Risk-oriented coal mine management with using multi-functional safety systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 9-20
Author(s):  
A.G. Babenko ◽  
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E.P. Yutyaev ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Novikov ◽  
K.V. Panevnikov ◽  
I.V. Pisarev

To ensure industrial and mining safety the established safety rules for coal mines envisage the use of a number of complexes and systems, combined into multifunctional safety systems. These automated systems provide for people to be involved in the management of technological processes. The purpose of this paper is to assess how the coal mine safety requirements are aligned with other regulatory documents as they apply to modern safety systems in coal mines. To achieve this goal, the personnel location (positioning) and emergency alert systems in coal mine workings are analyzed for compliance with the requirements of the national standard for multifunctional safety systems in coal mines. It is shown that the current requirements for positioning systems are met by systems that have high accuracy in determining the location coordinates of people. It is suggested that positioning systems of the zonal type should be either upgraded to increase the number of readout devices to bring them up to the requirements of safety regulations in coal mines or replaced.


2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Korytar ◽  
Darja Gabriska

Abstract The article describes the main indicators of the functional safety systems, which are related to the safety of technological processes. There is also an evaluated example in accordance with the recommendations of the standards IEC61508 and IEC 61511. In this paper, we analyzed their dependence on the organization of maintenance and diagnosis of these systems.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy R. Williams ◽  
Robert P. Hubbard ◽  
Steve Shimko

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 947
Author(s):  
Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak ◽  
Katarzyna Pietrucha-Urbanik ◽  
Mohamed Eid

Within the frame of upgrading and modernisation of the Water Supply System (WSS), our work is focussing on the safety systems/devices implemented or that should be implemented in the WSS. The implementation of safety systems is supposed to reduce hazard occurrence and hazardous consequences in case of a WSS unsafe disruption. To assess this reduction, we preconise the use of the safety integrity levels standards. The implementation of the safety systems/devices is undertaken on the ground of the multi-barriers safeguard approach. The “Water Contamination Hazard” is considered in the paper. A case study is presented, assessed and conclusions are drawn. The methodology presented in the paper and the results of the case study assessment will contribute to the decision-making regarding the upgrading of the safety and the performance of the WSS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Marcin Szuster ◽  
Bartłomiej Kozioł

The progressing automation and robotization in the industrial plants as well as the increasing complexity of the control systems of integrated machines make it necessary to constantly improve the functional safety of machines through the correct validation of safety systems. Despite the validation process carried out, the potential software errors may reveal during the usage of the machine as hidden security breaches. The article presents examples of security breaches of real machine tools and attempts to implement solutions of automated mechanisms for detecting security problems. Another aspect of the article is the new approach for detecting hidden security breaches. Using the „digital twin” model of the machine, a program that generates a sequence of events for testing control systems, and the use of a virtual reality (visual verification of the safety programs), it is possible to maximize the functional safety functions of the machine.


Author(s):  
A.V. Borodin ◽  
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V.M. Osipov ◽  
Yu.V. Ryzhenko ◽  
D.V. Fedosov ◽  
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Safety ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinniah ◽  
Nix ◽  
Jocelyn ◽  
Burlet-Vienney ◽  
Bourbonnière ◽  
...  

Industrial machines are known to possess many hazards. There are many laws, regulations, standards and practices that aim at ensuring that machines are safe for different workers performing various tasks including operation and maintenance. Safeguards protect workers by stopping hazardous motion when actuated. Those safeguards are integrated into machinery using two widely used international standards for functional safety. However, these standards have some significant differences although they are both based on similar principles. This paper explores those differences and their potential impacts. Subjectivity in the specification and design of safety systems, based on the differences, can lead to different levels of reliability in the safety systems even when considering the same hazard zone of machinery based on which standard is used.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2227
Author(s):  
Marcin Śliwiński ◽  
Emilian Piesik

This article addresses current problems of risk analysis and probabilistic modelling for functional safety management in the life cycle of safety-related systems. Two main stages in the lifecycle of these systems are distinguished, namely the design and operation. The risk analysis and probabilistic modelling differ in these stages in view of available knowledge and data. Due to the complexity and uncertainty involved, both qualitative and quantitative information can be useful in risk analysis and probabilistic modelling. Some methodological aspects of the functional safety assessment are outlined that include modelling of dependent failures or cybersecurity and verifying the safety integrity level (SIL) under uncertainty. It is illustrated how the assumptions in the process of risk analysis and probabilistic modelling influence results obtained and, therefore, potentially the decisions taken in functional safety management. Programmable control and safety systems play an important role in mitigating and controlling risks in the operation of hazardous installations. This paper presents ways to deal with safety hazards involving such systems to be considered in risk analysis and integrated functional safety and cybersecurity management.


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