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Protecting the WGEP Pipeline

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Process & Control Today, June 2011
Hima-Sella completed delivery of safety solutions at all 20 valve stations along the length of SABIC UK Petrochemicals’ 250km Wilton-Grangemouth Ethylene Pipeline (WGEP); one of a number of pipelines used to link ethylene production plants in the UK.

CLPA releases CC-Link IE Field Network safety specifications

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CC-Link IE Field Network with integrated safety meets international safety standards for SIL3 compliance and follows IEC61784-3:2010 for functional safety fieldbuses.

Rotork delivers all-electric valve actuation for gas plants

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Process & Control Today, June 2011
Rotork actuators are fulfilling the all-electric specification for valve control on new gas dehydration units constructed at seven sites in the Transylvanian region of Romania. This has been achieved with ATEX certified Rotork IQT isolating valve actuators and CVA control valve actuators.

Shand & Jurs adds Limit and Proximity Switches to Pressure Vents

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Limit and Proximity Switches monitor when Pressure and Emergency Pressure devices are relieving.

Sierra Monitor adds HART to 5100-28-IT IR Combustible Gas Sensor

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The 5100-28-IT sensor module now provides interface via HART or 4-20 mA, Modbus RS-485 or Sierra Monitor’s proprietary Sentry bus.

China is Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE 2012

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The People's Republic of China will be honored as the official Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2012 (the Hannover Fair) in Hannover, Germany.

Inconvenient lockout/ tagout likely gets ignored

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Machine Design, June 2011
By Lanny Berke
Even when a company has LO/TO programs in place, workers may skip LO/TO procedures that seem too burdensome or inconvenient. Many supervisors compound the problem by recognizing the difficulty and overlooking LO/TO lapses.

Integrated Safety Moves Beyond Outlier Status

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Design News, June 2011
Integrated safety continues to develop more potent solutions, driven by this year's deadline for complying with European safety standards which make it a requirement to calculate the performance level achieved by each safety function in a system.

A Fresh Approach To Control Room Management And Related Best Practices

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Pipeline & Gas Journal, June 2011
Here’s a SCADA implementer’s perspective regarding the intent of the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Control Room Management (CRM) rule. In addition, it provides a fresh approach to CRM, describing why companies should use the CRM process to go beyond compliance requirements.

Emerson acquires Net Safety Monitoring

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Net Safety Monitoring makes fixed toxic and combustible gas detectors, flame detectors, safety systems, and other safety and security products.