil-verification/) - Learn about comparison diagnostics in Vertigo™ SIS safety lifecycle management software. This new feature now integrates external signal comparisons from multiple devices, beyond individual device diagnostics.
- [Announcing our new Using Bowtie-Q™ Training!](https://www.kenexis.com/updated-announcing-our-new-using-bowtie-q-training/) - This training is designed for technical safety professionals to master Bowtie-Q™, the powerful cloud-based, multi-user module in the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite (KISS)
- [The latest episode (S1E33) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e33-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast This week on the podcast, Ed unpacks clauses 11.2.9 and 11.2.10, clarifying the often-misunderstood separation of BPCS and SIS systems. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis. Now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, Ed offers his
- [Open-PHA® Custom Report Generator - HAZOP reporting in just a few clicks!](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-custom-report-generator-hazop-reporting-in-just-a-few-clicks/) - Gone are the days of spending hours, days or weeks compiling and formatting data for your finalized HAZOP reports. Open-PHA® simplifies the process by allowing you to use your own custom templates for reporting. That means less time on tedious formatting and more time focused on what truly matters. Watch the video below to see
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Using Comparison Diagnostics in Vertigo™ SIL Verification - Wednesday 30July2025 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-using-comparison-diagnostics-in-vertigo-sil-verification-wednesday-30july2025-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Join expert Ed Marszal to explore the comparison diagnostics in Vertigo™ SIS safety software. It goes beyond single-device checks, analyzing multiple device signals for enhanced safety.
- [The latest episode (S1E32) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e32-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast In this week’s podcast Ed discusses clause 11.2.8, which is all about manual shutdowns. The session ranges from the apocryphal or true OG manual shutdown that traces back to the Manhattan project – the SCRAM – to a second hand story of why a toilet malfunction generated the requirement that manual
- [Intelligent-MoC™: Management of Change Software Beta Testing: Phase 2 Is About to Begin!](https://www.kenexis.com/intelligent-moc-management-of-change-software-beta-testing-phase-2-is-about-to-begin/) - Intelligent-MoC™ Software Beta Testing: Phase 2 Is About to Begin! We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve successfully completed Phase 1 of beta testing for our new Management of Change (MoC) software! Thanks to the invaluable feedback from our initial testers, we’ve incorporated key customer comments, making the software even more robust and user-friendly. Join Our
- [The latest episode (S1E31) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e31-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast In this episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, the discussion centers on the concept that once the Safety Instrumented System places the system in a safe state, it should remain there until an operator manually intervenes. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by
- [The latest episode (S1E30) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e30-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast We’ve finally arrived at clause 11 titled SIS Design and Engineering, which is where the core work happens! This episode, the discussion focuses on sections 11.1 to 11.2.5. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis. Now available
- [Recorded webinar: Understanding the Advantages of Kenexis Plume Modeling for Fire Detection](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-understanding-the-advantages-of-kenexis-plume-modeling-for-fire-detection/) - Understanding the Advantages of Kenexis Plume Modeling for Fire Detection Advancements in computer modeling have significantly improved the state of the art in fire and gas detector placement and configuration. These models reduce uncertainty by simulating a wide range of release scenarios that reflect real-world conditions. They also incorporate the physical properties of fuels and
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Understanding the Advantages of Kenexis Plume Modeling for Fire Detection - Wednesday 25June2025 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-understanding-the-advantages-of-kenexis-plume-modeling-for-fire-detection-wednesday-25june2025-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Effigy™'s patented plume modeling accurately calculates flame detection coverage, optimizing detector placement and reducing detector count in complex areas.
- [The latest episode (S1E29) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e29-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast After several weeks of laying the groundwork on Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), we’re back for a more focused discussion. This episode, we’re zeroing in on SRS specifically for application software by discussing clauses 10.3.3 to 10.3.6 Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed
- [Are You Accidentally Compromising Your Plant's Safety?](https://www.kenexis.com/are-you-accidentally-compromising-your-plants-safety/) - You invest in process safety tools, but are they truly protecting you? Many companies rely on a collection of powerful, yet disconnected, software modules.
- [Recorded webinar: Enhancing SIS Lifecycle Efficiency with Cause-and-Effect Diagrams](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-enhancing-sis-lifecycle-efficiency-with-cause-and-effect-diagrams/) - Enhancing SIS Lifecycle Efficiency with Cause-and-Effect Diagrams Traditionally, C&E diagrams – used to map hazardous events to their mitigative actions – are created and maintained manually, often disconnected from other SIS lifecycle tasks. This outdated approach can introduce inefficiencies, duplicated data, and costly errors that compromise both safety and project schedules. In this session, we
- [The latest episode (S1E28) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e28-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Wow! There are a lot of things in the safety requirements specifications clause. It has taken us several episodes, but we finally get to finish up the discussion on this section by covering 10.3.2 bullet 24-29. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed
- [The latest episode (S1E27) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e27-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Confused about what’s really required when starting up or re-starting Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)? In this episode, we take a deeper look into the often-overlooked details of Clause 10.3.2 bullets 19-23 of the IEC 61511 standard. Didn’t we already cover this in bullet point 16? Yes—and no. Join us, as we
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Enhancing SIS Lifecycle Efficiency with Cause-and-Effect Diagrams - Wednesday 28May2025 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-enhancing-sis-lifecycle-efficiency-with-cause-and-effect-diagrams-wednesday-28may2025-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Join our webinar to discover how integrated Cause-and-Effect diagrams can streamline the Safety Instrumented System (SIS) lifecycle in process industries.
- [The latest episode (S1E26) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e26-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast “Fail safe” is a common term—and it sounds great. Who wouldn’t want things to fail safe? But here’s the thing: can we ever really guarantee that? In today’s episode, we’re discussing section 10.3.2, bullets 15 – 18 and what “fail safe” really means, why it’s not always as foolproof as it
- [Recorded webinar: Optimizing Gas Detector Deployment Using 3D Coverage Modeling: A Case Study in Ethylene and Natural Gas](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-optimizing-gas-detector-deployment-using-3d-coverage-modeling-a-case-study-in-ethylene-and-natural-gas/) - Optimizing Gas Detector Deployment Using 3D Coverage Modeling: A Case Study in Ethylene and Natural Gas One of the key advantages of infrared hydrocarbon gas detectors is their ability to detect a wide range of organic molecules. For example, a point infrared detector configured for methane can also detect propane, butane, and pentane. However, it
- [Managing User Roles](https://www.kenexis.com/managing-user-roles/) - Assigning User Roles for your OrganizationUser roles are used to allow and restrict actions that can be performed by users in your organization. There are two roles which can be assigned to user’s those roles are administrator and editor. Organization Administrator: The organization administrator role gives the user global administrative privileges. Organization administrators have full | Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite | PHA | HAZOP | LOPA | SIS | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Optimizing Gas Detector Deployment Using 3D Coverage Modeling: A Case Study in Ethylene and Natural Gas - Tuesday 29April2025 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-optimizing-gas-detector-deployment-using-3d-coverage-modeling-a-case-study-in-ethylene-and-natural-gas-tuesday-29april2025-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Optimizing Gas Detector Deployment Using 3D Coverage Modeling: A Case Study in Ethylene and Natural Gas by Edward Naranjo, Kenexis One of the key advantages of infrared hydrocarbon gas detectors is their ability to detect a wide range of organic molecules. For example, a point infrared detector configured for methane can also detect propane, butane,
- [Hydrogen Hazards and Gas Detection - Electrolyzer Case Study: Recognized as Top Viewed Article](https://www.kenexis.com/hydrogen-hazards-and-gas-detection-electrolyzer-case-study-recognized-as-top-viewed-article/) - We’re thrilled to announce that our work, Hydrogen Hazards and Gas Detection—Electrolyzer Case Study, published in Process Safety Progress through the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), has been recognized as one of the top 10% most-viewed papers of 2023!
- [The latest episode (S1E25) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e25-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast When a shutoff valve is told to close, the movement is just the beginning. Behind that simple action lies a complex web of consideration. In today’s episode, we’re diving into section 10.3.2, bullets 12 – 14 and what really happens when a valve is commanded to shut, and why there’s so
- [Open-PHA® HAZOP and LOPA software: Extensive Demo Video](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-hazop-and-lopa-software-extensive-demo-video/) - Open-PHA® HAZOP and LOPA software by Kenexis Open-PHA® HAZOP and LOPA software by Kenexis is highly sought-after for demos among our software applications. As a result, we’ve recorded this video of an in-depth demonstration of all the features, benefits, and unique licensing of this software. Join Ed Marszal, President of Kenexis, as he showcases both the free desktop version
- [Kenexis to Attend and Exhibit at the 2025 Spring Meeting and 21st Global Congress on Process Safety](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-to-attend-and-exhibit-at-the-2025-spring-meeting-and-21st-global-congress-on-process-safety/) - Kenexis is excited to announce that it will be attending and exhibiting at the highly anticipated 2025 Spring Meeting and 21st Global Congress on Process Safety
- [Recorded webinar: Exploring the Power of Bowtie Diagrams - Kenexis Launches Bowtie-Q™ Quantitative Bowtie Software](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-exploring-the-power-of-bowtie-diagrams-kenexis-launches-bowtie-q-quantitative-bowtie-software/) - Exploring the Power of Bowtie Diagrams: Kenexis Launches Bowtie-Q™ Quantitative Bowtie Software First and foremost, this webinar provides a firsthand look at the new features and capabilities of Bowtie-Q™. It will show you how the software simplifies the creation of Bowtie Diagrams and integrates seamlessly with other risk management frameworks. You will also gain insights
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Exploring the Power of Bowtie Diagrams: Why You Should Attend the Webinar on Kenexis Bowtie-Q™ Launch - Wednesday 26March2025 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-exploring-the-power-of-bowtie-diagrams-why-you-should-attend-the-webinar-on-kenexis-bowtie-q-launch-wednesday-26march2025-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Bowtie Diagrams are a key tool in risk management, offering a visual representation of hazards, their consequences, and controls. Kenexis Bowtie-Q™ simplifies creating and managing these diagrams, enhancing risk assessment and decision-making. The upcoming webinar will showcase Bowtie-Q™'s features, demonstrating how it integrates with risk management frameworks, boosts efficiency, and aids compliance. Attendees will gain insights into best practices and can interact with experts, making it a valuable resource for professionals in various industries.
- [Kenexis announces Edward Naranjo as new Director of Sales](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-announces-edward-naranjo-as-new-director-of-sales/) - We’re excited to welcome Edward Naranjo as our new Director of Sales! Edward is an experienced risk management and process safety professional with a strong background in oil and gas, high-tech manufacturing, and chemical processing. He has a proven track record of enhancing safety protocols, improving system efficiencies, and mitigating hazards.
- [Recorded webinar: Manual Shutdown in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-manual-shutdown-in-safety-instrumented-systems-sis/) - Manual Shutdown in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS): In accordance with IEC 61511, the manual activation of SIS is typically required when automated safety actions are insufficient or unavailable, or when human intervention is necessary for system recovery. In this webinar, we cover key standards and guidelines, considerations for implementing manual shutdown, and various options for effective deployment. We also guide you through the Manual Shutdown Design Workflow, ensuring you have the insights needed to meet both industry requirements and operational safety needs.
- [The latest episode (S1E24) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e24-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Process Safety Time is one of the most complex and challenging aspects of the 61511 standard, which is why it will be shifting to MERT. In this episode, Ed Marszal continues his discussion of clause 10.3.2 covering bullets 9 to 11. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Manual Shutdown in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) - February 21st, 10:30AM EST](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-manual-shutdown-in-safety-instrumented-systems-sis-february-21st-1030am-est/) - Join our webinar on Manual Shutdown in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), covering key standards, implementation , and effective deployment options.
- [Kenexis to present and exhibit at upcoming DMS Universe hosted Forum in Oman](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-to-present-and-exhibit-at-upcoming-dms-universe-hosted-forum-in-oman/) - We are excited to announce that Kenexis President & CEO, Edward Marszal, will be presenting at the upcoming DMS Universe-hosted Forum in Oman. Ed will be sharing his extensive knowledge and expertise in his presentation titled “Enhancing SIS Lifecycle Efficiency Through Integrated Cause and Effect Diagram Functionality.” Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from one
- [The latest episode (S1E23) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e23-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast In this episode of our podcast, Ed Marszal continues his discussion into the Safety Requirements Specifications outlined in clause 10.3.2 (bullets 4 to 8) of the IEC61511 standard. Tune in to the latest episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis. Now available
- [Recorded webinar: Safety Configured PLCs vs Safety PLCs](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-safety-configured-plcs-vs-safety-plcs/) - The logic solver is essential for safety PLCs, with various options available, some suitable for safety applications and others not. The IEC standard outlines requirements for selecting components in a safety instrumented system. This webinar covers safety configuration, including its complexity and necessary actions, with a detailed focus on clause 11.5, which outlines the configuration requirements.
- [The latest episode (S1E22) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e22-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast In this episode of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, we’re kicking off our deep dive into the concept of Safety Requirements Specification, focusing on sections 10.1 to 10.3.2, bullet 3. What does it really mean, and why is it more complicated than it seems? Listen in as we break it down
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Safety Configured PLCs vs Safety PLCs - January 29th, 10AM EST](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-safety-configured-plcs-vs-safety-plcs-january-29th-10am-est/) - The logic solver is a critical part of a safety PLC, and you have a wide variety of options. The topic of safety configuration will be discussed in this webinar, including the degree of complexity and all the actions that are required to be undertaken. This will also include a detailed discussion of clause 11.5 in the standard where the safety configuration requirements are contained.
- [Kenexis Lecture Series](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-lecture-series/) - The Kenexis Lecture Series Kenexis CEO and Chief Scientist, and technical safety luminary, Ed Marszal, will be providing an exciting day of lectures on cutting edge developments in technical safety for the chemical process industries. The lecture series will be presented in Kuwait City, on 20 Feb 2025 at the Ahmadi Mega Complex (Auditorium F-115
- [The latest episode (S1E21) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e21-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Can a basic process control system be considered a valid protection layer? In this episode of the Functional Safety Podcast we explore this important question in the world of functional safety.
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Defining MoC Workflows and Approval Processes (Intelligent-MoC™ Beta Program) - January 8th, 10AM EST](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-defining-moc-workflows-and-approval-processes-intelligent-moc-beta-program-january-8th-10am-est/) - Upcoming Webinar: Defining MoC Workflows and Approval Processes (Intelligent-MoC™ Beta Program) Establishing a robust Management of Change (MoC) program is essential for ensuring the safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance of chemical processes. One of the first and most critical steps in setting up an effective MoC program is defining the workflow and approval process. This
- [Recorded webinar: Defining MoC Workflows and Approval Processes (Intelligent-MoC™ Beta Program)](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-defining-moc-workflows-and-approval-processes-intelligent-moc-beta-program/) - Kenexis Intelligent-MoC™ Beta Program We’re looking for beta testers! View this recorded webinar to learn more about setting up an MoC workflow… Establishing a robust Management of Change (MoC) program is essential for ensuring the safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance of chemical processes. One of the first and most critical steps in setting up an
- [The latest episode (S1E20) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e20-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast If your risk analysis has led you to conclude that you need a SIL 4, that’s a red flag. It’s likely time to go back to the drawing board and reassess. In today’s episode, we’ll explore why this might be the case and how to approach functional safety to avoid overestimating
- [The latest episode (S1E19) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e19-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast In our latest podcast episode, we delve into Clause 9 of the IEC 61511 standard, offering an in-depth analysis and key insights on sections 9.1 to 9.2. Tune in to the newest episode of the inaugural season of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast, hosted by Ed Marszal, President and CEO of
- [Recorded webinar: Understanding Human and Systematic Failures in Safety Instrumented Systems](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-understanding-human-and-systematic-failures-in-safety-instrumented-systems/) - In industrial safety, Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) are crucial for protecting processes from hazards. However, one area that often causes confusion is how human and systematic failures are addressed in comparison to random hardware failures. The IEC 61511 standard provides valuable guidance on this distinction, helping organizations ensure compliance and maintain safety integrity. Human vs.
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Understanding Human and Systematic Failures in Safety Instrumented Systems - December 18th, 10AM EST](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-understanding-human-and-systematic-failures-in-safety-instrumented-systems-december-18th-10am-est/) - In industrial safety, Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) are crucial for protecting processes from hazards. However, one area that often causes confusion is how human and systematic failures are addressed in comparison to random hardware failures.
- [Intelligent-MoC™: Management of Change Software (Beta Testing Program)](https://www.kenexis.com/intelligent-moc-management-of-change-software/) - Introducing Intelligent-MoC™: Revolutionizing Management of Change (Beta Testing Program) Kenexis is excited to announce the beta testing phase for our new software package, Intelligent-MoC™. This cutting-edge tool is designed to streamline the Management of Change (MoC) process, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance for organizations in process industries. Intelligent-MoC™ is a focused and low cost management
- [Recorded webinar:  Quantitative Bowtie Analysis](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-quantitative-bowtie-analysis/) - Quantitative Bowtie Analysis Bowtie diagrams are a valuable tool for understanding and visualizing risk management, but their traditional qualitative approach has its limits. While they effectively show how threats, barriers, and consequences are interrelated, they often fall short when it comes to providing the details needed for more informed decision-making. That’s where quantitative bowtie analysis comes in.
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Quantitative Bowtie Analysis on November 21st, 10AM EST](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-quantitative-bowtie-analysis-on-november-21st-10am-est/) - Upcoming Webinar: Quantitative Bowtie Analysis Join Us for Our Next Live Webinar: Quantitative Bowtie Analysis – Taking Risk Management to the Next Level Bowtie diagrams are a valuable tool for understanding and visualizing risk management, but their traditional qualitative approach has its limits. While they effectively show how threats, barriers, and consequences are interrelated, they
- [The latest episode (S1E18) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e18-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast In our latest podcast episode, we dive into how the basic process control system introduces complexities into risk analysis, starting right from the hazard and risk assessment stage. Tune in for insights into navigating these complexities as discussed in 8.2.2 to 8.2.4. Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis,
- [The latest episode (S1E17) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e17-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast In this episode, we kick off our exploration of the process safety lifecycle by diving into hazard and risk analysis as detailed in sections 8.1 to 8.2. After some thoughtful pre-discussion, we lay the groundwork for understanding the essential components of safety management in industrial settings. Please join Ed Marszal, President
- [The latest episode (S1E16) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e16-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Validation is a final physical test on the completed system, but verification is the step by step back-checking of each individual activity as detailed in Clause 7. Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the latest episode of the inaugural season of our new Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast
- [Join us at the 2024 Mary Kay O’Connor Safety & Risk Conference!](https://www.kenexis.com/join-us-at-the-2024-mary-kay-oconnor-safety-risk-conference/) - Don’t miss Edward Marszal, President of Kenexis, as he presents on: Day 2 – October 23rd, 2024 🕓 4:00-4:30 PM – Fundamentals of AI: Creating a HAZOP Automation and Augmentation Tool (Unique 1) Plus, be sure to visit us at Kenexis, Booth 8, for more insights and discussions! 👉 Click the link below to learn
- [Recorded webinar:  Development of General Failure Data for SIS Components](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-development-of-general-failure-data-for-sis-components/) - Development of General Failure Data for SIS Components This insightful webinar on the calculation of the average Probability of Failure on Demand (PFD) for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs), a crucial step in the IEC 61511 safety lifecycle. This session will delve into how PFD depends on various factors, including component failure rates sourced from: Vendor
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Development of General Failure Data for SIS Components on October 9th, 10AM EDT](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-development-of-general-failure-data-for-sis-components-on-october-9th-10am-edt/) - Join us for an insightful webinar in understanding the development of general failure data for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs).
- [The latest episode (S1E15) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e15-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast The SIS safety life cycle outlines all the activities involved in designing safety instrumented systems to achieve functional safety, as detailed in Clause 6. Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the latest episode of the inaugural season of our new Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast on Spotify and
- [Enhancing Fault Tree Analysis with Linked Connections in Arbor™](https://www.kenexis.com/enhancing-fault-tree-analysis-with-linked-connections-in-arbor/) - Enhancing Fault Tree Analysis with Linked Connections in Arbor™ In the video below, we explore a key feature of Kenexis’ Arbor™ Fault Tree Analysis software, designed for safety-critical systems. Understanding how failures propagate across subsystems is essential for preventing hazards and maintaining reliability. Arbor’s™ linked connections feature automatically highlights when the same event occurs in
- [Why should you use Fault Tree Analysis?](https://www.kenexis.com/why-should-you-use-fault-tree-analysis/) - Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is a top-down method used to examine complex systems by tracing potential causes of a system failure through a hierarchical structure.
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Executing a Functional Safety Assessment in Compliance with IEC 61511 on September 25th, 10AM EDT](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-executing-a-functional-safety-assessment-in-compliance-with-iec-61511-on-september-25th-10am-edt/) - Join Us for an Exclusive Webinar: Executing a Functional Safety Assessment in Compliance with IEC 61511 We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, where we’ll explore the critical topic of conducting a Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) in accordance with IEC 61511 using Kenexis’ innovative Open Audit™ software. This session is designed for
- [Recorded webinar:  Vertigo™ SIS Lifecycle Management software - Extensive Demo Video](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-vertigo-sis-lifecycle-management-software-extensive-demo-video/) - Vertigo™ SIS Lifecycle Management software Vertigo™ SIS Lifecycle Management software by Kenexis is highly sought-after for demos among our software applications. As a result, we’ve recorded this video of an in-depth demonstration of all the features, benefits, and unique licensing of this software. Join Ed Marszal, President of Kenexis, as he showcases all the features and benefits of
- [The latest episode (S1E14) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e14-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Functional safety assessments and functional safety audits serve distinct purposes. Audits evaluate the ongoing operations of a facility across all areas, while functional safety assessments focus specifically on a single project. Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the latest episode of the inaugural season of our new
- [The latest episode (S1E13) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e13-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Many people misunderstand the fundamental concepts of assessment and auditing. It’s not about verifying whether the work was done correctly; it’s about ensuring that the work was carried out according to the plan or the way you said it would be done. Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis,
- [Upcoming live demo of Vertigo™ SIS Lifecycle Management software by Kenexis on August 28th, 10AM EDT](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-demo-of-vertigo-sis-lifecycle-management-software-by-kenexis-on-august-28th-10am-edt/) - Maximize Safety and Efficiency with Vertigo™ – Your Ultimate SIS Lifecycle Management Software Solution! Ensure your Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) are developed, documented, tracked, and maintained with the highest level of precision throughout their entire lifecycle using Vertigo™. Whether you’re handling a single site or an entire enterprise, Vertigo™ has you covered. With Vertigo™, seamlessly
- [Recorded Webinar: Markov Modeling Overview](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-markov-modeling-overview/) - Markov Modeling Overview Markov modeling is a powerful tool in reliability engineering, known for its ability to model complex systems with unconventional repair schemes and multiple stages of degradation. Although Markov models may appear complex and intimidating, they are ultimately systematic and straightforward. While they are invaluable in certain specialized situations, they often unnecessarily complicate
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Markov Modeling Overview on July 24th, 10AM EDT](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-markov-modeling-overview-on-july-24th-10am-edt/) - Markov modeling is a powerful tool in reliability engineering. In this webinar, Kenexis President Ed Marszal will offer an in-depth tutorial on Markov models.
- [The latest episode (S1E12) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e12-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Having just “a plan” for functional safety isn’t enough; you need to implement and monitor every step to ensure it gets done. Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the latest episode of the inaugural season of our new Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
- [Recorded Webinar: Critical Cloud Diameter](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-critical-cloud-diameter/) - Critical Cloud Diameter The design of gas detection systems involves numerous parameters typically determined by heuristics, or “rules of thumb.” One key parameter is the “critical cloud diameter,” which significantly influences the coverage achieved using the geographic coverage method. This parameter is also closely linked to the spacing of detectors in a grid layout (commonly,
- [Fuel Rich Firebox Explosions](https://www.kenexis.com/fuel-rich-firebox-explosions/) - I was recently asked by a customer whether or not an explosion as the result of a fuel rich firebox in a fired heater was a credible hazard that they should be designing their heaters to address. The customer is spending a lot of money on stack gas analyzers and the associated maintenance and testing
- [Hydrogen Gas Detection for Electrolyzers - Upcoming DMS Universe Webinar featuring Kenexis: Monday, 15th April](https://www.kenexis.com/hydrogen-gas-detection-for-electrolyzers-upcoming-dms-universe-webinar-featuring-kenexis-monday-15th-april/) - Hydrogen Gas Detection for Electrolyzers Hydrogen is emerging as a prominent candidate for driving the transition to green energy. However, like any potential energy source, hydrogen can pose risks if mishandled. In the webinar we will go into detail regarding this subject, discuss an overview of the hazards of hydrogen generation through electrolysis, present a
- [Upcoming DMS Universe Webinar featuring Kenexis: Monday, 6th May - SIS Commissioning Process and Digitalization with Open-PHA™](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-dms-universe-webinar-featuring-kenexis-monday-6th-may-sis-commissioning-process-and-digitalization-with-open-pha/) - SIS Commissioning Process and Digitalization with Open-PHA™ The IEC 61511 standard for safety lifecycle mandates commissioning of safety instrumented systems before they are put into service. Clause 14 outlines the requirements for this process, involving equipment inspection, signal verification, calibration, and control transfer. Deviations from design documentation must be identified and corrected before progressing in
- [Software Pricing Announcement and Update Video: Open-PHA® by Kenexis](https://www.kenexis.com/software-pricing-announcement-and-update-video-open-pha-by-kenexis-nov2320/) - Kenexis is announcing a price increase for its annual software license for the Open-PHA® premium Cloud version. A concurrent-user license will now be $2,250/year effective 01/01/24. Anyone with a license prior to 01/01/24 will enjoy “Legacy” pricing. The Legacy pricing will remain at the current rate of $1250/year with nominal annual operating cost adjustments related to
- [Recorded Webinar: SIS Commissioning - Open-PHA® Checklist](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-sis-commissioning-open-pha-checklist/) - Recorded Webinar: SIS Commissioning – Open-PHA® Checklist | HAZOP Software | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Upcoming live demo of Open-PHA® HAZOP and LOPA software by Kenexis on May 17th, 10AM EDT](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-demo-of-open-pha-hazop-and-lopa-software-by-kenexis-on-may-17th-10am-edt/) - Open-PHA® HAZOP and LOPA software by Kenexis is highly sought-after for demos among our software applications. As a result, we’re hosting a comprehensive live webinar where we’ll showcase all the functionalities of both the free desktop version and the premium cloud version of Open-PHA®. At Kenexis, we understand the importance of providing dependable process safety engineering
- [Release Notes - Open-PHA® Desktop Version 1.8.0 for Windows](https://www.kenexis.com/release-notes-open-pha-desktop-version-1-8-0-for-windows/) - Release Notes – Open-PHA® Desktop Version 1.8.0 for WindowsOpen-PHA® version 1.8.0 comes with a major change intended to improve the user experience of Open-PHA® software updates on Windows. This article discusses the changes and how it will impact users. This change will only impact Windows users. What’s Changing Every version of Open-PHA® desktop up to | PHA | HAZOP | LOPA | software
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Critical Cloud Diameter on June 20th, 10AM EDT](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-critical-cloud-diameter-on-june-20th-10am-edt/) - The design of gas detection systems depends on heuristic parameters, especially the "critical cloud diameter," which affects geographic coverage and detector spacing in a 5-meter grid. Many professionals are unaware of the origins, assumptions, and analysis behind these figures. This webinar will cover the history of the 5-meter grid, the testing that established these parameters, and factors influencing their applicability, such as methane with a 30% obstruction ratio.
- [Recorded Webinar: SIF Definitions during the SIS Safety Lifecycle](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-sif-definitions-during-the-sis-safety-lifecycle/) - SIF Definitions during the SIS Safety Lifecycle Defining safety instrumented functions is a critical task that happens very early in the SIS safety lifecycle. Mistakes during this phase can cascade into errors persisting throughout the entire SIS safety lifecycle. Some common errors include associating every action for a sensor in a cause-and-effect diagram, ignoring multiple
- [Upcoming Live Webinar on Wednesday 3April2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00) Using Large Language Models (AI) for HAZOP Automation and Augmentation Tool](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-on-wednesday-3april2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00-using-large-language-models-ai-for-hazop-automation-and-augmentation-tool/) - Kenexis recently announced its AI strategy for Process Hazards Analysis on March 7, 2024, during the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center lecture series at Texas A&M University. Using Large Language Models (AI) for HAZOP Automation and Augmentation Tool Hazards and operability studies (HAZOP) are a critical first step in ensuring safe chemical process facilities.
- [Recorded Webinar: Using Large Language Models AI for HAZOP Automation and Augmentation Tool](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-using-large-language-models-ai-for-hazop-automation-and-augmentation-tool/) - Hazards and operability studies (HAZOP) are a critical first step in ensuring safe chemical process facilities. Unfortunately, they are time and resource intensive. Even good HAZOP studies can miss many very significant scenarios or come to insufficient conclusions. This problem is being exacerbated by the loss of corporate memory that results from experienced personnel leaving
- [The latest episode (S1E11) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e11-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Management of functional safety is the key to a good safety instrumented system. Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the latest episode of the inaugural season of our new Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts where he discusses the IEC 61511 standard. Clause 5.1
- [Upcoming live webinar: SIF Definitions during the SIS Lifecycle on May 30th, 10AM EDT](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-sif-definitions-during-the-sis-lifecycle-on-may-30th-10am-edt/) - SIF Definitions during the SIS Lifecycle Defining safety instrumented functions is a critical task that happens very early in the SIS safety lifecycle. Mistakes during this phase can cascade into errors persisting throughout the entire SIS safety lifecycle. Some common errors include associating every action for a sensor in a cause-and-effect diagram, ignoring multiple sensors
- [Recorded Webinar: Failure Rate Units, Format and Conversion](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-failure-rate-units-format-and-conversion/) - Failure Rate Units, Format and Conversion Failure data appears in various shapes, forms, and formats. Different units are often utilized, such as failures per hour, failures per million hours, and FITS. Further, data may be expressed as an overall failure rate, safe failure percentage fractions, and coverage factors. At times, it is separated into categories
- [The latest episode (S1E10) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e10-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the latest episode of the inaugural season of our new Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts where he finishes his discussion of the definitions section of the IEC 61511 standard. Clause 3.2.77 through 4.0 is covered in this
- [Happy Arbor Day! Everyday is Arbor Day at Kenexis!](https://www.kenexis.com/happy-arbor-day-everyday-is-arbor-day-at-kenexis/) - Arbor Day means a little more at Kenexis! Arbor™ is a cloud-based fault-tree analysis tool that includes access to Kenexis extensive database of failure rate data for instrumentation and controls equipment as part of the Integrated Safety Suite. Arbor™ Fault-Tree Analysis is designed to facilitate complex SIL Verification calculations. Normally, SIL Verification is done in
- [The latest episode (S1E9) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e9-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - How many definitions does it take to define what a safety instrumented function is? Surprisingly, it’s more than you would think. Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the latest episode of the inaugural season of our new Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts where he continues his discussion
- [Upcoming Live Webinar: Failure Rate Units, Formats and Conversion - Tuesday 30Apr2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-failure-rate-units-formats-and-conversion-tuesday-30apr2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Register below for this webinar on Tuesday 30Apr2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00). Failure Rate Units, Formats and Conversion Failure data appears in various shapes, forms, and formats. Different units are often utilized, such as failures per hour, failures per million hours, and FITS. Further, data may be expressed as an overall failure rate, safe failure
- [Kenexis 20th Anniversary 2004-2024](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-20th-anniversary-2004-2024/) - Kenexis 20th Anniversary Kenexis proudly celebrates its 20th anniversary! Over the past two decades, we’ve led the industry with cutting-edge engineering solutions in process safety. This remarkable milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication and hard work of our incredible team members, whose expertise, passion, and relentless pursuit of excellence have propelled us to
- [Upcoming DMS Universe Webinar featuring Kenexis: Monday, 8th April - Fault Tree Analysis to Extend LOPA for Shared Components](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-dms-universe-webinar-featuring-kenexis-monday-8th-april-fault-tree-analysis-to-extend-lopa-for-shared-components/) - Fault Tree Analysis to Extend LOPA for Shared Components The Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) is widely used in the process industries as a tool to assess hazards and risks. However, there are pitfalls that can make LOPA ineffective and lead to excessively pessimistic results, which may require costly safeguards. In the webinar we will
- [2024 AIChE North Central Regional Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/2024-aiche-north-central-regional-conference/) - Kenexis proudly supports the 2024 AIChE North Central Regional Conference, a two-day event held at The Ohio State University on April 5th & 6th, 2024. Edward Marszal, President of Kenexis, will lead a workshop titled “Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)” on Saturday, April 6th, situated at the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Chemistry Building (CBEC),
- [ISA announces Kenexis as an ISA Promotional Partner](https://www.kenexis.com/isa-announces-kenexis-isa-promotional-partner/) - Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (03 March 2016) –The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today that Kenexis, an independent engineering consulting firm providing technical safety and industrial cybersecurity services, is an ISA Promotional Partner. Through the partnership, Kenexis and ISA will work together to share Kenexis’ capabilities and technical knowledge with ISA members and customers.
- [Kenexis Resources for SIS Functional Safety Certification Exams](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-resources-for-sis-functional-safety-certification-exams/) - Kenexis Resources for SIS Functional Safety Certification Exams Kenexis is now making our Kenexis Process Safety Training Center, which is part of our cloud based portal for technical safety, the Kenexis Integrated Process Safety Suite (you might know it better as KISS), to students who are preparing for certification exams. Especially the gold standard for | process safety training | SIS certification
- [Upcoming DMS Universe Webinar featuring Kenexis: Monday, 18th March - Quantitative Bowtie](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-dms-universe-webinar-featuring-kenexis-monday-18th-march-quantitative-bowtie/) - Quantitative Bowtie LOPA’s “one-cause, one-consequence” paradigm has limitations, leading to potential design errors in safeguarding against consequences with multiple causes. While some LOPA extensions address multiple causes, mitigative safeguards are often inadequately designed. This webinar introduces Unified Hazard Assessment and its contribution to Quantitative Bowtie analysis. It covers the implementation of quantitative bowtie analysis, explaining
- [Selecting a basis of design for combustible gas detection](https://www.kenexis.com/selecting-a-basis-of-design-for-combustible-gas-detection/) - Selecting a basis of design for combustible gas detection involves determination of the threshold volume of combustible gas, above the lower flammable limit (LFL), which the gas detection system is intended to detect. This threshold volume is referred to as the “design basis” cloud size. Determination of a design basis cloud is necessary in gas
- [Upcoming DMS Universe Webinar featuring Kenexis: Monday, 11th March at 11AM Gulf Standard time](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-dms-universe-webinar-featuring-kenexis-monday-11th-march-at-11am-gulf-standard-time/) - Can I See your Functional Safety Management Program Documentation? A part of the IEC 61511 standard that does not get enough attention is clause 5, Management of Functional Safety. While most engineers want to focus on detailed design, risk analysis and SIL verification calculations, it is the management aspect that addresses the human failure portion
- [Recorded Webinar: Calibration and Analysis of Gas Detection of Multicomponent Releases](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-calibration-and-analysis-of-gas-detection-of-multicomponent-releases/) - Detecting gases released from chemical processes poses an intricate engineering challenge. Determining the optimal number and placement of detectors is daunting even in ideal conditions. However, the complexity intensifies when a single detector must identify various chemicals or chemical mixtures. Gas detectors are typically calibrated to recognize specific chemicals, meaning exposure to different substances yields
- [Upcoming DMS Universe Webinar featuring Kenexis: Why is that Detector There? - Monday, 4th March 10 am Gulf Standard time](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-dms-universe-webinar-featuring-kenexis-why-is-that-detector-there-monday-4th-march-10-am-gulf-standard-time/) - Have you ever wondered why a gas or fire detector is installed at a location? In this webinar we will go through how we engineer where detectors are positioned and some of the science behind the engineering. Please join us for this upcoming webinar, hosted by DMS Universe on Monday, 4th March, 10 am Gulf
- [The latest episode (S1E8) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e8-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - Safety is the freedom from risk that is not tolerable, but what is risk and how do you know it is tolerable? Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the latest episode of the inaugural season of our new Functional Safety Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts where he continues his discussion
- [Limit IEC 61511 to SIF](https://www.kenexis.com/limit-iec-61511-sif/) - I’m not sure why so many people are so intent to try to pound the square peg of alarms, emergency isolation valves, and other non-SIS instrumented safeguards into the round hole of IEC 61511 compliance. The IEC 61511 standard is really written around complete SIF, and trying to apply that standard to other than complete
- [Utilities in ETT Systems](https://www.kenexis.com/utilities-ett-systems/) - For energize-to-trip (ETT) systems to operate, power must be available to take the safety action at the time of demand. Consideration of the probability of failure on demand needs to consider this. Of course, its effect is very often overblown. From a risk perspective, the supply of power to the SIS equipment (or more generally,
- [Consistency in SIS Analysis Phase](https://www.kenexis.com/consistency-sis-analysis-phase/) - It seems to be that everyone is in agreement that there needs to be more consistency in how SIS are identified. It only makes sense that a standard process unit, such as a Hydrotreater in a refinery, should have standard functions that are always applied to the unit, and the SIL target for those functions
- [Certification Agencies for Functional Safety](https://www.kenexis.com/certification-agencies-functional-safety/) - Recently I was asked by a client to comment on the value of a certification of an instrument against the IEC 61508 standard from a company that he was not familiar with. It turns out that I was not familiar with them either and as such, I was required to perform some research into the | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [PSM Software](https://www.kenexis.com/psm-software/) - There is a lot of process safety management (PSM) software out there, and more software packages are coming every day. The problem is that nothing out there effectively meets all of an operating companies requirements, and in fact, a lot of the software, if not most, is really bad. There are a wide variety of | PHA | HAZOP | LOPA | software
- [Kenexis SIS Engineering Handbook Available at Amazon.com in Paperback or Kindle Editions](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-sis-engineering-handbook-available-amazon-com-paperback-kindle-editions-2/) - Kenexis Consulting Corporation today announced the Kenexis SIS Engineering Handbook is available for purchase exclusively through the Amazon.com website for USD $9.99. The Handbook covers many critical aspects of Safety Instrumented System design, such as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection, SIL Verification, Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), test procedure development and maintenance. The Handbook contains valuable |Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Why Calculate Nuisance Trip Rate?](https://www.kenexis.com/calculate-nuisance-trip-rate/) - A lot of people have expended a lot of effort in calculating nuisance trip rate. Usually, the nuisance trip rate is calculated on a SIF-by-SIF basis. But is the effort really worthwhile? What are you doing with the results? We at Kenexis often calculate nuisance trip rate two ways. Once on a SIF-by-SIF basis, and
- [SIS Bypass Activity Metrics](https://www.kenexis.com/sis-bypass-activity-metrics/) - Recently a question was posted on the ISA regarding what metrics are available for determining if your SIS bypass activity is acceptable. This is an interesting question in that it furthers some of the “operational” phase work of the SIS safety lifecycle that is not currently being done by a lot of operating companies. The | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [When LOPA Attacks!](https://www.kenexis.com/lopa-attacks/) - I have to say that I’m a little bit concerned over a large number of (Layer of Protection Analysis) LOPA practitioners who have an almost religious fervor over the sanctity of the results of their LOPA studies. The belief that “we have built a perfect system and the results of the system should never be
- [Enerfest to showcase Kenexis services at ISA Calgary](https://www.kenexis.com/enerfest-showcase-kenexis-services-isa-calgary/) - Kenexis Canada Partner Enerfest will be showcasing their service and product lines at the ISA Calgary Show on April 13-14, 2011 | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Things LOPA Can't do... Part 1 of Many](https://www.kenexis.com/things-lopa-cant-part-1-many/) - As industry becomes more familiar with LOPA and more studies are performed, I frequently run into the same problems with alarming regularity. The usual text books aren’t much help in cleaning these problems up, as they tend to explain how to perform the LOPA task without getting into much detail on how things can go
- [Predicting Reliablility from Components?](https://www.kenexis.com/predicting-reliablility-components/) - So you’re probably wondering why I’ve posted a picture of my son with his first guitar in a blog about instrumented safeguards with a topic of predicting reliability from components… Let me explain. As a former college band rock-star want-to-be I am really enjoying that my son is now playing guitar, and it has been
- [SIS Should Only Be Used as an IPL Once](https://www.kenexis.com/sis-used-ipl/) - Another mistake that I commonly run into when reviewing HAZOP/LOPA studies (i.e., studies where the SIS is included as a protection as opposed to LOPA/SIL where the SIS is not considered an IPL so that its performance target can be determined) is the unrealistic use of the SIS in multiple protection layers. This is a | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [What is the Difference Between PHA and LOPA?](https://www.kenexis.com/difference-pha-lopa/) - I was asked via e-mail what the difference between a PHA and a LOPA is. I have posted my reply below. PHA and LOPA are not necessarily related, but some organizations have very standardized methods for implementing both techniques in tandem. PHA is meant to be a generic term for a study of process hazards. | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Fire Detector Cone of Vision](https://www.kenexis.com/fire-detector-cone-vision/) - Now that performance-based fire and gas system design is becoming more prevalent, knowledge of the terms that are used to describe detector performance is also more important. Furthermore, understanding the strengths and limitations of the various detection methods (and the software that employ those methods will also become increasingly important. The term that I’d like | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Fire and Gas Maginot Line](https://www.kenexis.com/fire-gas-maginot-line/) - I’ve always found it hard to explain why a SIL 3 fire and gas system is typically a waste of resources, especially in general area coverage situations, but have now come upon a perfect analogy. Building a very robust system that will only work if used, but is easily avoid has been done before… At
- [Should SIS Components by SIL Rated?](https://www.kenexis.com/sis-components-sil-rated/) - Certification of SIS components has received a level of respect among some practitioners of SIS engineering that is excessive and borders on dangerous. While certification of complex devices whose service conditions are very uniform, such as programmable logic controllers, is very useful, certification of field devices is much less so, and certification of basic components
- [Certification of Applications](https://www.kenexis.com/certification-applications/) - For a significant amount of time now, end users of safety automation have been demanding certificates, prepared by expert independent third parties, of compliance to IEC 61508 for the equipment that they purchased. The practice is so common and prevalent that any manufacturer that desires to sell equipment into safety applications in the process industries
- [Alarm IPL and Alarm Rationalization](https://www.kenexis.com/alarm-ipl-alarm-rationalization/) - Very frequently I run into situations where alarm rationalizations conflict with the results of other risk studies. Many studies such as HAZOP and LOPA will add new alarms to address potentially hazardous conditions while the alarm rationalization studies tend to remove alarms to make the system more usable by the operator. These objectives tend to
- [Sharing BPCS and SIS Field Equipment](https://www.kenexis.com/sharing-bpcs-sis-field-equipment/) - … Please don’t. I have recently put together a couple of presentations and a paper on the topic of shared field equipment in BPCS and SIS service. The bottom line is that sharing a piece of field equipment is often a clear violation of the IEC 61511 standard that can not be “assessed away”, at | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Varying Response to Fire Alarms by Industry](https://www.kenexis.com/varying-response-fire-alarms-industry/) - During my trip to Houston (from Columbus, OH) last week as we were listening to the pre-take-off safety instructions, an alarm sounded, interrupting the take-off sequence. We were in an Embraer RJ-45 regional jet, and I was in my usual 2A seat. This seat is directly across the flight attendant’s control center (and kitchenette). As
- [Bypassing in Multi-Instrument Voting Arrangements](https://www.kenexis.com/bypassing-multi-instrument-voting-arrangements/) - I have had yet another discussion today on what it means to put something into bypass when an instrument is part of a multiple instrument voting arrangement. At its most basic level, when you logically put something into bypass, that should mean that the instrument is voting NOT to trip. While logical, many like to
- [When to Use QRA Instead of LOPA](https://www.kenexis.com/use-qra-instead-lopa/) - As many practitioners of chemical process risk analysis know, LOPA is a simple tool for simple problems. In many cases, the simple rule sets that guide LOPA yield results that are patently absurd when you step back and look at them with a Lucid Eye (no reference to the paintings of Verneer intended). As I
- [Origin of the Five Meter Grid for Gas Detector Spacing](https://www.kenexis.com/origin-five-meter-grid-gas-detector-spacing/) - There are many methods used in the process industries for placing gas detectors. These methods range from pure rule-of-thumb approaches and semi-educated guesses all the way to full quantitative risk analysis with computerized tools for calculating coverage provided by the detector arrays. In oil and gas production, particularly offshore, one of the more common methodologies | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Gasoline Spills form Aerosol Clouds, not Vapor Clouds...](https://www.kenexis.com/gasoline-spills-form-aerosol-clouds-vapor-clouds/) - Over the past week I have been at a Oil Refinery and Oil Products Storage Terminal Fire Safety Conclave in New Delhi, sponsored by Indian Oil Company. One of the drivers of the conclave was the explosion and fire at Indian Oil’s Jaipur Terminal. Attending this conference gave me a lot of time to reflect
- [Kenexis Receives the ISA 2012 Award for Excellence in Corporate Technical Innovation](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-receives-isa-2012-award-excellence-corporate-technical-innovation/) - Kenexis receives the ISA Award for Excellence in Corporate Technical Innovation for the development of our Effigy Fire and Gas Mapping software.
- [Applicability of NFPA 72 to Process Areas](https://www.kenexis.com/applicability-nfpa-72-process-areas/) - I received the following questions about design of fire and gas detection and suppression systems in process industry applications from a client. After answering I figured that I would share the information, as these questions are quite frequently asked. (1) Is the NFPA 72 a fire standard/guideline applicable to “only buildings’ ? Does any certifying
- [I Think I Might Have Too Many Fire Detectors...](https://www.kenexis.com/think-might-many-fire-detectors/) - In my consulting I often hear engineers say, “I think I have too many detectors”. They use their prescriptive rules, other rules of thumb, and basic engineering judgment to perform an initial layout and when the design is complete they look at the thousand or so detectors they’ve placed and determine that it just doesn’t | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [OSHA Review Panel Ruling on Application of API 556](https://www.kenexis.com/osha-review-panel-ruling-application-api-556/) - Many SIS practitioners are concerned about how government and regulators interpret the implementation of codes and standards that are relevant to their industries. Concrete guidance is rarely given beyond what is strictly written in the regulations (e.g., 29 CFR 1910.119) and occasional letters of interpretation. OSHA Citations offer some insight, but are not reliable information
- [Accuracy of SIL Calculations](https://www.kenexis.com/accuracy-sil-calculations/) - During the recent ISA 84 committee meetings related to the ISA TR84.00.02 which discusses SIL verification calculations I was made aware of an effort to attempt to quantify the amount of error in SIL calculations. The objective of this effort was to determine how much of a margin of error should be placed in the | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [FGS Functions that can be Treated as SIF](https://www.kenexis.com/fgs-functions-can-treated-sif/) - As I am currently preparing material for a revision of the ISATR 84.00.07 technical report, I will try to share with my readers some of the issues that users of the technical report have requested be included in an update to the TR. When I last attended an IEC 60079 committee meeting, the members of
- [Explanation of Mitigation Effectiveness](https://www.kenexis.com/explanation-mitigation-effectiveness/) - Since the release of the ISA 84.00.07 technical report, I’ve received a lot of enquiries regarding mitigation effectiveness. A lot of the questions were framed in terms of “what number do I use for mitigation effectiveness?”, which shows that we the technical report working group did not do a good job in defining the concept. | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Can I Increase SIS Test Intervals to Seven Years?](https://www.kenexis.com/can-increase-sis-test-intervals-seven-years/) - I recently received a question from an operating company engineer. He was asked to confirm that the safety instrumented systems were suitable for increasing the test interval up to seven years from a current figure of five years. Even though he believed that the calculations would show that the increased test interval was acceptable, he
- [SIL 3 Requirements from LOPA, Should be Challenged Before Implementing Costly Systems](https://www.kenexis.com/sil-3-requirements-lopa-challenged-implementing-costly-systems-2/) - |
- [SIS Test Intervals - Know the Facts Before Changing Published in ISS Source](https://www.kenexis.com/sis-test-intervals-know-facts-changing-published-iss-source/) - SIS Test Intervals – Know the Facts Before Changing , an article written by Kenexis President Ed Marszal, was published by ISS Source. This article discusses how the failure rates that are utilized in SIL verification calculations are often based on the test intervals that are used at a facility and industry in general. Simply using
- [Bypass of Safety Instrumented Functions](https://www.kenexis.com/bypass-safety-instrumented-functions/) - Kenexis is commonly asked to assist in specifying requirements for bypassing functions the Safety Instrumented System (SIS). Most SIS share a common Human Machine Interface (HMI) with the Basic Process Control System (BPCS). The HMI application software typically runs on a server and communicates with both the BPCS and the SIS using a digital protocol | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Understanding Fire Sizes in FGS Mapping](https://www.kenexis.com/understanding-fire-sizes-fgs-mapping/) - Good fire and gas (FGS) mapping depends on a solid understanding of the performance attributes of the fire detection equipment that is being assessed along with a knowledge of the characteristics of the type and size of fire that is being detected. The starting point for quantifying the effectiveness of a fire detector is to | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Acceptable Sharing of BPCS and SIS Field Measurements](https://www.kenexis.com/acceptable-sharing-bpcs-sis-field-measurements/) - Many users of safety automation equipment employ a practice of using redundant field devices on safety-critical process measurements (e.g., level transmitters, flow transmitters, pressures transmitters, etc.). These users, who are often in the petroleum refining industry, typically use these measurements in a 2oo3 (two-out-of-three) vote to shutdown using triplicated field instruments, with this logic being | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [It's Easier Than you Think - A Simple Method for Selecting Fire and Gas Mapping Coverage Targets](https://www.kenexis.com/easier-think-simple-method-selecting-fire-gas-mapping-coverage-targets/) - Many fire and gas mapping practitioners are performing fire and gas mapping studies without first performing a hazard assessment to select the required coverage targets for the system. This typically involves setting a “standard” target for coverage which is applied across all areas of the process plant. While this is acceptable and will typically result | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Gas Detection in Boiler Rooms](https://www.kenexis.com/gas-detection-boiler-rooms/) - A lot of companies that operate gas-fired boilers are in the process of considering and installing gas detection systems to protect their plants. In the United States, and many other countries, the design of boilers is in accordance with National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) Standard 85 – Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code. This standard Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Inspection of SIS Equipment During Function Testing](https://www.kenexis.com/inspection-of-sis-equipment-during-function-testing/) - Recently, I was reminded by a customer of the importance of “Inspection” as part of maintenance program for Safety Instrumented System (SIS). When designing SIS, we are very concerned about the type and frequency of functional testing because this is a critical input to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) verification. However, a maintenance & testing program | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Teaching to Learn](https://www.kenexis.com/teaching-to-learn/) - Being an expert at something doesn’t always mean that you truly understand something. Until you can explain that topic to someone else, you can’t really prove that you know it that well. Sure, you can spout some jargon and show some really complicated process. But, until you can breakdown that explanation and/or process into simpler
- [Fire & Gas System Design - Update on Status of ISA Guidance](https://www.kenexis.com/fire-gas-system-design-update-on-status-of-isa-guidance/) - Working Group 7 of the ISA 84 committee continues to make progress on the 1st revision to the ISA-TR84.00.07-2010 Guidance on the Evaluation of Fire, Combustible Gas, and Toxic Gas System Effectiveness. The TR provides informative guidance on application of the principles of ANSI/ISA 84 to the subject of Fire & Gas system design. The Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [ISO 9001:2008 Certified](https://www.kenexis.com/iso-90012008-certified/) - ISO 9001 Registration Certificate in Lobby of Kenexis Headquarters Kenexis, a company dedicated to providing independent engineering consulting services to ensure the integrity of instrumented safeguards and industrial networks, has been successful in gaining ISO 9001:2008 accreditation after an audit of the company’s business practices by Performance Review Institute. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is
- [Documenting Environmental Extremes in Safety Requirements Specifications](https://www.kenexis.com/documenting-environmental-extremes-in-safety-requirements-specifications/) - The IEC 61511 standard requires that the user specify extremes of environmental conditions as part of the safety requirements specifications package. This requirement is actually not a safety requirement but a general requirement for operation of all instrumentation and control devices, but its inclusion in the list of safety requirements specifications implies that the associated
- [What ISO-9001 Certification Means to Kenexis](https://www.kenexis.com/what-iso-9001-certification-means-to-kenexis/) - From our inception, Kenexis has always strived to provide the highest quality services and products. We have always operated in a way that our services are systematic, repeatable, and well documented. While we have always operated this way, you no longer have to take our word for it because we have received an independent third
- [ISO 9000 Quality Management; Operations Manager Perspective](https://www.kenexis.com/iso-9000-quality-management-operations-manager-perspective/) - Quality has long been a priority for Kenexis. The recent implementation and accreditation of our ISO 9000 Quality Management System (QMS) has focused our attention both externally and internally, ultimately greatly improving the execution of our engineering consulting services. From an external point of view, the QMS compels us to actively pursue our customers for
- [What ISO 9001 Means to Kenexis Software](https://www.kenexis.com/what-iso-9001-means-to-kenexis-software/) - At Kenexis we believe one of the most important aspects to development of software for engineers is the ability to quickly respond to the needs of the software user. Unlike widely distributed word-processing or spreadsheet applications, Kenexis software is focused on a single community of engineers who require software applications purpose built to solve difficult | Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite | process safety training
- [ISA Performance-based Fire and Gas Systems Engineering Handbook](https://www.kenexis.com/isa-performance-based-fire-and-gas-systems-engineering-handbook/) - We are pleased to announce that our book is being published by the ISA and is available for pre-order now. Performance-based Fire and Gas Systems Engineering Handbook By Austin Bryan, Elizabeth Smith, and Kevin Mitchell Copyright 2016 ISBN: 978-1-941546-45-1 Length: 186 Pages Format: Softbound Book Publisher – International Society of Automation – See more at:
- [PHA/LOPA Study Findings for Separation of Basic Process Control and Safety Instrumented Systems](https://www.kenexis.com/phalopa-study-findings-for-separation-of-basic-process-control-and-safety-instrumented-systems/) - Recently I had a customer request Kenexis conduct SIL verification analysis on several safety functions implemented in a safety-configured, general purpose controller. This was associated with a new capital project at the customer facility. There was a modest SIL 1 required on each Safety Instrumented Function (SIF). The client had previously determined the target SIL,
- [5 things you should know about OSHA’s latest PSM interpretation](https://www.kenexis.com/5-things-you-should-know-about-oshas-latest-psm-interpretation/) - On June 8, 2015, OSHA issued a formal Letter of Interpretation regarding the application of Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP) to the Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard 29 CFR 1910.119. The requirements to comply with RAGAGEP are located in subpart (d) Process Safety Information and subpart (j) Mechanical Integrity. The new information
- [Tight Shutoff Requirements in SRS](https://www.kenexis.com/tight-shutoff-requirements-in-srs/) - The IEC 61511 standard requires that the need for tight shutoff be specified in the safety requirements specifications. Section 10.3 SIS safety requirements states, 10.3.1 These requirements shall be sufficient to design the SIS and include the following: … A description of the SIS process output actions and the criteria for successful operation, for example, tight | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Brittle Fracture Hazards in Carbon Steel AMSE-Rated Equipment](https://www.kenexis.com/brittle-fracture-hazards-in-carbon-steel-amse-rated-equipment/) - Whenever a PHA or LOPA considers a low temperature hazard for carbon steel equipment, the team examines the P&IDs and possibly the mechanical data file to find the mechanical temperature rating. The upper temperature limit is usually shown on P&Ds with the corresponding design pressure (MAWP). Less frequently is the Minimum Design Metal Temperature (MDMT)
- [Comparing Safety Instrumented Systems and Machine Safeguarding](https://www.kenexis.com/comparing-safety-instrumented-systems-and-machine-safeguarding/) - Industry has applied instrumentation and control devices for the purpose of safeguarding people, equipment, and business for almost as long as instrumentation and control has been used – that is machine safeguarding and safety instrumented systems. In the “wet” process industries these devices and systems have been employed to detect out of control conditions in
- [Optimizing Gas Detector Placement](https://www.kenexis.com/optimizing-gas-detector-placement/) - Where it Leaks, Accumulates, and Migrates The process industries are starting to adopt performance-based design techniques for fire & gas detection systems versus prescriptive models. This is increasingly important after recent fire & explosion events have caused major loss of life and asset damage. Meanwhile, some continue to use methods for layout of gas detection based | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Unavailability Simplified Equation Derivation](https://www.kenexis.com/unavailability-simplified-equation-derivation/) - The process of safety integrity level (SIL) verification requires calculation of probability of failure on demand. As per convention and the information contained in the IEC 61511 standard (ISA 84.00.01), ISA technical reports on the topic and ISA training, the calculation is typically done using simplified equations. The terms of these equations are either based
- [Low O2 / High Combustibles Heater Shutdown](https://www.kenexis.com/low-o2-high-combustibles-heater-shutdown/) - I received this customer question that is common enough that I thought that I would publish the answer in a blog… >> Have you seen others in the petrochemical industry using analytical measurements (combustibles, CO, O2) of flue gas to shut down fired heaters? Yes >> Many of our PHAs are identifying unburned fuel in
- [Another Limitation to Extending Test Intervals](https://www.kenexis.com/another-limitation-extending-test-intervals/) - A customer noted that some operating companies limit the extension of their test intervals so that the test interval is at least half of the expected demand rate. For instance, if a safety instrumented function (SIF) is intended to prevent against a hazard whose initiating event rate is once in ten years, then the test interval
- [Kenexis - Houston Training Center](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-houston-training-center/) - We have been presenting and hosting classes in the Kenexis – Houston Training Center. Kenexis is finishing up the remodeling of their offices in Houston to improve the training center experience. Classes are scheduled for industrial automation, process and cyber security training courses. Our office in just south of I10 in the Energy Corridor just
- [Gas Detector Scenario Coverage Using Gaussian Dispersion Models](https://www.kenexis.com/gas-detector-coverage-using-gaussian-dispersion-models/) - In the past few years, the use of quantitative risk analysis tools to determine the required number of location of gas detectors has gotten more attention in the literature and also in real world project execution. While there is great interest in these performance based methods, often referred to as fire and gas mapping, there | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Fire Detector Viewing Distance Attenuation Factors](https://www.kenexis.com/fire-detector-viewing-distance-attenuation-factors/) - The performance of optical fire detectors is generally defined by the test results that equipment vendors perform utilizing the FM 3260 test specification. FM 3260 testing provides a set of results, that when graphically presented is often referred to as the “cone of vision” of the detector. A typical cone of vision drawing for an | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Sizing Graded Areas for FGS Mapping](https://www.kenexis.com/sizing-graded-areas-fgs-mapping/) - When performing fire and gas mapping utilizing geographic coverage techniques, one needs to define the extents of the area of concern. This process allows the analyst to define the actual area that must be covered by the fire detectors or the gas detectors. This is only important for geographic coverage methods because geographic methods do | Effigy | #fire and gas mapping | software
- [New Model RFQ for Fire and Gas Mapping](https://www.kenexis.com/new-model-rfq-fire-gas-mapping/) - Kenexis has just refreshed our Model RFQ document for fire and gas mapping. It has been updated to show all of the advancements in FGS mapping technology, and it has also been streamlined to show the most popular workflows for a FGS mapping project. For those of you who don’t know, Kenexis has a lot | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Kenexis Speaks at China Chemical Safety Association 5th Workshop on Risk Control](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-speaks-china-chemical-safety-association-5th-workshop-risk-control/) - Kenexis has accepted an invitation to speak at the China Chemical Safety Association 5th Workshop on Risk Control and Hidden Danger Management of the Chemical Industry. The speaker will be President and CEO, Ed Marszal. Mr. Marszal will be presenting, “A History of LOPA”. This presentation will give a personal perspective of how the LOPA
- [Meet NORSOK Fire Detection Mapping Requirements with Kenexis Effigy](https://www.kenexis.com/meet-norsok-fire-detection-mapping-requirements-kenexis-effigy/) - Companies that are participating in oil and gas production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf know that they are required to meet the NORSOK standards. There is a NORSOK standard that is cutting edge (in comparison to other legislative body guidance in the field of instrumented safeguards), and that standard is NORSOK S-001 Technical Safety. Section | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Determining Shutoff Valve Leak Tightness Requirements](https://www.kenexis.com/determining-shutoff-valve-leak-tightness-requirements/) - A prior blog on the Kenexis web site related to the requirements for tight-shutoff (TSO) for valves that are part of a safety instrumented function generated a lot of interest in the engineering community. A link to that blog is shown below. Tight Shutoff Requirements in SRS Blog After writing that blog, Kenexis routinely received | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Kenexis Presents SIS Safety Lifecycle Seminar in Beijing](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-presents-sis-safety-lifecycle-seminar-beijing/) - Kenexis President and CEO, Ed Marszal, presented a training seminar in Beijing, China. The seminar occurred during the week of January 16th. The seminar was sponsored and arranged by the China Chemical Safety Association (CCSA). Kenexis is particularly indebted to the work of CCSA Secretary General and SAWS Chairman Mr. Lu, for arranging this event.
- [Kenexis Arbor Fault Tree Analysis Software Preferred Client Preview Period](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-arbor-fault-tree-analysis-software-preview/) - The Kenexis software development team is proud to announce that the newest application in the Kenexis Instrumented Safeguard Suite, Arbor is now in available for a free trial during our preferred client preview. Arbor is a Fault Tree Analysis application designed by and built for process safety professionals. While Arbor is a full featured Fault | Arbor | fault tree | software
- [1947 Texas City industrial accident](https://www.kenexis.com/13548-2/) - Today, we remember the 1947 Texas City industrial accident. The picture in our office, reminds us daily that Kenexis exist to prevent these. ‬ Learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster
- [New Video: FCC Unit Explosion](https://www.kenexis.com/new-video-fcc-unit-explosion/) - New US CSB video summarizing the events that led to the FCC unit explosion. New Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JplAKJrgyew Reuters Article: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-refinery-blast-exxon-idUSKBN0LM1VR20150218
- [SIS Testing Optimization](https://www.kenexis.com/optimize/) - Testing of the safety instrumented system (SIS) is a critical lifecycle task that ensures the proper operation of functional safety devices, identifies component failures that can be repaired and tracked, allows tolerable risk goals of the organization to be achieved, and maintains compliance with functional safety standards and safety regulations. While testing of functional devices | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [SIS Overview and Awareness Online Course](https://www.kenexis.com/sisoverview/) - We are pleased to announce the addition of the Safety Instrumented Systems Overview and Awareness to the Process Safety Training Center. This course provides an online self-paced overview and awareness level of SIS design that is appropriate for all personnel that interact with SIS in any way. The course includes informative examples that highlight the | process safety training
- [SIS Testing Optimization - Reducing Turnaround Costs Presentation](https://www.kenexis.com/sis-testing-optimization-reducing-turnaround-costs-presentation/) - Kenexis is focusing on helping process companies to reduce costs. SIS testing can have a large impact of costs of turnarounds. When SIS testing prolongs turnarounds because it is performed at the end of the turaround after other work is completed. The duration of time saved can be converted back into production time. This can | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Fire and Gas Practices for LNG Facilities Survey](https://www.kenexis.com/fire-and-gas-practices-for-lng-facilities-survey/) - Fire and Gas Practices for LNG Facilities Survey We are looking for survey feedback that we will share the results with all respondents regarding: Kenexis is performing a survey of industry in order to benchmark the practices of operating companies with respect to how their fire and gas systems are designed. The purpose of this
- [Kenexis Receives Accreditation for ISO 9001](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-receives-accreditation-for-iso-9001/) - Kenexis Receives Accreditation for ISO 9001:2015 Kenexis received accreditation for demonstrating their ongoing commitment to quality by satisfying customer requirements and industry specifications. “Kenexis has demonstrated its commitment to world class quality by implementing and becoming certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. They have joined an elite number of organizations worldwide who have achieved certification to
- [Comparison of Voting Arrangements in SIS](https://www.kenexis.com/comparison-of-voting-arrangements-in-sis/) - While I’m certain that all of you have all of the strengths and limitations of the different voting arrangements tatooed in your memory, I know that you also have to explain these strengths and limitations to others. For instance, a manager might be insisting that 2oo2 voting is superior to 2oo3 voting, because it has
- [SIL Verification Training - Additional Data](https://www.kenexis.com/sil-verification-training-additional-data/) - This post contains additional information related to the Kenexis Safety Integrity Level Verification training courses. In this post the reader will find links to files that are used in exercises in the training course. Exercise 1 – Test DataDownload | SIL verification | training | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [SIS Overview and Awareness Training - Additional Materials](https://www.kenexis.com/sis-overview-and-awareness-training-additional-materials/) - This post contains additional information related to the Kenexis Safety Instrumented Systems Overview and Awareness training course. In this post the reader will find links to the workbook and study guide and the Kenexis SIS Engineering Handbook. Safety Instrumented Systems – Overview and Awareness – Workbook and Study GuideDownload SIS Engineering Vertigo | SIS | software
- [Educational Institution Program](https://www.kenexis.com/educational-institution-program/) - Educational Institution Program Kenexis is a consulting engineering firm focused on process safety and industrial control system cybersecurity. We have developed powerful software tools for use is process safety engineering including Open PHA for HAZOP and LOPA, Arbor for fault-tree analysis, Vertigo for process safety management, and Effigy for performance-based fire and gas consequence coverage
- [Webinar - Update ISATR84.00.07 2018](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-update-isatr84-00-07-2018/) - Webinar Series The webinar was held on the updated version of the 2018 Version of ISA TR 84.00.07, at 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Wednesday, March 6 2019 (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
- [The Case for Scenario Coverage for Gas Detector Placement](https://www.kenexis.com/the-case-for-scenario-coverage-for-gas-detector-placement/) - The Case for Scenario Coverage for Gas Detector Placement In the beginning, gas detector placement was done by assigning detector locations based on a uniform grid in process areas where the spacing of the detectors was based on a design basis gas cloud. Typically, this was a 5 meter grid, because a 5 meter grid | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Bowtie Visualization for Open PHA](https://www.kenexis.com/open-pha-cloud-bowtie-visualization/) - Bowtie Visualization for Open PHA Kenexis is proud to announce a new premium feature in our best-in-class Open PHA HAZOP/LOPA facilitation and documentation software – Bowtie Visualization. Bow tie diagrams have become popular over the past decade as a method for visualization of hazard scenarios. In a bowtie diagram mulitple causes of a hazard are | PHA | HAZOP | LOPA | software
- [Webinar - The Case for Scenario Coverage for Gas Detector Placement](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-the-case-for-scenario-coverage-for-gas-detector-placement/) - Join us for a webinar on… The Case for Scenario Coverage for Gas Detector Placement For more information about the webinar content, visit the article on The Case for Scenario Coverage for Gas Detector Placement The webinar will be at 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Thursday, 04 APR 2019 (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Register Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [What can we learn from the F35 crash?](https://www.kenexis.com/what-can-we-learn-from-the-f35-crash/) - What can we learn from the F35 crash? As ex-military, reading the news about the F35 that went down off the coast of Japan in a training exercise is frustrating. It frustrates me when equipment fails the men and woman that have put their lives on the line for us. Some speculation [1]about the onboard
- [Compressor Station Safety Fundamentals](https://www.kenexis.com/compressor-station-safety-fundamentals/) - Compressor Station Safety Fundamentals As energy production continues to increase as the result of natural gas development through fracking in areas like the Marcellus and Utica shales, more infrastructure must be developed in order to get materials from producers to consumers. For natural gas, this means using compressor stations to relay gas through a pipeline | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Natural Gas Industry Under Attack](https://www.kenexis.com/natural-gas-industry-under-attack/) - Natural Gas Industry Under Attack We are lucky in this country, much of the world has to struggle to heat their homes. In some countries, the heat only works when the government allows it. Here, we pay the utility and someone else provides all the energy we want directly to our homes. Additionally, much of
- [International Society of Automation (ISA) Columbus Meeting](https://www.kenexis.com/international-society-of-automation-isa-columbus-meeting/) - International Society of Automation (ISA) Columbus Meeting Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 3:00 – 5:00 PM Kenexis Classroom, 3366 Riverside Drive, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43221 Technical Session Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing will be presented by AP Sensing. Distributed fiber optics sensing presentation will focus on pipeline leaks, acoustic monitoring capability of fibers, fibers as linear heat
- [Escape Slides](https://www.kenexis.com/csb-issues-final-report-into-fatal-gas-well-blowout/) - Escape Slides On 12 June 2019, the CSB released its final report regarding the blowout that killed workers at the Pryor Trust gas well in Oklahoma. The news release brings up concerns about safety and alarm management. Unfortunately, people died trying to do their jobs in this incident. The news release states that the workers
- [Unified Hazard Assessment at MKOPSC](https://www.kenexis.com/unified-hazard-assessment-at-mkopsc/) - Join Kenexis President Ed Marszal at the Mary Kay O’Conner Process Safety Center conference on October 23 for a discussion of Unified Hazard Assessment. UHA is the next evolution on process hazards analysis that will unify HAZOP, LOPA, Hazard Registers, and Bowtie all in one unified data structure and editing tool (Open PHA). This new
- [Kenexis Webinar Series: Unified Hazard Assessment](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-webinar-series-unified-hazard-assessment/) - Kenexis Webinar Series: Unified Hazard Assessment Unified Hazard Assessment is an approach that will allow for HAZOP, LOPA, Hazard Registers, and Bowtie Analysis to all be performed from a single database using a single software tool. In order to gain the full power of unified hazard assessment, industry will need to do some standardization
- [Incorporating Mitigative Safeguards in LOPA](https://www.kenexis.com/incorporating-mitigative-safeguards-in-lopa/) - Kenexis President Ed Marszal will be speaking at the online Mary Kay O’Conner Process Safety Conference. This year the conference will be online, which provides a great opportunity to participate for those who might not otherwise be able to travel to the venue. The topic is the use of consequence mitigation safeguards and how they | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Fired Heater High CO/Combustibles Shutdown - Benchmarking Study](https://www.kenexis.com/fired-heater-high-co-combustibles-shutdown-benchmarking-study/) - Fired Heater High CO/Combustibles Shutdown – Benchmarking Study As part of our extensive consulting work in process safety, Kenexis frequently performs benchmarking studies where we survey engineers at groups of peer companies in order to compare and contrast the approaches that these organizations use to address various topics in technical safety and the design of
- [Equations for Dangerous Detected Failure PFD - Derived](https://www.kenexis.com/equations-for-dangerous-detected-failure-pfd-derived/) - Equations for Dangerous Detected Failure PFD – Derived Equations are often used to calculate the average probability of failure on demand (PFDavg) of safety instrumented system subsystems. These equations are sometimes referred to pejoratively as “simplified equations”, but are in fact analytical solutions (i.e., symbolic solutions to fault propagation models such as Markov models and
- [Kenexis ISO 27001 Compliance Initiative](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-iso-27001-compliance-initiative/) - Kenexis ISO 27001 Compliance Initiative Kenexis is undergoing the process of getting a third party certification of cyber-security program for our Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite (KISS) software technical safety software platform. But more on that later… Going through the Wall Street Journal this morning caused me to reflect, and honestly be a little self satisfied, ISO 27001 | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Risk Assessment and Safeguarding of Lithium-Ion Battery Containing Facilities](https://www.kenexis.com/lithium-ion-batter-facilities-problems/) - Risk Assessment and Safeguarding of Lithium-Ion Battery Containing Facilities This video is an excerpt and introduction from the presentation that Kenexis President Ed Marszal will be giving at the AIChE Global Congress on Process Safety. The presentation, with live Q&A is scheduled for Thursday, April 22 at 11 AM. Don’t miss it. ​ More information | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Process Safety Training Center](https://www.kenexis.com/process-safety-training-center/) - The NEW Process Safety Training Center is now integrated with the Kenexis Integrated Process Safety Suite. | process safety training
- [Online Training Center Changes](https://www.kenexis.com/online-training-center-changes/) - Our online training center has morphed into an integrated Process Safety Training Center and is part of the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite. You can learn more about the NEW Process Safety Learning Center at https://www.kenexis.com/technical-safety-training/ You can also request trial access for 1-day to view the courses available and preview the content https://www.kenexis.com/technical-safety-training/#Price. Even though | process safety training
- [Blending Hydrogen and Natural Gas](https://www.kenexis.com/blending-hydrogen-and-natural-gas/) - Blending Hydrogen and Natural Gas (H2NG)There is a lot of discussion about using renewable energy to generate hydrogen and blend it into natural gas streams partially to overcome the transmission losses and storage challengers presented by wind and solar. Hydrogen is not new to gas streams, coal gas, town gas, or whatever your local area
- [Safety Requirements Specifications Training](https://www.kenexis.com/safety-requirements-specifications-training/) - Safety Requirements Specifications Training Kenexis has just expanded its Process Safety Training Center to include the just completed course on Safety Requirements Specifications. According to Kenexis President and CEO Ed Marszal, Safety Requirements Specifications are the weakest link in the SIS functional safety programs of most process industry organizations. He believes that most SRS documents | SIS | SRS | training
- [ISA TR 84.00.07 Technical Report Chemical Processing Magazine Article](https://www.kenexis.com/isa-tr-84-00-07-technical-report-chemical-processing-magazine-article/) - ISA TR 84.00.07 Technical Report Chemical Processing Magazine ArticleThis article was written and published in Chemical Processing too summarize what had changed in the most recent version. I encourage you to read it and get a copy of the TR-84.00.07-2018 for yourself. You can read the complete article in the Feb 2022 issue of Chemical
- [Kenexis Provides Chemical Engineering Progress Cover Story on Mobile Procedure Tools](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-provides-chemical-engineering-progress-cover-story-on-mobile-procedure-tools/) - Kenexis Provides Chemical Engineering Progress Cover Story on Mobile Procedure Tools The March 2022 edition of Chemical Engineering Progress has been released, and the cover story is “Mobile Tools for Operating Procedures”, written by Kenexis’ Ed Marszal and Margie Hughes. The article explains how software running in the cloud and accessed by mobile devices, like
- [Blending Hydrogen Into Natural Gas Streams](https://www.kenexis.com/blending-hydrogen-into-natural-gas-streams/) - The recorded webinar will discuss the potential problems in detail and changes required to continue to provide manageable risk to people, assets, and the environment. Natural gas systems are abundant and blending hydrogen into the gas stream seems logical. There are natural gas pipelines all over our country with compressor stations and storage systems to
- [Ed Marszal Receives CCPS Best Paper Award at the Global Congress on Process Safety](https://www.kenexis.com/ed-marszal-receives-ccps-best-paper-award-at-the-global-congress-on-process-safety/) - Ed Marszal Receives CCPS Best Paper Award at the Global Congress on Process Safety The final session of the Global Congress on Process Safety, held last week in San Antonio, Texas, included awards from the 2021 Show. In that session, Kenexis President Ed Marszal was awarded the CCPS Best Paper Award for the paper entitled, | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Determining and Documenting Leak Tightness Requirements](https://www.kenexis.com/tso/) - Determining and Documenting Leak Tightness RequirementsHave you ever had an audit reveal that your safety requirements specification documentation was inadequate for valve leakage requirements? The ISA/IEC 61511 standard is clear that the successful criteria for operation including leakage rates for valves used as a final element in a SIF are described in the Safety Requirements | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Artificial Intelligence in Safety Systems is Coming](https://www.kenexis.com/artificial-intelligence-in-safety-systems-is-coming/) - Artificial Intelligence in Safety Systems is Coming Standards for functional safety and safety instrumented systems have warned against the use of artificial intelligence. Going back to the 1996 version of ISA 84, the precursor to IEC 61508 and those associated standards, artificial intelligence was specifically excluded as an allowable technique to achieve functional safety. Even
- [KISS - Project Manager Users Manual](https://www.kenexis.com/project-manager-users-manual/) - Please click the link below to download the KISS Project Manager User’s Manual. KISS Project Manager User Manual Rev1 | Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite | PHA | HAZOP | LOPA | SIS | fire and gas mapping | software | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Enabling Single Sign-On](https://www.kenexis.com/enabling-single-sign-on/) - Enabling Single Sign-On for your Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite OrganizationThis article describes the process to enable single sign-on for your organization to access all software applications in the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite. Single sign-on is a service which allows you to login into your Kenexis software products using your organizations login credentials. The Kenexis Integrated Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite | HAZOP | PHA | LOPA | fire and gas mapping | software | SSO
- [FGS Grading Toolkit](https://www.kenexis.com/fgs-grading-toolkit/) - The FGS Grading Toolkit is a free application developed by Kenexis to assist in selecting coverage targets for Fire and Gas Mapping in accordance with the recommended practice of ISA TR84.00.07-2018. You can download the FGS Grading Toolkit installer from the link below. Download for Windows Download for Mac Download for Linux | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Privacy and Data Protection Policy](https://www.kenexis.com/privacy-and-data-protection-policy/) - Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite Privacy and Data Protection Policy Last Updated February 15, 2019 This policy applies to all information collection through use of the Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite (KISS) and/or any related services (we refer to them collectively in the policy as “services” or “applications”. When you use our applications and services you trust | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis | Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite
- [Tank Farm Example Files](https://www.kenexis.com/tank-farm-example-files/) - Kenexis training classes and seminar utilize sample processes for educational purposes. This article describes the tank farm example and provides files necessary to complete an analysis of the sample facility. In the tank farm example, we have a simple process consisting of four pumps and two storage vessels. One vessel, an atmospheric storage tank is | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Why is that gas or fire detector there?](https://www.kenexis.com/post-why-is-that-gas-or-fire-detector-there/) - Have you ever wondered why a gas or fire detector is installed at a location. Maybe someone walking through your facility asked you why a detector was installed at a particular location. Scrambling to find an answer at that point is probably useless, you already revealed that you don’t know and maybe no one else
- [Planning Functional Safety (with Template Procedure)](https://www.kenexis.com/planning-functional-safety-with-template-procedure/) - Can I see your Functional Safety Management Program documentation? Planning Functional Safety (with Template Procedure) A part of the IEC 61511 standard that does not get the attention that it deserves is clause 5 – Management of Functional Safety. While most engineers want to focus on detailed design, risk analysis and SIL verification calculations, it
- [Quantitative Bowtie Analysis Webinar](https://www.kenexis.com/quantitative-bowtie-analysis-webinar/) - Research into Unified Hazard Assessment combining HAZOP, LOPA, and Quantitative Bowtie Analysis has yielded techniques that elegantly address the limitations of LOPA and provided a significantly improved graphical communications method. LOPA suffers limitations that are rooted in “one-cause, one-consequence” paradigm. This limitation can result in design errors where engineered safeguards that protect against a consequence
- [Kenexis Presents Acceptable Valve Leakage Rate to IChemE](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-presents-acceptable-valve-leakage-rate-to-icheme/) - Kenexis Presents Acceptable Valve Leakage Rate to IChemE Kenexis president Ed Marszal will be presenting a webinar for the IChem. The topic will be the specification of leakage rate requirements for SIS shutoff valves. More information on the webinar is available from the IChemE web site. 13-01-23 Specification of Valve Leakage Rates for Safety Instrumented
- [Adding Gasses and Equipment to Buildings](https://www.kenexis.com/adding-gasses-and-equipment-to-buildings/) - Altering a building’s original purpose by adding process equipment and dangerous gases can have significant implications for the safety of the building and its occupants. Whether it is apparently minor or major, significant modifications to the building’s structure, electrical and plumbing systems, and ventilation, among other things may be required for safety purposes. The addition
- [Hydrogen Gas Detection For Electroyzers](https://www.kenexis.com/hydrogen-gas-detection-for-electroyzers/) - Engineers in the chemical process industries face the task of shifting society away from energy sources that emit carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases. While numerous methods of storing green energy are being considered, there is significant interest in converting green electricity into chemical energy that is easier to store and transport. The most common
- [Fire And Gas Mapping: Hydrogen Detection](https://www.kenexis.com/fire-and-gas-mapping-hydrogen-detection/) - Hydrogen, a common gas, is increasingly used for decarbonizing the energy chain. However, detecting and mitigating leaks in hydrogen-containing equipment poses challenges due to its flammability and explosive nature. Kenexis employs heuristics (i.e., rules of thumb) to determine whether gas detection should be used to identify leaks from process equipment. The analysis process involves considering
- [Captive Key Interlocks – Description, Use, and LOPA Analysis](https://www.kenexis.com/captive-key-interlocks-description-use-and-lopa-analysis/) - Captive key interlocks are one of the most powerful, yet underutilized, safeguards in the process industries. Captive key systems function by preventing a physical action, such as opening a valve, unless an engineered key has been inserted into the valve’s topworks. Once the valve is moved, the key cannot be removed until the valve has
- [Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS): Energize-to-Trip Requirements](https://www.kenexis.com/safety-requirements-specifications-srs-energize-to-trip-requirements/) - One topic in the process industries is known by various names: Fail Safe, ETT, DTT, Deenergize-to-Trip, and Energize-to-Trip. These terms refer to different ways of physically moving a final element in a Safety Instrumented System to its safe state. This concept is also applicable to sensor subsystems as well as final element subsystems. The process
- [Upcoming ISA training courses with Kenexis - October 2023](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-isa-training-courses-with-kenexis-october-2023/) - Please join Kenexis for the upcoming ISA training courses. Click on the links below to learn more about the upcoming courses and register. You can also view a professional profile of the Kenexis instructor leading each course. Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach (EC50 – Houston, TX) This course instructed by Vice President of Kenexis
- [SIL Verification Calculation Terms - Live Webinar on Wednesday 29Nov2023 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/sil-verification-calculation-terms-live-webinar-on-wednesday-29nov2023-1000am-edt-utc-5-00/) - When performing SIL verifications, there is more to the calculation of probability of failure than just a simple unreliability or simple unavailability. In the early years of SIL verification, the PFD was calculated only using unreliability due to dangerous undetected failures. While only using this term is appropriate in some circumstances, in many others it
- [Vertigo™ SIS Lifecycle Management software conformance with VDE/VDI 2180 Part 3](https://www.kenexis.com/vertigo-sis-lifecycle-management-software-conformance-with-vde-vdi-2180-part-3/) - Vertigo™ SIS Lifecycle Management software conformance with VDE/VDI 2180 Part 3 In response to enquiries from German SIS Engineering, Kenexis has performed an assessment of our Vertigo SIS Safety Lifecycle Management Software in relation to the requirements contained in German standard VDI/VDE 2180 Part 3 – Functional Safety in the Process Industry – Verification of | SIS | software
- [Dealing with Multiple Causes of a LOPA Scenario](https://www.kenexis.com/dealing-with-multiple-causes-of-a-lopa-scenario/) - It is common for a hazard that is being analyzed in a LOPA to have many different causes and these causes are identified in multiple different locations in the HAZOP as the results of multiple different deviations. The solution to this common problem, unfortunately, often doesn’t align with people’s expectations. One of the main challenges | PHA software
- [Kenexis SIS Engineering Handbook Available at Amazon.com in Paperback or Kindle Editions](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-sis-engineering-handbook-available-amazon-com-paperback-kindle-editions/) - Kenexis Consulting Corporation today announced the Kenexis SIS Engineering Handbook is available for purchase exclusively through the Amazon.com website for USD $9.99. The Handbook covers many critical aspects of Safety Instrumented System design, such as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection, SIL Verification, Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), test procedure development and maintenance. The Handbook contains valuable
- [SIS Documentation](https://www.kenexis.com/sis-documentation/) - The publication of my Emerson Exchange presentation on the Emerson web site (see below) reminded me again of the poor state of documentation for SIS. I spent most of this week jetting around the country talking to people about these issues, which we are making very little progress in solving. As more groups with divergent
- [Are Permissives Safety Instrumented Functions?](https://www.kenexis.com/permissives-safety-instrumented-functions/) - I am often asked the question, “Are permissives safety instrumented functions?” I always respond with a very firm, “maybe”. From the perspective of risk analysis, a permissive can and should be treated just like any other SIF. The difference is that when you calculate the achieved SIL, there will be no final element (more on
- [Forgotten Pieces of PFD Equations for SIL Verification](https://www.kenexis.com/forgotten-pieces-pfd-equations-sil-verification/) - After teaching the ISA EC 52 course – Advanced Design and SIL Verification, I am reminded of the lack of knowledge regarding SIL verification calculations that many practitioners have. This ignorance is often compounded by the use of quick and easy software tools that result in improper calculations because the users of the software input
- [Using Templates for LOPA](https://www.kenexis.com/using-templates-lopa/) - In all of the years that I have been performed LOPA (16 now…), I am still shocked at the lack of use of templates for this activity. Especially for common pieces of equipment where the operation, and hazards are very consistent from unit to unit. With respect to selecting SIL targets for SIS equipment, I
- [How Many Alarm IPL Can I Credit?](https://www.kenexis.com/many-alarm-ipl-can-credit/) - I recently received an enquiry from a customer. He asked if I know of any technical resource that specifies a limitation on the number of alarms that can be considered as an IPL. The rationale being that there comes a point where an operator is exposed to so many IPL alarms that he will not
- [Credit for Operator Response to SIS Failure](https://www.kenexis.com/credit-operator-response-sis-failure/) - Even though I have been doing SIS design for about 20 years now, I never seem to run out of new and interesting problems and questions to ponder. Of course, this is probably a function of the fact that I am a consultant who is continually exposed to different processes and usually only get involved
- [Wireless for SIS?](https://www.kenexis.com/wireless-sis/) - I recently received a request from a colleague asking for more information regarding the position of the ISA 84 committee on the use of wireless in SIS applications. He had heard that the “rules” preventing the use of wireless in SIS had been relaxed. This is my reply… There are no changes in stance of
- [Are Separate Taps Making Your Plant LESS Safe?](https://www.kenexis.com/separate-taps-making-plant-less-safe/) - Instrumentation and control engineers have been taught, no, conditioned through repetition, to design separate taps for each instrument that is associated with a safety instrumented function. The core idea is to minimize the probability of a common cause failure that will cause multiple and otherwise independent portions of a safety instrumented function from failing at
- [Process Safety Milestones](https://www.kenexis.com/process-safety-milestones/) - I recently assisted a customer in conducting risk analysis to develop a Safety Instrumented System (SIS) design. The chemical process involved storage and handling of Methyl Isocyanate (MIC), and I was reminded that this coming December will be the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal tragedy, which involved the same chemical. Bhopal was one of the
- [What's in the New Version of IEC 61511? Issue 1](https://www.kenexis.com/whats-new-version-iec-61511-issue-1/) - As many of you are already aware, IEC is in the process of updating the IEC 61511 standard. It is actually quite late in doing so, but work is now progressing. Through my committee work, I have a copy of a recent committee draft for vote (CDV) that I have been reviewing extensively. This document
- [What's in the New Version of IEC 61511?  Issue 2](https://www.kenexis.com/whats-new-version-iec-61511-issue-2/) - Moving on to the definitions… Definition 3.2.3 for basic process control systems was changed slightly. Let’s look at the change… Original: … but which does not perform any safety instrumented functions with a claimed SIL >= 1. CDV: … but which does not perform any SIF. Hmm. The original states that a BPCS does not
- [SIS Function Testing](https://www.kenexis.com/sis-function-testing/) - I recently assisted a customer in testing a newly installed Safety Instrumented System (SIS) at a Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) processing facility. The activity was a Site Acceptance Test (SAT) in which Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) is thoroughly tested. The plan involved exercising each transmitter through its range of normal operation, alarm points, and trip
- [What's in the new version of IEC 61511?  Issue 3](https://www.kenexis.com/whats-new-version-iec-61511-issue-3/) - Continuing in definitions… The definition for common cause failure was greatly cleaned up… The original definition was: failure, which is the result of one or more events, causing failures of two or more separate channels in a multiple channel system. The new definition is: concurrent failures of different devices, resulting from a single event, where
- [ISA-62443 Standards Training Class](https://www.kenexis.com/isa-62443-standards-training-class/) - Using the ANSI/ISA-62443 Standards to Secure Your Industrial Control System (IC32), 30 April – 01 May 2015 Bryan Singer will be teaching this class at the UAB Engineering Complex in Birmingham, AL. The early bird discount is good until 02 April 2015. Seats are limited. See the attached brochure for more information. Cybersecurity -BHAM-Section-IC32- flyer [3].pdf
- [Fire & Gas Mapping:  Actual Engineering or Fancy Computer Aided Graphics ?](https://www.kenexis.com/fgs_real_engineering/) - With the relatively new and growing interest in design of Fire & Gas systems using computer-aided mapping for detector placement, these software tools are rapidly evolving. Full disclosure here; Kenexis develops and licenses a very good software tool called Effigy™ for Fire & Gas Mapping, which is a component of the Kenexis Integrated Safeguard Suite. Effigy | FGS | software
- [FGS Mapping Video Featuring Effigy™ Released by Kenexis](https://www.kenexis.com/effigy-fgs-mapping-video/) - FGS Mapping, specifically using the Kenexis Effigy™ FGS Mapping software application is the topic of a new video released by Kenexis. The video, which runs about four and a half minutes, provides a great overview of the process of fire and gas mapping in general and also provides a detailed explanation of how the Kenexis | Effigy | fire and gas mapping | software
- [Kenexis joins Purdue Process Safety and Assurance Center](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-joins-purdue-process-safety-and-assurance-center/) - Kenexis is pleased to announce that is has joined the Purdue Process Safety and Assurance Center. The Purdue Process Safety and Assurance Center is deep in research and education for fire and gas detector placement, and process safety. The Purdue Process Safety and Assurance Center and Kenexis share common goals in preventing unnecessary loss of
- [Reducing Turnaround Time and Cost](https://www.kenexis.com/turnaround/) - In todays oil and chemicals market, time and budgets are strained to remain operational with a slight profit. Many facilities are making difficult operational and turnaround decisions to survive while possibly putting their operation at risk at the same time. There might be a significant way to reduce time and cost during operations and during
- [Unified Hazard Assessment - Complete White Paper](https://www.kenexis.com/unified-hazard-assessment-complete-white-paper/) - Unified Hazard Assessment – Complete White Paper Kenexis President Ed Marszal has written and released a white paper on the concept of the Unified Hazard Assessment. This paper was presented at the 2019 Mary Kay O’Conner Process Safety Center conference in October of 2019. The full paper can be downloaded below. Unified Hazard Assessment is
- [The role of safety-critical instrumentation in OSHA Facility Siting Studies](https://www.kenexis.com/facility-siting-studies/) - Facility siting under the OSHA PSM Standard 29 CFR 1910.119 (e) requires companies to evaluate the location of workers with respect to the hazards of the process and provide adequate protection. Facility siting studies use mature techniques to evaluate vapor cloud explosion hazards (blast effects), fire hazards (thermal radiation effects) and toxic gas hazards. The
- [ISA Training is Ongoing at Kenexis Houston Office and Online](https://www.kenexis.com/isa-training-is-ongoing-at-kenexis-houston-office-and-online/) - ISA Training is Ongoing at Kenexis Houston Office and Online We are assisting in the ongoing ISA training so that we can continue to educate on the safe operation of manufacturing and process control facilities. Our Houston office is providing additional COVID-19 safety instructions and practicing social distancing in the classroom and common areas like
- [Online Instructor - ISA EC56PV Fire and Gas Systems Engineering Course](https://www.kenexis.com/isa-ec56pv-course-update/) - The ISA EC56P – Fire & Gas System Engineering: Performance-Based Methods for Process Facilities Course is designed to teach you how evaluate the risk and reduction requirements for an area or concern and to analyze detector coverage to determine if you have met the risk reduction requirements. Recently, Kenexis worked with the ISA to move
- [ISA Virtual Courses added for July](https://www.kenexis.com/isa-virtual-courses-added-for-july/) - ISA Virtual Courses added for July | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Chemical Manufacturing Cybersecurity](https://www.kenexis.com/chemical-manufacturing-cybersecurity/) - Chemical Manufacturing Cybersecurity | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [ISA Releases the New 2018 Version of ISA TR 84.00.07](https://www.kenexis.com/performance-based-fire-gas-system-fgs-engineering/) - ISA Releases the New 2018 Version of ISA TR 84.00.07 | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Upcoming Live Webinar on Wednesday 28Feb2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) Calibration and Analysis of Gas Detection of Multi-Component Releases](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-on-wednesday-28feb2024-1000am-est-utc-5-00-calibration-and-analysis-of-gas-detection-of-multi-component-releases/) - Upcoming Live Webinar on Wednesday 28Feb2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) Calibration and Analysis of Gas Detection of Multi-Component Releases | Kenexis
- [Design of SIS Bypasses](https://www.kenexis.com/design-sis-bypasses/) - Design of SIS Bypasses | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [How are Dispersion Models and Fire and Gas Maps Different?](https://www.kenexis.com/dispersion-models-fire-gas-maps-different/) - How are Dispersion Models and Fire and Gas Maps Different? | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Security PHA Review (SPR) and Security Levels](https://www.kenexis.com/security-pha-review-spr-security-levels/) - Security PHA Review (SPR) and Security Levels | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Recorded Webinar - Hydrogen Gas Detection For Electroyzers](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-hydrogen-gas-detection-for-electroyzers/) - Recorded Webinar – Hydrogen Gas Detection For Electroyzers | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Kenexis opens new World Headquarters](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-opens-new-world-headquarters/) - Kenexis opens new World Headquarters | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [The latest episode (S1E7) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e7-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - The latest episode (S1E7) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Upcoming Kenexis webinar hosted by DMS Universe:](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-kenexis-webinar-hosted-by-dms-universe/) - Upcoming Kenexis webinar hosted by DMS Universe: | SIS and BPCS Component Sharing | | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [The latest episode (S1E6) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e6-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - The latest episode (S1E6) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Upcoming Kenexis webinars hosted by DMS Universe:](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-kenexis-webinars-hosted-by-dms-universe/) - Upcoming Kenexis webinars hosted by DMS Universe: | Risk Assessment and Safeguarding of Lithium Ion Battery Containing Facilities | SIS and BPCS Component Sharing | Kenexis
- [The latest episode (S1E5) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e5-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-and-apple-podcasts/) - The latest episode (S1E5) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Upcoming Live Webinar on Wednesday 31Jan2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) SIS Commissioning - Open-PHA™ checklists](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-on-wednesday-31jan2024-1000am-est-utc-5-00-sis-commissioning-open-pha-checklists/) - Upcoming Live Webinar on Wednesday 31Jan2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) SIS Commissioning – Open-PHA™ checklists | HAZOP software | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [The latest episode (S1E4) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify (now available on Apple Podcasts as well)](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e4-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify-now-available-on-apple-podcasts-as-well/) - The latest episode (S1E4) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify (now available on Apple Podcasts as well) | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [The latest episode (S1E3) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e3-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify/) - The latest episode (S1E3) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Upcoming Kenexis webinar hosted by DMS Universe - Determining and Documenting Appropriate Leak Tightness Requirements](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-kenexis-webinar-hosted-by-dms-universe-determining-and-documenting-appropriate-leak-tightness-requirements/) - Upcoming Kenexis webinar hosted by DMS Universe – Determining and Documenting Appropriate Leak Tightness Requirements | Kenexis
- [Kenexis AI development announcement, coming soon...](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-ai-development-announcement-coming-soon/) - Click below regarding the coming announcement about Kenexis AI development in process safety. Kenexis AI development announcement, coming soon… Kenexis
- [Recorded Webinar: MSA & Kenexis co-webinar - the new MSA FL5000 Fire Detector and modeling in Effigy™ Fire & Gas Mapping software](https://www.kenexis.com/__trashed/) - Recorded Webinar: MSA & Kenexis co-webinar – the new MSA FL5000 Fire Detector and modeling in Effigy™ Fire & Gas Mapping software | Kenexis
- [The latest episode (S1E2) of the Kenexis Functional Safety Podcast is now available on Spotify](https://www.kenexis.com/the-latest-episode-s1e2-of-the-kenexis-functional-safety-podcast-is-now-available-on-spotify/) - Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the latest episode of the inaugural season of our new Functional Safety Podcast on Spotify where he finishes his discussion of Clause 1 of the IEC 61511 standard. As a Principal Engineer (PE) himself with decades of experience in safety instrumented systems, Ed brings a unique perspective to this podcast, having actively contributed to the ISA 84 committee since 1994.
- [Kenexis announces new Functional Safety Podcast now available on Spotify](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-announces-new-functional-safety-podcast-now-available-on-spotify/) - Please join Ed Marszal, President and CEO of Kenexis, for the first episode of the inaugural season of our new Functional Safety Podcast on Spotify where he begins his discussion of the IEC 61511 standard. As a Principal Engineer (PE) himself with decades of experience in safety instrumented systems, Ed brings a unique perspective to | Kenexis announces new Functional Safety Podcast now available on Spotify | Kenexis
- [Upcoming Live Webinar on Monday 8Jan2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) Modeling the MSA FL5000 Fire Detector in Effigy™ Fire & Gas Mapping software](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-live-webinar-on-tuesday-12dec2023-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Upcoming Live Webinar on Monday 8Jan2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) Modeling the MSA FL5000 Fire Detector in Effigy™ Fire & Gas Mapping software | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar: SIL Verification Calculation Terms](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-sil-verification-calculation-terms/) - Recorded Webinar: SIL Verification Calculation Terms | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS): Energize-to-Trip Requirements September 2023](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-safety-requirements-specifications-srs-energize-to-trip-requirements-september-2023/) - Recorded Webinar Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS): Energize-to-Trip Requirements September 2023 | Kenexis
- [Upcoming ISA training courses with Kenexis - December 2023](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-isa-training-courses-with-kenexis-december-2023/) - Please join Kenexis for the upcoming ISA training courses. Click on the links below to learn more about the upcoming courses and register. You can also view a professional profile of the Kenexis instructor leading each course. Safety Instrumented Systems: A Lifecycle Approach (EC50V) – Virtual) This virtual course led by Kenexis Senior Engineer Arthur
- [Upcoming ISA training courses with Kenexis - November 2023](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-isa-training-courses-with-kenexis-november-2023/) - Please join Kenexis for the upcoming ISA training courses. Click on the links below to learn more about the upcoming courses and register. You can also view a professional profile of the Kenexis instructor leading each course. Safety Instrumented Systems: A Lifecycle Approach (EC50E – Online) This online course utilizes online training modules, additional text
- [Kenexis currently at the 2023 Mary Kay O'Connor Safety & Risk Conference - College Station, TX](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-currently-at-the-2023-mary-kay-oconnor-safety-risk-conference-college-station-tx/) - Road trip! Edward Marszal, President of Kenexis is currently at the Mary Kay O’Connor Safety & Risk Conference in College Station, TX. If you are in attendance, stop by and see him! 2023 Mary Kay O’Connor Safety & Risk Conference
- [Kenexis to exhibit at the 2023 Global Conference on Process Safety and Big Data October 24-25 in Germany](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-to-exhibit-at-the-2023-global-conference-on-process-safety-and-big-data-october-24-25-in-germany/) - Please join Edward Marszal, President of Kenexis at our exhibit during the 2023 Global Conference on Process Safety and Big Data October 24-25, 2023 DECHEMA House, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Click the link below to learn more about the upcoming conference. 2023 Global Conference on Process Safety and Big Data
- [The president of Kenexis Edward Marszal to present at the 2023 Mary Kay O'Connor Safety & Risk Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/the-president-of-kenexis-edward-marszal-to-present-at-the-2023-mary-kay-oconnor-safety-risk-conference-day-1/) - Please join Edward Marszal, President of Kenexis as he presents the following topics at the 2023 Mary Kay O’Connor Safety & Risk Conference Day 2 – October 12th, 2023 (5:00-5:30 PM) 13 – Enforcing Consistency of PHA/LOPA (Mockingbird) Day 3 – October 13th, 2023 (9:30-10:00 AM) 104 – Calibration and Analysis of Gas Detection of
- [Mobile Computing for Procedure Execution Facilitation to Reduce Risk - GCPS 2021 Preview](https://www.kenexis.com/reducing-procedure-execution-errors/) - Video excerpt and introduction to mobile computing for procedure execution and facilitation.
- [OpScope™ User Manual](https://www.kenexis.com/opscope-user-manual/) - OpScope™ User Manual
- [President of Kenexis Edward Marszal to present at the Fire and Gas System Design Seminar in Saudi Arabia Monday 2nd October 2023](https://www.kenexis.com/the-president-of-kenexis-edward-marszal-to-present-at-the-fire-and-gas-system-design-seminar-in-saudi-arabia-monday-2nd-october-2023-_/) - Click the link below to learn more about the upcoming seminar and register. Invitation for 2nd Oct. 2023 MSA Sponsored Fire and Gas Mapping Seminar Edward will also be attending the ADIPEC show in Abu Dhabi from 3-5 October if you would like to talk with him personally.
- [Kenexis to present during DMS Universe webinar - Generating Consistent HAZOP & LOPA Studies Using Cloud Computing Technology](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-to-present-in-dms-universe-webinar-generating-consistent-hazop-lopa-studies-using-cloud-computing-technology/) - Please join Edward Marszal, President of Kenexis as he presents during the DMS Universe webinar on Monday 25th September 2023 at 8AM-10AM EST, (4PM-6PM UAE Time – GMT+4) Click the link below to learn more and register for the upcoming webinar. DMS Universe/Kenexis webinar 25th September 2023
- [Upcoming ISA training courses with Kenexis - September 2023](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-isa-training-courses-with-kenexis-september-2023/) - Please join Kenexis for the upcoming ISA training courses. Click on the links below to learn more about the upcoming courses and register. You can also view a professional profile of the Kenexis instructor leading each course. Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach (EC50E – Online) This online course utilizes online training modules, additional text
- [Upcoming ISA training courses with Kenexis - August 2023](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-isa-training-courses-with-kenexis-august-2023/) - Please join Kenexis for the upcoming virtual ISA training courses. Click on the links below to learn more about the upcoming courses and register. You can also view a professional profile of the Kenexis instructor leading each course. Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach (EC50V – Virtual) Safety Instrumented Systems: A Lifecycle Approach (EC50V) is
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- [Upcoming ISA training courses with Kenexis](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-isa-training-courses-with-kenexis/) - Upcoming ISA training courses with Kenexis | Kenexis | ISA | training | EC50 | EC52 | EC54 | SIS | Safety Instrumented Systems| SIL | Safety Integrity Level
- [Upcoming ISA Training course: EC50E (Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach)](https://www.kenexis.com/upcoming-isa-training-course-ec50e-safety-instrumented-systems-a-life-cycle-approach/) - #Upcoming ISA Training course: EC50E (Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach) Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Security PHA Review (SPR) in Open-PHA™](https://www.kenexis.com/security-pha-review-spr-open-pha/) - Open-PHA™ has been upgraded to include the ability to perform a Security PHA Review (SPR – pronounced ‘spur’) directly in the PHA study. The advantages of this approach is that it allows for cyber security concerns to be addressed during a PHA study without expending excessive team time and the documentation of the SPR is
- [Update or Isolate Legacy Systems](https://www.kenexis.com/update-isolate-legacy-systems/) - I was reading an article on the wire this morning about a nuclear power plant in Germany potentially compromised by cybersecurity problems. In the article, it was revealed that the infected system or culprit, was an old HMI station for moving control rods that was last updated in 2008. While this might escape discovery in
- [Reducing Procedure Execution Risk training](https://www.kenexis.com/reducing-procedure-execution-risk-training/) - Maintenance and operation require a significant amount of manual interaction with processes Manual interaction are plagued by human factors
- [Cyberwarfare: A Major Concern Among Security Leaders](https://www.kenexis.com/cyberwarfare-major-concern-among-security-leaders/) - Cyberwarfare rated the most serious threat facing the U.S. Kenexis' cyber security senior investigator, Jim Gilsinn, speaks about the danger of cyberwarfare not being a priority to many companies. Learn More
- [Stale Data, Process Running](https://www.kenexis.com/stale-data-process-running/) - It surprises us how often we see operators that are conditioned to wait for a display or historian data to update or fill in the stale or missing data. This is actually a common cyber security threat, where the ability of the operator is degraded either by supplanting what the operator can see or removing
- [Cyber Attack Proof Safeguards](https://www.kenexis.com/cyber-attack-proof-safeguards/) - There are dozens of ways to overpressure a distillation column... You can increase the heat input, drop out the cooling, flood the column with liquid, and on and on. Yet, well designed distillation columns are almost never equipped with any safety instrumented functions that protect against overpressure, and are almost never over-pressured. Given the ubiquitous
- [Proper Cybersecurity Keeps Industry Running Efficiently](https://www.kenexis.com/proper-cybersecurity-keeps-industry-running-efficiently/) - In this month’s copy of InTech magazine (an ISA publication), there is an article by one of our senior investigators, Jim Gilsinn. At Kenexis, Jim is involved in ICS network vulnerability assessments; performance and reliability assessments as well as ICS network design and training. Jim also co-chairs the ISA62443 (ISA99) committee. The article can be
- [Data Is Stale](https://www.kenexis.com/data-is-stale/) - Data Is Stale, But The Process is Running In the September issue of Automation Insight, there is an article titled "Data Is Stale, But The Process is Running" by Kenexis' Jim McGlone on Control System Cyber Security and ICS Network Reliability Challenges. "What if a hacker just made it so your operators could not tell if
- [Cyber Security and PHA (HAZOP)](https://www.kenexis.com/cyber-security-pha-hazop/) - In today’s cyber security threat environment, we should consider adding cyber security considerations to our hazards analysis. Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) or Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies of processes seek to identify malfunctions that might harm the people, process, or the environment. Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Analysis (QRA) is used to evaluate the actual risk
- [Make Process Plants Inherently Safe Against Cyber Attack](https://www.kenexis.com/make-process-plants-inherently-safe-cyber-attack/) - Warning... This is going to be a long blog post with a lot of large bits of reference material to go through. Please bear with me as the message is quite important. For years, industry pundits have been warning about the massive physical damage and loss of life that can occur as the results of
- [Network and Cyber Security Awareness Training for ICS:  Why it is Important](https://www.kenexis.com/network-cyber-security-awareness-training-ics-important/) - Whether discussing plant safety, process improvement, or cybersecurity, one truth is always present: You cannot improve on that which you cannot see, understand, and learn to control. Many operators today when considering industrial cybersecurity still see the world as someone or some group launches an attack from the Internet, it starts at 8:01 in
- [No Blue Team](https://www.kenexis.com/no-blue-team/) - Listening to the cyber security drumbeat, I often hear mention of red and blue team exercises. As an ex-military guy, I like this because it reminds me of military scenarios like when our submarine was... Oops, I cannot actually tell that story. Anyway, the red team attacks and the blue team defends. I was wondering
- [The Changing Face of ICS/SCADA](https://www.kenexis.com/changing-face-icsscada/) - What constitutes an industrial control system (ICS) or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system and the environments in which they operate has changed drastically over the last decade or so. Traditionally, ICS were used in discrete and batch manufacturing, process control, packaging, and infrastructure. Some may argue the fine points of that list, however,
- [S4x15 ICS Security Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/s4x15-ics-security-conference/) - Kenexis presented the keynote speech at the S4x15 conference last week. During our presentation, we detailed the many ways in which a process or process equipment, such as a distillation column is designed to protect the operators, itself, and the environment. We believe that all systems that can potentially cause harm of any sort, should
- [Industrial Control Network Cost Millions](https://www.kenexis.com/industrial-control-network-cost-millions/) - Industrial Control Network Cost Millions I never considered spending a million dollars directly on an industrial control system network, but I was wrong. I changed my view after we had a network incident that caused a production outage. My production personnel knew exactly the demands of their service level agreement. I knew they would do
- [Who Is Watching Me Now](https://www.kenexis.com/who-is-watching-me-now/) - With the articles that surfaced recently about the post office snapping pictures of faces and license plates as people drove onto their lot, I decided to tell my own recent experience. I was at a conference, when I noticed a near field antenna hanging in the ceiling. It registered in my subconscious, but I did not
- [Almost Clicked](https://www.kenexis.com/almost-clicked/) - I was plowing through email late last evening and I almost clicked on this link. Lesson to me; stop plowing through email after 10pm. I tell everyone who will listen, to be very careful when you are tempted to click on a link in an email. It is so easy, and not all of the
- [Spring-based Cybersecurity](https://www.kenexis.com/spring-based-cybersecurity/) - SPRING-BASED CYBERSECURITY for SCADA, PLC, and all other Industrial Control Systems in Process Plants & Manufacturing The Problem We have become very comfortable using advanced controller technology and in some cases, we are not thinking through the potential problems the technology might cause. Just this week, a news story
- [Analyzing for Cybersecurity Risks during HAZOP](https://www.kenexis.com/12332-2/) - Attached is a presentation on how to analyze hazardous process situations for cybersecurity risks during a HAZOP or an interim review. We would be pleased to assist you in facilitating this type of review with a HAZOP expert and an Industrial Control System Cybersecurity expert. https://youtu.be/DcOAycWNgIE
- [Did Iran Actually Attack (Cyber) a NY Dam?](https://www.kenexis.com/12390-2/) - It appears the US is going to blame Iran (ink to the New York Times article) for the cyber attack on the NY dam.
- [Patching & Hardening – Cybersecurity](https://www.kenexis.com/patching-hardening-cybersecurity/) - It is important to note the difference between ‘patching’ and ‘hardening.’ It is also important to note the importance both functions play in protecting your computer systems. Patching a computer system (whether it is a computer or an embedded controller like a PLC) takes care of critical vulnerabilities (holes where malware might be able to get
- [Cybersecurity PHA Review](https://www.kenexis.com/cybersecurity-pha-review/) - Make sure to check out the cover article in ISA’s InTech publication. In the article, Ed Marszal explains: “Even though cyber-threats are not adequately addressed with existing process hazard analysis (PHA) methods, there is no reason to abandon everything that we know about process risk assessment and start from scratch. Instead, industry is extending tried-and-true
- [Beware of USB Charging Stations](https://www.kenexis.com/beware-usb-charging-stations/) - As a consultant, I travel on a regular basis. When I travel, I usually have multiple devices with me: a personal phone, a work phone, one or more computer, test equipment, and other devices. All of these are power hungry, especially the phones. It is tempting to charge them anywhere I can, but as a
- [Email Phishing Always a Threat](https://www.kenexis.com/email-phishing-always-threat/) - This week, someone attempted to penetrate our systems again. Many of these type of attempts are blast to thousands and some our targeted attempts. Regardless, clicking almost always mean you have been compromised and malware is now on your computer and moving through your organization. This particular email attempt had a file attached from Dropbox and the
- [BSides DC 2016 Cybersecurity ICS Work](https://www.kenexis.com/bsides-dc-2016-cybersecurity-ics-work/) - Recently, Jim Gilsinn presented at BSides DC 2016 about cybersecurity work on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition). His presentation was titled: "What's the Big Deal with Assessing ICS/SCADA?" If you are considering a career in ICS Cybersecurity, this might persuade you to go back to law school. YouTube Link
- [Control System SIEM Implementation](https://www.kenexis.com/ics-siem/) - Network appliances like firewalls and switches, have software (commonly referred to as firmware) on them that monitor and log security events. Unfortunately, the logs are rarely read by anyone. In fact, most people have never logged into their home router to look at the logs or change the administrator password. If the firmware was compromised,
- [2-factor authentication](https://www.kenexis.com/2fa/) - 2-factor authentication Most of the people I work with know how I feel about password security. I’m well aware of the password management burden we all face, so I’m always promoting the use of password managers and two-step authentication for any account that supports it. I recently read an article posted on The Register in which a
- [You Have Received a Confidential Document](https://www.kenexis.com/you-have-received-a-confidential-document/) - A month ago I was on my way into Istanbul from the Middle East. I filled out the online form for a Visa to enter the country and received an email that had malware attached to the link for my Visa. That one got me and took down my email for a couple hours why
- [Reducing Attack Surfaces](https://www.kenexis.com/reducing-attack-surfaces/) - Reducing the Attack Surface with Group Policy You should be constantly working to reduce your attack surface using reasonable low cost methods and your existing equipment. Reducing your attack surface, often referred to as hardening, is the most cost-effective way to increase your security. In this brief article, we will examine using Microsoft Active Directory
- [Consequence and Cybersecurity](https://www.kenexis.com/consequence-and-cybersecurity/) - Industrial Control Systems or Operational Technology cybersecurity risk calculations are typically based on threat, vulnerability, and consequence in an equation similar to the one below: risk = threat x vulnerability x consequence If we assign numbers, like 1 to 5, and define each number in the range for each variable, we can probably solve the
- [Pipeline Cybersecurity Risks](https://www.kenexis.com/pipeline-cybersecurity-risks/) - Pipeline Cybersecurity Risks What happens if a hacker takes control remotely of a pump station and spoofs the pressure indicator, so the logic controller does not shut-down the booster pump, and then closes a discharge valve – blocking the pump in and over-pressuring the downstream piping? When you are focused on designing safety requirements for
- [Security PHA Review Video - Kaspersky ICS Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/security-pha-review-video-kaspersky-ics-conference/) - On 20 Sep 2018, Kenexis CEO Ed Marszal presented at the 2018 Kaspersky Industrial Cyber-Security conference in Sochi, Russia. The topic of the presentation was Security PHA Review (SPR). The presentation provides a brief overview of the topic while highlighting a specific application - a oil pipeline pumping station. This example was chosen because an
- [Security PHA Review Example - Video from Kaspersky Industrial Cybersecurity 2018](https://www.kenexis.com/security-pha-review-example-video-from-kaspersky-industrial-cybersecurity-2018/) - Kaspersky has just published the videos from the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity 2018 conference. This video shows Kenexis CEO Ed Marszal presenting the Security PHA Review concept using a pump station as an example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnfBRlgBaHg&t=239s
- [What’s Your Backup and Recovery Strategy?](https://www.kenexis.com/whats-your-backup-and-recovery-strategy/) - While reading the Wired article, titled The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History, I thought a lot about backups. Backing up your data and systems in order to maintain critical services is a cornerstone of any disaster recovery program (DRP). I hadn’t realized how fast NotPetya spread through some organizations. From
- [Kenexis Process Safety Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/longview_conference/) - Join us in Longview, TX for the Kenexis Process Safety Conference on Thursday October 25th, 2018 Join us at the Hilton Garden Inn in Longview, Texas for a day of sessions focused on process safety, fire and gas detector placement, and cybersecurity. The sessions are listed below. 8:00-9:30am Breakfast – Performance-based Fire & Gas Mapping Session
- [Security PHA Review for Consequence-Based Cybersecurity](https://www.kenexis.com/security-pha-review/) - Security PHA Review for Consequence-Based Cybersecurity Our newest book was announced last week by the publisher, ISA. The book demonstrates how to analyze hazard and operability studies (HAZOPs) for potentially hackable scenarios, rank them appropriately, and design either non-hackable solutions or choose an appropriate security level as defined in the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards
- [When Do You Apply Machine Guarding Standards in Process Plant?](https://www.kenexis.com/apply-machine-guarding-standards-process-plant/) - I am currently in Perth Australia at the IDC Technologies Safety Control Systems conference. As usual with this forum the presentations are good and the question and answer between presentations is even better. Here on the second day of the conference there is a lot of discussion of machine safeguarding standards, analysis techniques, and design
- [Real Data!](https://www.kenexis.com/real-data/) - Last week I taught the ISA EC 52 training course – Advanced SIL Selection. This course covers a wide range of SIL selection topics and techniques, but spends the build of its time addressing the Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) approach, because this is the approach that is most commonly used in industry. The LOPA
- [See Kenexis at the ISA Conference in Abu Dhabi!](https://www.kenexis.com/see-kenexis-at-the-isa-conference-in-abu-dhabi/) - Kenexis will be attending the 2015 ISA Automation Conference in Abu Dhabi. The conference will be held at the St. Regis on Saadiyat Island. More details can be found in the brochure linked below or at the conference web site (www.isa-emea-expo.org). As you would expect, our Region Manager, Srini Ganesan will be attending, but the
- [Kenexis President Ed Marszal to Speak at 4th China CCPS Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-president-ed-marszal-speak-4th-china-ccps-conference/) - Kenexis President and CEO Ed Marszal will be providing a keynote presentation at the 4th China Center for Chemical Process Safety Conference in Qingdao China, Thursday June 2. Mr. Marszal will be presented a lecture entitled "Gas Detector Coverage Calculation Using Gaussian Dispersion Models". This presentation will focus on the use of scenario coverage for
- [China University of Petroleum Licenses Effigy and Vertigo](https://www.kenexis.com/china-university-petroleum-licenses-effigy-vertigo/) - The China University of Petroleum and Kenexis has signed licensing agreements that will allow the university to utilize Kenexis software and Kenexis training materials in the gradudate and undergraduate curricula for the Department of Safety Science and Engineering of the College of Mechanical Engineering. In keeping with Kenexis' policy of giving back to the engineering
- [Fired Heater Firebox Explosions - Detonation vs. Deflagration](https://www.kenexis.com/fired-heater-firebox-explosions-detonation-vs-deflagration/) - Fired Heater Firebox Explosions – Deflagration vs. Detonation One of the most common pieces of equipment in the process industries is the fired heater, where a fuel is burned in order to heat process materials for various reasons related to separations and reactions. Fired heaters also usually employ a large number of safety instrumented functions
- [Kenexis President Ed Marszal Launches Safety Blog](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-president-ed-marszal-launches-safety-blog/) - The blog will highlight current thinking and evolving trends in the application of engineered safeguards in the process industry.
- [Kenexis Featured at Upcoming IDC Safety Conferences](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-featured-upcoming-idc-safety-conferences/) - Kenexis Consulting Corporation today announced that President Ed Marszal has been selected as the keynote speaker for two upcoming Safety Control Systems (SCS) Conferences organized by IDC Technologies and to be held in fall 2011. The conferences will be located in Houston and Australia, with more details to follow once they have been finalized. The
- [Kenexis Featured at Upcoming IDC Safety Conferences](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-featured-upcoming-idc-safety-conferences-2/) - Kenexis Consulting Corporation today announced that President Ed Marszal has been selected as the keynote speaker for two upcoming Safety Control Systems (SCS) Conferences organized by IDC Technologies and to be held in fall 2011. The conferences will be located in Houston and Australia, with more details to follow once they have been finalized. The
- [Kenexis Featured at Upcoming IDC Safety Conferences](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-featured-upcoming-idc-safety-conferences-3/) - Kenexis Consulting Corporation today announced that President Ed Marszal has been selected as the keynote speaker for two upcoming Safety Control Systems (SCS) Conferences organized by IDC Technologies and to be held in fall 2011. The conferences will be located in Houston and Australia, with more details to follow once they have been finalized. The
- [Ed Marszal Invited to Present at the Instrumentation Symposium](https://www.kenexis.com/ed-marszal-invited-present-instrumentation-symposium/) - Ed Marszal was invited to present his paper entitled “Shared Field Instruments in SIS: Incidents Caused by Poor Design and Recommendations for Improvement” at the 67th Annual Instrumentation Symposium for the Process Industries. The Symposium will be held January 24-26, 2012 in College Station, Texas. Ed's presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at
- [Jim Gilsinn, Kenexis Senior Investigator speaks at Secure Energy 2013, in Qatat](https://www.kenexis.com/jim-gilsinn-kenexis-senior-investigator-speaks-secure-energy-2013-qatat/) - Jim Gilsinn, Kenexis' Senior Investigator participated in the Secure Energy 2013 Conference in Qatar. The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR), through its Qatar Computer Emergency Response Team (Q-CERT), organized Secure Energy 2013, a conference that highlighted the latest information security trends, challenges and risks to help organizations in the country better manage
- [Kenexis Opens Booth at ADIPEC Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-opens-booth-adipec-conference/) - Kenexis has opened their booth for the ADIPEC conference. The booth number is 7513, and it is located in the International US Pavilion. The booth is being attended by the Kenexis MENA Region Manager Srinivasan Ganesan, and by Kenexis President and CEO Ed Marszal. In addition to handling client information requests and providing demonstrations of
- [Kenexis attendes ISA MENA Automation Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-attendes-isa-mena-automation-conference/) - Edward Marszal, Kenexis' President and CEO, is attending the ISA MENA Automation Conference in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Marszal is accompanied by Mr. Srinivasan Ganesan, Kenexis' MENA Regional Manager. Mr. Marszal will be presenting his abstract titled "Optimizing Fire and Gas System Design Using the ISA Technical Report TR84.00.07" Wednesday, December 11, 2013.
- [Kenexis Presenting at the 2014 ISA Safety Division Symposium](https://www.kenexis.com/433/) - Kenexis has accepted an invitation to present at the 2014 ISA Safety Division Symposium being held at the Marriott West Loop in Houston Texas, October 6-9, 2014. Kenexis President, Ed Marszal is expected to attend and give a workshop on the ISA 84.00.07 technical report which will include a live example to be worked by
- [Kenexis ICS Training Class @ S4x15](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-ics-training-class-s4x15/) - Jim Gilsinn and Bryan Singer, from Kenexis, will be teaching one of the advanced training courses at the S4x15 conference, titled “Why Does the Red Team Get All the Fun?” (http://www.cvent.com/events/s4x15-week/custom-22-6527b763e4b94569a3612510327b7278.aspx) This class will allow students to participate in an industrial control system (ICS) cyber security red/blue exercise during the course. The emphasis will be
- [NEW ICS Blue Team Training Course, April](https://www.kenexis.com/new-ics-blue-team-training-course-april/) - NEW ICS Blue Team Training Course, April We are pleased to offer a new ICS Blue Team Training, April 28th and 29th. This 2-day course is being offered for the first time to our customers. We will be teaching the hands-on course, Practical ICS Security Training, on how to defend an industrial control system from
- [China University of Petroleum](https://www.kenexis.com/china-university-petroleum/) - This month, Kenexis met with various entities in China to discuss upcoming challenges in functional safety. This is an ongoing effort to work with the Chinese in their efforts to build safe work environments in the chemical and oil and gas industries. While there, Ed Marszal (president) presented at the China University of Petroleum as a guest
- [Website Changes, Translation Services, and Secure Site Technology](https://www.kenexis.com/website-changes-translation-services-secure-site-technology/) - You may not have noticed some of the changes to the Kenexis website. It is now converted to new web technologies making it much easier to use on your smart phone, tablet or computer. Another usability enhancement was the addition of translation services provided by Microsoft Bing. This enables you to read many of
- [Shevat](https://www.kenexis.com/shevat/) - Kenexis is pleased to announce our newest business partner, Shevat Engineering and Training in Campinas, Brazil. Shevat partnership extends Kenexis services and engineering tools to the South American markets including Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. We are pleased to announce this relationship that signals the start of an exciting time for Kenexis in
- [Achilles JQS Registered](https://www.kenexis.com/13132-2/) - Achilles JQS Registered Supplier Kenexis Consulting Corporation is pleased to announce that it is a registered, verified, and compliant supplier on Achilles Joint Qualification System (JQS) for the Oil and Gas Industry in Norway and Denmark. Achilles creates and manages a global network of collaborative industry communities, allowing trading partners to share high quality, structured,
- [Kenexis Presents SIS Training in Nanjing](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-presents-sis-training-nanjing/) - Kenexis President Ed Marszal just completed a two-day training class on the SIS safety lifecycle in Nanjing China. The course was attended by more than 40 participants.
- [Kenexis Integrated Safety Suite - Users Group Meeting](https://www.kenexis.com/ugm/) - REGISTRATION IS OPEN for Kenexis Integrated Software Suite - Users Group Meeting Kenexis Houston will be hosting the annual Kenexis Integrated Software Suite - Users Group Meeting 05NOV2018 from 5-8pm. The event will be held online and live at our Houston office near the ISA 84 November meeting location. Kenexis is actually on
- [2015 Process Control and Safety Symposium](https://www.kenexis.com/2015-process-control-and-safety-symposium/) - Kenexis will be presenting several papers at this conference on process safety and industrial cyber security. Come meet us at our booth, or let me know ahead of time and we will setup an opportunity to talk. Seven ISA Divisions are Teaming up in November 2015 2015 Process Control and Safety Symposium-Sponsored by Process Measurement
- [ISA Houston Section Expo & Chili Cook Off, Thursday November 12](https://www.kenexis.com/isa-houston-section-expo-chili-cook-off-thursday-november-12/) - Join Kenexis at the 2015 ISA Houston Section Expo & Chili Cook Off next month on Thursday November 12, 2015 form 5-9pm. Come by and visit us! RSVP
- [ISA Houston Section Monthly Meeting, Wednesday November 4th](https://www.kenexis.com/isa-houston-section-monthly-meeting-wednesday-november-4th/) - Please join us for the ISA Houston Section Monthly Meeting on Wednesday November 4, 2015 from 11am-1pm HESS Club 5430 Westheimer Rd. Houston, Texas 77056 Process Industry Accidents – Lessons Learned the Hard Way and How to Avoid Them Using a collection of videos, photographs and stories, this presentation will cover lessons learned from a
- [New Gas Detection Safety Standard (IEC 60079)](https://www.kenexis.com/new-gas-detection-safety-standard-iec-60079/) - This past week I had the pleasure of attending the IEC 60079 committee meetings in Seattle. I found that the meeting was very valuable, and went a long way in harmonizing all of the safety standards and technical reports surrounding functional safety in the process industries. Basically, the IEC 60079 committee is involved with the
- [2014 ISA Process Control & Safety Symposium](https://www.kenexis.com/2014-isa-process-control-safety-symposium/) - Kenexis will be sponsoring and exhibiting at the 2014 ISA Process Control & Safety Symposium. The symposium takes place at the Houston Marriott West Loop by the Galleria in Houston, Texas October 6-9 2014.
- [Kenexis Announces Formation of UAE Division](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-announces-formation-uae-division/) - Kenexis Consulting Corporation (Kenexis) today announced the formation and initiation of operations, Kenexis Consulting DMCC, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- [Kenexis to Present at SCS Safety Control Systems Conference in Calgary](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-present-scs-safety-control-systems-conference-calgary/) - 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
- [Kenexis to Present at NPRA Maintenance Conference in San Antonio](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-present-npra-maintenance-conference-san-antonio/) - 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
- [Kenexis to Present at SCS Conference in Johannesberg](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-present-scs-conference-johannesberg/) - 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.
- [Kenexis Announces 2010 Open Enrollement Training Schedule](https://www.kenexis.com/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
- [Kenexis to Showcase Effigy at 2011 Offshore Technology Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-showcase-effigy-2011-offshore-technology-conference/) - The recent publication of ISA TR84.00.07 (Guidance on the Evaluation of Fire and Gas System Effectiveness) has resulted in a tidal wave of interest related to instrumented fire and gas systems. Kenexis will have a presence (Booth #9946) at the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston starting May 5th, 2011. Stop by the Kenexis
- [Kenexis to Present at Emerson Global Users Exchange in San Antonio](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-present-emerson-global-users-exchange-san-antonio/) - Kenexis President Edward Marszal will be presenting at the Emerson Global Users Exchange in San Antonio. Mr. Marszal will discuss Best Practices in Safety Instumented Systems. The presentation will exhibit industry experience, best practices for documentation and the rationale for the choices made. For more information on the conference
- [Kenexis Attends Expo Columbia Oil & Gas](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-attends-expo-columbia-oil-gas-2/) - Last year’s announcement of a new 165,000 bpd refinery near Cartagena, Columbia, ensured that this year’s Oil & Gas Expo, held Nov 2-5th, would be well attended. That expectation held true, but what was pleasantly surprising was the increased attention on safe installation and operation of safety systems. “This trend is the same we’re seeing
- [Kenexis to Support ISA Safety System Design Webinar](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-support-isa-safety-system-design-webinar-3/) - International Society of Automation (ISA) and Knovel are sponsoring a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, December 8th at 2pm EST. The topic is “Designing and Verifying Safety Instrumented Systems” and will be cover a range of topics related to ISA 84, the international standard on the design of safety systems in process industries. Kenexis President Ed
- [Kenexis to Present at Surface Asset Integrity for Business Sustainability Workshop](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-present-surface-asset-integrity-business-sustainability-workshop/) - Kenexis President Ed Marszal will be presenting on the topic of SIL Assessment and Verification at the Assuring Surface Asset Integrity for Business Sustainability Workshop in Abu Dhabi, UAE on January 25th, 2011. The Asset Integrity Workshop only the first step in what will be an increasing Kenexis Middle East presence in coming years.
- [Kenexis to Instruct Spring 2011 ISA Safety Certificate Classes](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-instruct-spring-2011-isa-safety-certificate-classes/) - Kenexis President Ed Marszal will teach two courses that are part of ISA’s safety certificate program; the Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection (ISA EC 52), and Advanced Design and SIL Verification (ISA EC 54), during 4-7 of April, 2011. The training courses will be held at ISA’s headquarters in Research Triangle Park, NC.
- [Kenexis Attends Expo Columbia Oil & Gas](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-attends-expo-columbia-oil-gas/) - Last year’s announcement of a new 165,000 bpd refinery near Cartagena, Columbia, ensured that this year’s Oil & Gas Expo, held Nov 2-5th, would be well attended. That expectation held true, but what was pleasantly surprising was the increased attention on safe installation and operation of safety systems. “This trend is the same we’re seeing
- [Kenexis to Support ISA Safety System Design Webinar](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-support-isa-safety-system-design-webinar-2/) - International Society of Automation (ISA) and Knovel are sponsoring a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, December 8th at 2pm EST. The topic is “Designing and Verifying Safety Instrumented Systems” and will be cover a range of topics related to ISA 84, the international standard on the design of safety systems in process industries. Kenexis President Ed
- [Kenexis to Support ISA Safety System Design Webinar](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-support-isa-safety-system-design-webinar/) - International Society of Automation (ISA) and Knovel are sponsoring a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, December 8th at 2pm EST. The topic is “Designing and Verifying Safety Instrumented Systems” and will be cover a range of topics related to ISA 84, the international standard on the design of safety systems in process industries. Kenexis President Ed
- [Kenexis Selected to Present at 2011 NPRA Reliability and Maintenance Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-selected-present-2011-npra-reliability-maintenance-conference/) - Kenexis President Ed Marszal was chosen to present at the NPRA Reliability and Maintenance Conference in Denver from May 25-28, 2011, on the topic of “The Data Dilemma: Maintenance and Test Tracking in a Post ISA 84 Era.” The paper will discuss the challenges end-users face in designing a simple, effective and flexible Maintenance Management
- [Kenexis Selected to Present at 2011 AIChE Spring Conference](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-selected-present-2011-aiche-spring-conference/) - Kenexis Sr. Engineer Peter Hereña was selected to present two topics at the AIChE Spring Conference in Chicago from March 13-15, 2011. The topics are “Fundamentals of Alarm Management.” The Fundamentals of Alarm Management presentation will cover the challenges end-users face in rationalizing their alarm system when confronted with seemingly limitless data modern devices feed
- [Kenexis selected to provide ISA training in the UAE](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-selected-provide-isa-training-uae/) - Kenexis and ISA craft agreement to market and execute the EC-50/52/54 series ISA SIS Engineering courses in the United Arab Emirates Kenexis will schedule open-enrollment publicly-available sessions of the SIS Engineering series of courses available from the ISA. These courses are part of the ISA84/IEC61511 SIS Certificate Programs, which allow participants with the appropriate pre-requisite
- [Kenexis Selected to Present at 2011 ISA Safety & Security Symposium](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-selected-present-2011-isa-safety-security-symposium/) - Kenexis President Ed Marszal was selected to present on the topic of “Best Practices in the Implementation of Safety Bypasses.” at the ISA Safety & Security Conference in League City (Houston), TX from April 13-14, 2011. The presentation is a follow-up of the popular Kenexis training course in managing safety bypasses
- [Ed Marszal chosen to present at ISA Saudi Arabia Section (Dharan Meeting)](https://www.kenexis.com/ed-marszal-chosen-present-isa-saudi-arabia-section-dharan-meeting/) - Ed Marszal was also chosen to present at the ISA Saudi Arabia Section (Dharan Meeting) on the topic of “Bypassing Safety Systems” September 18th, 2011. Follow the ISA Saudi Arabia site for information as it becomes available.
- [Todd Longendelpher to present at ISA Automation Week](https://www.kenexis.com/todd-longendelpher-present-isa-automation-week/) - Todd Longendelpher will be presenting his paper "Selection of Set Points for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and Alarms" at ISA's Automation Week - Techonology and Solutions Event. The event is being held on October 17-21, 2011 in Mobile, Alabama. Todd's presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in the 330-5 Safety & Security time
- [Emerson Global Users Exchange has Accepted Ed Marszal's Paper](https://www.kenexis.com/emerson-global-users-exchange-accepted-ed-marszals-paper/) - Ed Marszal's paper on "Accidents Caused by SIS/BPCS Field Sharing Devices" has been accepted for workshop at the Emerson Global Users Exchange held in Nashville, Tennessee on October 24-28, 2011.
- [Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2012](https://www.kenexis.com/offshore-technology-conference-otc-2012/) - Kenexis plans to attend and host a booth again at this years Offshore Technology Conference. Be sure to plan on stopping by and visiting with us at the booth! The OTC 2012 is set for April 30th - May 3rd, 2012 in Houston, Texas.
- [Kenexis and ISA Establish SIS and FGS Schedule for First Half of 2014](https://www.kenexis.com/kenexis-isa-establish-sis-fgs-schedule-first-half-2014/) - Kenexis and ISA have come to an agreement on the scheduling of training courses that will be taught by Kenexis staff members. The courses that will be taught include EC52 – Advanced SIL Selection, EC-54 – Advanced SIS Design, and EC-56P – Performance Based Fire and Gas System Design. Many of the courses will be

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- [Webinar Confirmation: Exploring the Power of Bowtie Diagrams: Why You Should Attend the Webinar on Kenexis Bowtie-Q™ Launch - Wednesday 26March2025 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-exploring-the-power-of-bowtie-diagrams-why-you-should-attend-the-webinar-on-kenexis-bowtie-q-launch-wednesday-26march2025-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, the Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to help you get the most out of your experience during this webinar. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Best regards, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Exploring the Power of Bowtie Diagrams: Why You Should Attend the
- [Webinar Confirmation: Manual Shutdown in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) - Friday 21February2025 10:30am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-manual-shutdown-in-safety-instrumented-systems-sis/) - Webinar Confirmation: Manual Shutdown in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
- [Open-Audit Download](https://www.kenexis.com/open-audit-download/) - Open-Audit™ Download | There is NO CHARGE for Open-Audit™ Desktop and runs on Mac, Linux, or Windows | Open-Audit™ represents a comprehensive validation and auditing software solution designed to accommodate a wide range of audit types, including OSHA 1910.119 Process Safety Management.
- [Webinar Confirmation: Safety Configured PLCs vs Safety PLCs - Wednesday 29January2025 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-safety-configured-plcs-vs-safety-plcs-wednesday-29january2025-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - I’m Kris Phillips, the Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to help you get the most out of your experience during this webinar. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Best regards, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Safety Configured PLCs vs Safety PLCs – Wednesday 29January2025 10:00am EST (UTC
- [Webinar Confirmation: Defining MoC Workflows and Approval Processes (Intelligent MoC™ Beta Program) - Wednesday 08January2025 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-defining-moc-workflows-and-approval-processes-intelligent-moc-beta-program-wednesday-08january2025-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this webinar. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Defining MoC Workflows and Approval Processes (Intelligent MoC™ Beta Program) – Wednesday 08January2025 10:00am EST
- [Careers](https://www.kenexis.com/about/employment/) - Careers Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that advances Process Safety? At Kenexis, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset, and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified engineers while fostering ongoing professional development of our talented staff. Why Kenexis? Kenexis is a global leader
- [Webinar Confirmation: Understanding Human and Systematic Failures in Safety Instrumented Systems - Wednesday 18December2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-understanding-human-and-systematic-failures-in-safety-instrumented-systems-wednesday-18december2024-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this webinar. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Understanding Human and Systematic Failures in Safety Instrumented Systems – Wednesday 18December2024 10:00am EST (UTC
- [Webinar Confirmation: Quantitative Bowtie Analysis - Thursday 21November2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-quantitative-bowtie-analysis-thursday-21november2024-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this webinar. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Quantitative Bowtie Analysis – Thursday 21November2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) webinar invite.ici Microsoft Teams Need
- [Webinar Confirmation: Development of General Failure Data for SIS Components - Wednesday 09October2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-development-of-general-failure-data-for-sis-components-wednesday-09october2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this webinar. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Development of General Failure Data for SIS Components – Wednesday 09October2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)
- [Webinar Confirmation: Executing a Functional Safety Assessment in Compliance with IEC 61511 - Wednesday 25September 2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-executing-a-functional-safety-assessment-in-compliance-with-iec-61511-wednesday-25september-2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this webinar. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Executing a Functional Safety Assessment in Compliance with IEC 61511 – Wednesday 25September 2024 10:00am
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.kenexis.com/about/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Webinar Confirmation: Live Demo Vertigo™ SIS Lifecycle Management Software - Wednesday 28August2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-live-demo-vertigo-sis-lifecycle-management-software-wednesday-28august2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this webinar. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Live Demo Vertigo™ SIS Lifecycle Management Software – Wednesday 28August2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00) webinar
- [Webinar Confirmation: Markov Modeling Overview - Wednesday 24July2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-markov-modeling-overview-wednesday-24july2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this webinar. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Markov Modeling Overview – Wednesday 24July2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00) webinar invite.ici Microsoft Teams Need
- [Senior Staff](https://www.kenexis.com/about/meet-the-team/) - | Senior Staff Senior Leadership Edward MarszalPresident, PE, Member, Scientific Advisory Board, P2SAC, Purdue Universitymessage & professional profile Kevin MitchellVice President, PE, ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Expert, CFSEmessage & professional profile Senior Staff Christopher WeilSenior Consultant, Houston Regional Manager, ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Expert, GICSPprofessional profile Sean CunninghamSenior Engineer, ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Expertprofessional profile Austin BryanSenior Engineer, ISA/IEC 61511 SIS
- [Edward M. Marszal](https://www.kenexis.com/about/meet-the-team/edward-m-marszal/) - Edward M. Marszal | PE, ISA 84 Expert | President & Chief Executive Officer | Kenexis Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Confirmation -  Determining and Documenting Leak Tightness Requirements](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-determining-and-documenting-leak-tightness-requirements/) - Recorded Webinar Confirmation-Determining and Documenting Leak Tightness Requirements| Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Webinar Confirmation: SIS Commissioning Open-PHA® checklists - Wednesday 31Jan2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-sis-commissioning-open-pha-checklists-wednesday-31jan2024-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Hi, My name is Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing for Kenexis. I am here to make sure you get the most out of this webinar possible. If you have any questions, please reach out to me personally at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar on Wednesday 31Jan2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) webinar invite.ici Microsoft Teams meeting Join |
- [Webinar Confirmation: Live demo of Open-PHA® - Friday 17May2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-live-demo-of-open-pha-friday-17may2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this live demo of Open-PHA® HAZOP and LOPA software. Don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Live Demo Open-PHA® – Friday 17May2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00) webinar
- [Webinar Confirmation - Hydrogen Gas Detection For Electrolyzers](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-hydrogen-gas-detection-for-electrolyzers/) - Webinar Confirmation – Hydrogen Gas Detection For Electrolyzers | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Webinar Confirmation: Critical Cloud Diameter - Thursday 20June2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-critical-cloud-diameter-thursday-20june2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this webinar. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Critical Cloud Diameter – Thursday 20June2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00) webinar invite.ici Microsoft Teams Need
- [Getting Started - How To Videos](https://www.kenexis.com/how-to/) - Getting Started – How To Videos | Videos demonstrating some of our software features | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
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- [Kevin Mitchell](https://www.kenexis.com/about/meet-the-team/kevin-mitchell/) - Kevin Mitchell | PE, ISA 84 SFS, SSS | Vice President| Kenexis Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Hazards Analysis Selection](https://www.kenexis.com/services/pha/hazards-analysis-selection/) - Hazards Analysis Selection | Read more about choosing the right hazard study | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Process Safety Training Center - Overview Courses](https://www.kenexis.com/process-safety-training-center-overview-courses/) - Process Safety Training Center – Overview Courses | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
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- [Green Energy Process Safety Management](https://www.kenexis.com/green-energy/) - Is it true that green energy signifies safety? Green Energy Process Safety Management: Assuming that green energy equates to safety can lead to serious consequences. Storage of substantial energy reserves, whether in the form of hydrocarbons, lithium-ion batteries, compressed hydrogen, or anhydrous ammonia, carries the risk of unintentional energy release, posing threats to both people
- [Process Safety Training Center: Request Trial Access for 24 hours](https://www.kenexis.com/request-trial-access-for-24-hours-to-the-process-safety-training-center/) - Process Safety Training Center: Request Trial Access for 24 hours | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar - Captive Key Interlocks and LOPA analysis 30Aug23](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-captive-key-interlocks-and-lopa-analysis-30aug23/) - Recorded Webinar – Captive Key Interlocks and LOPA analysis 30Aug23 | Kenexis Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Resources Overview](https://www.kenexis.com/resources/) - Resources Overview Kenexis has developed a number of tools and publications that help our consultants, clients, and colleagues in the process safety industry stay up to date with engineered safeguard practices.
- [Webinar Confirmation: SIF Definitions during the SIS Lifecycle - Thursday 30May2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-sif-definitions-during-the-sis-lifecycle-thursday-30may2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Hello, I’m Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing at Kenexis. My goal is to ensure you maximize your experience during this webinar. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly with any questions at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: SIF Definitions during the SIS Lifecycle – Thursday 30May2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00) webinar invite.ici
- [Trial Request - Open Audit™ Cloud](https://www.kenexis.com/open-audit-cloud-trial-request/) - Trial Request - Open Audit™ Cloud | Request your free 30-day trial to Open Audit™ Cloud by Kenexis | | HAZOP | PHA | Process Safety Management
- [News](https://www.kenexis.com/news/) - News | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Newsletter Registration](https://www.kenexis.com/newsletter/) - Process Safety Newsletter Registration - Keep up to date with the latest information regarding webinars, training, products and services from Kenexis.
- [Papers, Articles and Books](https://www.kenexis.com/resources/papers/) - Papers, Articles and Books authored by expert process safety engineers at Kenexis. | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Contact Kenexis](https://www.kenexis.com/contact/) - To contact Kenexis for General Inquiries, Software or Training Quotes, please send an email to info@kenexis.com, call +1-614-451-7031, or use the contact form below: Contact - Kenexis Use this form to contact Kenexis directly. We will respond as soon as possible, usually within one business day. Thank you. "*" indicates required fields Subject*Message*Name* First Last
- [SIS Engineering Handbook](https://www.kenexis.com/resources/papers/handbooks/) - The Kenexis SIS Engineering Handbook provides a concise guide to safety instrumented systems implementation and the safety lifecycle.
- [Webinar Confirmation: Failure Rate Units, Formats and Conversion - Tuesday 30April2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-failure-rate-units-formats-and-conversion-tuesday-30april2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Hi, My name is Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing for Kenexis. I am here to make sure you get the most out of this webinar possible. If you have any questions, please reach out to me personally at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar Confirmation: Failure Rate Units, Formats and Conversion – Tuesday 30April2024 10:00am EDT (UTC
- [Webinar Confirmation: Using Large Language Models (AI) for HAZOP Automation and Augmentation Tool - Wednesday 3April2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-using-large-language-models-ai-for-hazop-automation-and-augmentation-tool-wednesday-2april2024-1000am-edt-utc-4-00/) - Using Large Language Models (AI) for HAZOP Automation and Augmentation Tool - Wednesday 2April2024 10:00am EDT (UTC -4.00)
- [Oil & Gas Process Safety Management](https://www.kenexis.com/oilandgasindustry/) - Oil & Gas Process Safety Kenexis stands as the foremost authority in the oil & gas process safety management sector, spanning upstream, mid-stream, and downstream operations globally. Our profound expertise and trailblazing advancements in technical safety engineering have positioned us as the premier partner for companies seeking to fortify their operational safety protocols. Through our
- [Reducing Turnaround Time & Costs](https://www.kenexis.com/turnaroundcost/) - Safety Instrumented Systems | Reducing Turnaround Time & Costs | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Pharmaceutical Process Safety Management](https://www.kenexis.com/services/pharmaceutical/) - Pharmaceutical Process Safety Management Pharmaceutical Process Safety Management: Kenexis leverages cutting-edge tools and techniques, alongside innovative research, and development in technical safety engineering. This expertise has established us as the foremost authority in assisting companies in guaranteeing the safety of their processes, particularly in areas where potential risks may be underestimated. Pharmaceutical processes, characterized by
- [Webinar Confirmation: Calibration and Analysis of Gas Detection of Multi-Component Releases - Wednesday 28Feb2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-calibration-and-analysis-of-gas-detection-of-multi-component-releases-wednesday-28feb2024-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training | Kenexis
- [Webinar Confirmation: Modeling the MSA FL5000 Fire Detector in Effigy™ Fire and Gas Mapping software from Kenexis - Monday 8Jan2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-modeling-the-msa-fl5000-fire-detector-in-effigy-fire-gas-mapping-software-from-kenexis-tuesday-12dec2023-1000am-est-utc-5-00/) - Hi, My name is Kris Phillips, Director of Marketing for Kenexis. I am here to make sure you get the most out of this webinar possible. If you have any questions, please reach out to me personally at kris.phillips@kenexis.com Respectfully, Kris Webinar on Monday 8Jan2024 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) webinar invite.ici Microsoft Teams meeting Join
- [Webinar Confirmation: SIL Verification Calculation Terms - Wednesday 29Nov2023 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00)](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-sil-verification-calculation-terms/) - Webinar Confirmation: SIL Verification Calculation Terms – Wednesday 29Nov2023 10:00am EST (UTC -5.00) | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Webinar Confirmation: Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS): Energize-to-Trip Requirements](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-safety-requirements-specifications-srs-energize-to-trip-requirements/) - Webinar Confirmation: Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS): Energize-to-Trip Requirements | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Webinar Confirmation: Captive Key Interlocks – Description, Use, and LOPA Analysis](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-confirmation-captive-key-interlocks-description-use-and-lopa-analysis/) - Webinar Confirmation: Captive Key Interlocks – Description, Use, and LOPA Analysis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Webinar Confirmation - Adding Gasses and Equipment to Buildings](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-adding-gasses-and-equipment-to-buildings/) - Webinar Confirmation – Adding Gasses and Equipment to Buildings | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
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- [Recorded Webinar Registration –  SIS and BPCS Component Sharing](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-registration-sis-and-bpcs-component-sharing/) - Recorded Webinar Registration – SIS and BPCS Component Sharing | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Registration - Why Is That Detector There](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-registration-why-is-that-detector-there/) - Recorded Webinar Registration – Why Is That Detector There | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Registration - Risk Assessment and Safeguarding of Lithium Ion Battery Containing Facilities](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-registration-risk-assessment-and-safeguarding-of-lithium-ion-battery-containing-facilities/) - Recorded Webinar Registration – Risk Assessment and Safeguarding of Lithium Ion Battery Containing Facilities | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Registration - Quantitative Bowtie](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-registration-quantitative-bowtie/) - Recorded Webinar Registration – Quantitative Bowtie | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Registration - Problems Blending H2 into Natural Gas (Methane)](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-registration-problems-blending-h2-into-natural-gas-methane/) - Recorded Webinar Registration – Problems Blending H2 into Natural Gas (Methane) | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Registration - How to Quickly Determine if Safety Functions are Vulnerable to a Cybersecurity Threat](https://www.kenexis.com/webinar-registration-how-to-quickly-determine-if-safety-functions-are-vulnerable-to-a-cybersecurity-threat/) - Recorded Webinar Registration – How to Quickly Determine if Safety Functions are Vulnerable to a Cybersecurity Threat | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Registration - Functional Safety Management Program Documentation](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-registration-functional-safety-management-program-documentation/) - Recorded Webinar Registration – Functional Safety Management Program Documentation | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Registration - Fire & Gas Mapping Focused on HEV Facilities](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-registration-fire-gas-mapping-focused-on-hev-facilities/) - Recorded Webinar Registration – Fire & Gas Mapping Focused on HEV Facilities | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Registration - Determining and Documenting Leak Tightness Requirements](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-registration-determining-and-documenting-leak-tightness-requirements/) - Recorded Webinar Registration – Determining and Documenting Leak Tightness Requirements Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Confirmation –  SIS and BPCS Component Sharing](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-sis-and-bpcs-component-sharing/) - Recorded Webinar Confirmation – SIS and BPCS Component Sharing | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Confirmation - Why Is That Detector There](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-why-is-that-detector-there/) - Recorded Webinar Confirmation – Why Is That Detector There | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Confirmation - Quantitative Bowtie](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-quantitative-bowtie/) - Recorded Webinar Confirmation – Quantitative Bowtie | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Confirmation - Problems Blending H2 into Natural Gas (Methane)](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-problems-blending-h2-into-natural-gas-methane/) - Recorded Webinar Confirmation – Problems Blending H2 into Natural Gas (Methane) | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Confirmation - Hydrogen Gas Detection For Electrolyzers](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-hydrogen-gas-detection-for-electrolyzers/) - Recorded Webinar Confirmation – Hydrogen Gas Detection For Electrolyzers | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Confirmation - How to Quickly Determine if Safety Functions are Vulnerable to a Cybersecurity Threat](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-how-to-quickly-determine-if-safety-functions-are-vulnerable-to-a-cybersecurity-threat/) - Recorded Webinar Confirmation – How to Quickly Determine if Safety Functions are Vulnerable to a Cybersecurity Threat | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Confirmation - Functional Safety Management Program Documentation](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-functional-safety-management-program-documentation/) - Recorded Webinar Confirmation – Functional Safety Management Program Documentation | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
- [Recorded Webinar Confirmation - Fire & Gas Mapping Focused on HEV Facilities](https://www.kenexis.com/recorded-webinar-confirmation-fire-gas-mapping-focused-on-hev-facilities/) - Recorded Webinar Confirmation – Fire & Gas Mapping Focused on HEV Facilities | Kenexis | Process Safety Management engineering services, software, and training
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