Emerson Process Management’s CSI 6500 Machinery Health Monitor has been given a IEC 61508: 2010, Safety Integration Level (SIL) certification, Level 1
The SIL1 safety-critical rating makes the product suitable for use in providing reliable protection monitoring in such environments as steam and gas turbines. Also in power plants, critical refinery assets, nuclear industry critical assets, and other safety-critical applications, the company said.
According to Emerson, the CSI 6500 provides operators with information into the health of critical assets. The CSI 6500 gives operators information in a format that they are used to seeing on a standard distributed control graphics screen.
“While building safety products, it is important to ensure the availability of the whole safety system to keep it in operation for many years,” said Thomas Wewers, director of technology for Emerson’s reliability solutions.
“Emerson’s commitment to safety has always been a top priority and as process systems become more and more intricate, built-in safety features are even more important. SIL certification is one more way of showing our customers that we are committed to helping them reduce risk,” added Wewers.
