Safety execution centres growing rapidly: match global demand 22 August 2014

Growth of ABB's global network of 'safety execution centres' – supporting high hazard industries – from 10 to 30 over the past four years is being seen as indicative of growing global demand.

ABB says the goal is to provide dedicated functional safety resources for safety instrumented system (SIS) – covering project design, engineering, modification and maintenance – wherever they are required.

The centres also provide access to local safety standards and technology experts, with the company now boasting more than 700 TÜV, CFSE-certified and ABB technology-certified safety engineers around the world.

"We definitely support the approach of ABB having individual worldwide FSM certification," comments Heinz Gall of certification body TÜV Rheinland.

"Our safety philosophy requires an in-depth judgment of each single location in order to confirm correct understanding and application of expected safety requirements," he continues.

"Single certification or multi-site-certification could involve sampling, and our experience shows this is not adequate for Safety. As part of our quality, the audits are based on a wide range of topics for all phases within design and engineering to ensure our clients are effectively applying the said FSM procedures."

And Thomas Huber, product manager for FSM Certification at TÜV Rheinland, adds that working with ABB safety managers has proved "very effective", adding that their procedures and competencies have been audited in accordance with FSM certification.

Brian Tinham

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