Emerson Exchange 365

Safety Instrumented System Diagnostics to Prevent, Not Initiate Safety Trips

Emerson’s Mike Boudreaux pointed me to a great blog post by exida’s Principal Partner, Dr. William Goble. The post, I Don’t Want No D*** Diagnostics! describes how automatic diagnostics in a safety-rated transmitter led to a false trip, much to the displeasure of the impacted control engineer and plant staff. Dr. Goble describes the incident: [...]

This is the official online community site of the Emerson Exchange, a forum for the free exchange of non-proprietary information among the global user community of all Emerson's products and services. Our goal is to improve the efficiency and use of automation systems and solutions employed at members’ facilities by sharing our knowledge, experiences, and application information.

Community Guidelines | Legal Information | Privacy Policy | Contact Community Manager

Website translation provided by

© 2015-2026 Emerson Exchange. All rights reserved.