ES10E Applying Instrumentation in Hazardous Classified Locations E-Course
2020-09-01 08:00 - 2020-10-24 17:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Location: Online
Description: This self-paced, online course provides a systematic approach to specifying and implementing instrumentation in hazardous locations. Related standards from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), American Petroleum Institute (API), and ISA are discussed.
Certificate Program (if available) A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.

Make sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount

You will be able to:

Identify process and environmental factors that determine classification
Describe and use procedures for electrical classification
Use applicable standards to develop classification drawings for gases, dusts, and fibers
Describe the basic principles of protection
Select explosion proof apparatus for specific applications
Determine when and why explosion seals should be used
Specify the use of intrinsically safe and nonincendive systems
Select the appropriate protective techniques for different hazards
Select alternative protective techniques for reduced cost
Specify devices, design methods and safe construction approaches per National Electrical Code NFPA 70
Prepare electrical maintenance plans in these classified areas per National Electric Recommended Practice NFPA 70B
Perform safe operation in these classified areas per National Electric Standard for Work Place Safety NFPA 70E

You will cover:

· Pre-Exam: Students are asked to take the pre-exam, which includes questions related to the subject matter areas. Answers will be provided to assess their knowledge, prior to beginning the course material.
· Module 1: Introduction & Location Classification Standards

· Module 2: Class I Division & Zone Classification

· Module 3: Class I Zone (Alternative) & Class II Division Classifications

· Module 4: Class II Division & Zone Classification for Dusts

· Module 5: Protection Technique Standards & Enclosure Types

· Module 6: Explosion Proof Enclosures

· Module 7: Intrinsic Safety

· Module 8: Non-incendive Systems
· Module 9: Pressurization & Purging
· Module 10: Other Types of Protection
· Module 11: Maintenance Considerations
· Final Examination

IC55E Implementing Business to MES Integration Using the ANSI/ISA95 Standard Online E-Course
2020-08-20 08:00 - 2020-09-20 17:00, 2020-08-20 08:00 - 2020-09-19 17:00 | TX
Location: Online
Description: This course introduces the fundamental concepts of the ANSI/ISA95 standards so that students can apply them to implementing an integration between plant manufacturing systems and business systems. By understanding the objective models and information flows defined in the ANSI/ISA95 standards, you will have the tools you need to specify, design, and execute a successful business to manufacturing integration project. This course is ideal for: Integration Project Managers; Manufacturing Information Systems Analysts; Information Design Engineers; and IT Professionals
Make sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount
Certificate Program (if available)
You will be able to:

· Specify the requirements for an enterprise/control integration solution.

· Identify the issues involved in the integration of logistics to manufacturing control.

· Identify the business processes that need information from manufacturing systems.

· Identify the manufacturing control processes that need information from business systems.

· Explain the business drivers involved in integration.

· Identify the detailed information associated with enterprise/control integration.

· Discuss the roles of UML, XML, and B2MML in vertical integration.

· Apply the ISA95 object models.

You will cover:

· Standards and Models:

· ANSI/ISA95 Standards | MESA International Model | WBF B2MML XML Schemas

· Business Processes:

· Procurement | Product Cost Accounting | Product Inventory Control | Maintenance | Production Planning and Scheduling

· Production Processes:

· Detailed Production Scheduling | Production Tracking | Production Resource Management | Product Definition Management

· Information Model:

· Production Resources | Process Segments | Product Definition and Capability | Production Schedules | Production Performance

· Lab and Classroom Exercises:

· Identify key business drivers for integration

· Identify key business processes and objects

· Identify process segment definitions

· Develop shared product definition information

· Pre-Exam: Students are asked to take the pre-exam, which includes questions related to the subject matter areas. Answers will be provided to assess their knowledge, prior to beginning the course material.
· Module 1: Overview and Introduction

· Module 2: Domain Model

· Module 3: Functions, Activities, and Data Flow

· Module 4: Major Object Definitions

· Module 5: Operations Definitions Model

· Module 6: Overview and Review

· Module 7: UML and XML

· Module 8: Modeling the Objects
· Module 9: Models of Exchanged Information
· Module 10: Implementing ISA95
· Final Examination

ISA Standards:

· ANSI/ISA-95.00.01-2010 (IEC 62264-1 Mod) – Enterprise-Control System Integration, Part 1: Models and Terminology

· ANSI/ISA-95.00.02-2010 (IEC 62264-2 Mod) – Enterprise-Control System Integration, Part 2: Object Model Attributes

· ANSI/ISA-95.00.03-2013 (IEC 62264-3 Mod) – Enterprise-Control System Integration, Part 3: Activity Models of Manufacturing Operations Management

· ANSI/ISA-95.00.04-2012 – Enterprise-Control System Integration – Part 4: Objects and Attributes for Manufacturing Operations Management Integration

· ANSI/ISA-95.00.05-2013 – Enterprise-Control System Integration – Part 5: Business-to-Manufacturing Transactions

· ANSI/ISA-95.00.06-2014 – Enterprise-Control System Integration – Part 6: Messaging Service Model

EC54 - Advanced Design & SIL Verification (June 2020)
2020-06-24 08:00 - 2020-06-25 16:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
Location:
Kenexis
15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418
Date:
June 24-25, 2020
Course Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Description:
This course focuses on more detailed design issues and further hands-on examples of system analysis/modeling. Students will be better able to perform system design and analysis thus saving their companies time and money in optimizing system designs. This course will enable you to analyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level) and determine if existing systems are safe enough, if they need to be upgraded, and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements. You will also be able to determine the optimum manual test interval for any system, saving your company time and money by not over- or under-testing systems.
Certificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 3. You can register for the course only or for the certificate program which includes course and exam. ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 3. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the certificate program exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Verification Specialist.
You will be able to:

Analyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level)
Determine if existing systems are safe enough (or whether they need to be upgraded) and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements
Determine the optimum manual test interval for any system, saving your company time and money by not over or under-testing systems

You will cover:

System Modeling/Analysis Hands-On Advanced Examples: Multiple Examples with Different Field Device Technologies | Configurations | Diagnostic Levels | Test Intervals | Common Cause Factors | Imperfect Manual Testing
Detailed Design Topics: Fault Tolerance | Safe Failure Fraction | Diagnostic Coverage | Confidence Limits | System Response to Faults | Using Devices for Control and Safety | Non-Fail-Safe Design Requirements | Interface Requirements

For more information and to register online:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=66344142

EC52 - Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection (June 2020)
2020-06-22 08:00 - 2020-06-23 16:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
Location:
Kenexis
15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418
Date:
June 22-23, 2020
Course Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Description:
This course focuses on further hands-on examples of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) selection using a variety of different techniques and providing more insight into the factors that determine risk reduction requirements. Students will be better able to save their companies time and money through the optimization of system performance requirements. This builds upon the foundation set in ISA’s EC50 (Safety Instrumented Systems-Design, Analysis, and Justification).
Certificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 2. When you register for the course, the certificate exam is included with your registration.ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 2. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Selection Specialist.

You will be able to:
Develop and implement different SIL selection techniques within your organization, including the risk matrix, risk graph, and LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis), in order to determine the appropriate level of performance needed of your safety systems. This will prevent you from over or under designing the system requirements and will save your organization time and money.
You will cover:

Prevention of System Requirements Over- or Under-Design
Determination of the Appropriate Level of Performance Needed for Your Safety Systems
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection Hands-on Examples: 3-Dimensional Risk Matrix | Risk Graph | LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis) | Modified (implicit) LOPA

For more information and to register online:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=66344077

EC50 - Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life- Cycle Approach (June 2020)
2020-06-15 08:00 - 2020-06-19 16:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
Location:
Kenexis
15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418
Date:
June 15-19, 2020
Course Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Friday
Description:
This course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance and documentation requirements defined in the ISA84 (IEC 61511) standard.
This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Programs. Your course registration includes your registration for the exam. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIS Fundamentals Specialist.
You will be able to:

Differentiate between process control and safety control
Implement the ISA84 (IEC 61511) standard
Evaluate process risk levels
Select Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs) using a variety of techniques
Analyze the performance of different logic system technologies
Analyze the performance of various sensor, logic, and final element configurations, as well as the impact of diagnostics, test intervals, common cause, system size, imperfect manual testing, and bypassing
Determine optimum system test intervals
Specify and select safety instrumented systems
Apply the documentation requirements for process safety management, regulations, and industry standards

For more information and to register online:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=66343901

State Based Control the Iterative Agile Way
2020-05-27 11:30 - 12:30 | TX, United States
Abstract:
Despite the significant benefits that State Based (ISA-106) control presents many balk at it because of the higher cost of implementation. By using Agile Programming Methodology and Iterative Testing the benefits of State Based Control can be seen at a more competitive cost.
Presenter:
Rocky Chambers (joining us from Baton Rouge)
Automation Specialist – Maverick Technologies
40 years of experience in the Automation world, 31 years with Dow Chemical 9 years with Maverick Technologies. Exposure to multiple platforms. Has been working with State Based Control systems since 1985. Has expertise in Burner Management, SIS, Boilers as well as various other processes.
This Event Is Worth 1 PDH (Professional Development Hour)
Instructions:
Download and install Zoom software if necessary
Register using the form below.
The day before the meeting you will receive an email with the meeting ID and password
You may join the meeting starting at approximately 11:00 am for socializing and announcements
The presentation will begin at 11:30 am
No Charge For ISA Members!

2020 Analysis Division Spring Symposium
2020-04-26 08:00 - 2020-04-30 17:00 | Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90802, United States
AD’2020, the 65th Analysis Division Symposium will convene 26-30 April 2020 at the Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, California, USA
This symposium is recognized as the outstanding forum for discussions of new and innovative analytical technologies, developments, and applications for the process and laboratory industries. Speakers and attendees at the symposium are from throughout the world and share the opportunity to speak to an international audience, participate in informal discussions and social gatherings, and acquire the latest information concerning analytical sciences.
Technical paper presentations address topics in process and laboratory analysis including methods, analytical applications, analytical hardware and software, analytical systems and analyzer system operation and maintenance. The content of papers may concern technology in development or technology as applied in industry practice.
General subject areas of interest • Chemical Analyzers & Physical Properties • Systems Integration & Maintenance • Chromatography & Spectroscopy • Gas Detection & Environmental • Validation & Emerging Technologies • Analytical Software & Sampling Systems • Communications • Natural Gas • Leak Detection • Data Manipulation • Environmental • Pipeline
Opportunities :
Vendors with products and services of interest to process and laboratory analyzer users will be present in the Analytical Technology Pavilion at the Symposium to meet and visit with attendees and provide technical information. The Analytical Technology Pavilion at the Convention Center will be the meeting place during breaks, lunches, and evening socials for contact with potential vendors, for demonstration of innovations, and for viewing the latest in analytical instrumentation, software, and applications. Hors d’oeuvres will be served on Sunday and Monday evenings. Knowledgeable personnel will be present during the exhibit times.
Hours :
The Symposium begins on Sunday with concurrent courses in analytical techniques, advanced analyzer technologies, and problem solving. Courses are taught by Analysis Division Experts in their respective disciplines. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday feature technical session presentations 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Sunday: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Standards Writing Session
Sunday: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Analysis Division Business Meeting
Sunday: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Exhibits open
Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Technical presentations by experts in their respective disciplines.
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Technical presentations by experts in their respective disciplines.
Tuesday: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Reception in the Analytical Technology Pavilion
Tuesday: 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM Recognition Banquet
Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Technical presentations by experts in their respective disciplines.
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Vendor sponsored workshops
Visit the Analysis Division website at www.ADSymposium.org For program and registration information

ISA Houston Section Pipeline Cajun Cook Off & Table Top Show
2020-03-05 17:00 - 21:00 | Sawyer Yards, 2000 Edwards Street Houston, TX 77007 United States, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
This Spring the ISA Houston Section will hold it 2nd annual Pipeline Cajun Cook Off & Table Top Show! This event is to help raise money for student scholarships that are awarded in June of every year. The ISA Houston Section holds several fundraising events throughout the year: Expo & Chili Cook-Off, Golf Tournament and Pipeline Cajun Cook-Off & Table Top Show. This scholarship fundraising event draws in a crowd with over 700 attendees.
This is a great event to network with other industry professionals in the Houston area and vote on your favorite Cajun Food as you visit different themed booths! What better place to learn what is happening in the industry and support the automation community.
Help raise money for student scholarships by participating in the event’s raffle!
Bring your Company to the ISA Houston Section Pipeline Cajun Cook Off & Table Top Show! Utilize this Spring event to:

Showcase your products and services to industry contacts
Get exposure to over 700 attendees
Network with industry peers and meet potential customers
Save money with Pre-registration if done before January 31, 2019!
Enjoy and judge the best Cajun food in Houston’s oil & gas industry
Organize a team building experience for your employees
Note: Participation in the Cook Off is not mandatory, however, having some food or drink item at your booth enhances traffic

The ISA Houston Section looks forward to your support!
Stephanie Catchings, ISA Houston Section Cajun Cook Off & Table Top Show Program Chair
Registration & Information follows, please contact:
Amanda Hardy at Amanda@functionzinc.com or cell 281-928-0462

2020 Cajun Cook Off & Table Top Show Layout
2020 ISA Houston Section Pipeline Cajun Cook Off & Table Top Show Welcome Packet
Cajun Cook Off Flyer
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED ON WEBSITE, YOU MAY ATTEND BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO REGISTER ONSITE.
Would you like to sponsor this event?

Title Sponsor – $1,800.00 SOLD OUT
10X20 exhibiting area, electrical outlet access, (2) 8’ X 30” tables and 4 chairs ~Unlimited invites~ Recognition at and before event through signage, announcements, advertisement in ISA Houston section newsletter and all Cajun Cook Off marketing material. *Each booth space has 5 feet between the next booth

Arena Trailer/Display Area Sponsor – $1,200.00
20X10 exhibiting area for trailer set up, we can allot more space on a needs basis, 10 feet between you and other trailer sponsors, electrical outlet access, (1) 8’ X 30” table and 2 chairs Unlimited invites~ Recognition at and before event through signage advertisement in ISA Houston section newsletter and all Cajun Cook Off marketing material.

Platinum Sponsor – $1000.00 SOLD OUT
10X10 exhibiting area, electrical outlet access, (1) 8’ X 30” table and 2 chairs ~Unlimited invites~ Recognition at and before event through signage, announcements, advertisement in ISA Houston section newsletter and all Cajun Cook Off marketing. *Each booth space has 5 feet between the next booth

Gold Sponsor – $800.00
10X10 exhibiting area, NO ELECTRICAL outlet access, (1) 8’ X 30” table and 2 chairs ~Unlimited invites~ Recognition at and before event through signage, announcements, advertisement in ISA Houston section newsletter and all Cajun Cook Off marketing. *Each booth space between the next booth. Gold booths are booths 46-59.

Entertainment & Stage Sponsor – $400.00
We will have a DJ at the event. The DJ will intermittently recognize your company during event Your company logo will be on all event signage, ISA newsletter and mentioned at event. Unlimited RSVP invites.

Awards Sponsor – $300.00
Award trophies go to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners, people’s choice and best themed chosen by the judges and attendees. Your company logo will be on all event signage, ISA newsletter and mentioned at event. Unlimited RSVP invites.

Judges Sponsor – $300.00
Your company logo will be hung by the judge’s chambers area. Judges get a gift and these funds will help support the activities in that area. Your company logo will be on all event signage, ISA newsletter and mentioned at event. Unlimited RSVP invites.

Beverage Sponsorship – $300.00 SOLD OUT
Soft Drinks, Water and domestic light beer by the Houston Section. If you purchase a beverage sponsorship your logo will be hung by the beverage areas. Your company logo will be on all event signage, ISA newsletter and mentioned at event. Unlimited RSVP invites.”

Attendee Map and voting sheet – $300.00
This is the voting ballot and event layout is handed to all attendees receive. This is the event map layout with voting on best theme and people’s choice for chili. Your logo on sheet and verbiage for your company.”

Additional 6-foot table – $60.00
Additional 6-foot table to set up in your sponsorship area.

Operational Excellence - Riding the Digital Wave
2020-03-04 11:00 - 13:00 | TechnipFMC, 11720 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX, 77079, United States
In this day and age of on-going initiatives in employing smart solutions, this presentation covers details of the road map of ensuring vital oil and gas operations are enabled to harness and reap the benefits proven digital technology.
The terminology maybe new, but Digital Twins are used in production systems to provide operators timely guidance to manage and optimize the asset performance. In addition, recent advances in Data Analytics offer valuable opportunities for further enhancements. The evolution of real-time asset performance monitoring and key global project examples will be discussed.
Location:
TechnipFMC
11720 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77079
Presenter:
Prabu Parthasarathy, Phd
Wood Automation & Control, VP Intelligent Operations

Instructions:
Attendees should park on the first floor of the garage in visitor parking. Then proceed to the TechnipFMC reception desk on the first floor of the building for a name tag. Please wait to be escorted to the meeting room.

EC50 - Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life- Cycle Approach
2020-02-09 08:00 - 16:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
Location:
Kenexis
15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418
Date:
October 19-23, 2020
Course Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Friday
Description:
This course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance and documentation requirements defined in the ISA84 (IEC 61511) standard.
This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Programs. Your course registration includes your registration for the exam. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIS Fundamentals Specialist.
You will be able to:

Differentiate between process control and safety control
Implement the ISA84 (IEC 61511) standard
Evaluate process risk levels
Select Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs) using a variety of techniques
Analyze the performance of different logic system technologies
Analyze the performance of various sensor, logic, and final element configurations, as well as the impact of diagnostics, test intervals, common cause, system size, imperfect manual testing, and bypassing
Determine optimum system test intervals
Specify and select safety instrumented systems
Apply the documentation requirements for process safety management, regulations, and industry standards

For more information and to register online:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=66859920

Engineering Ethics Program Meeting
2020-02-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Wood – Thoroughbred Building, 17420 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094 United States, Houston, TX, 77094, United States
ABSTRACT:
Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors – Professional Practice Update/Ethics: Updates on engineering ethics and Code of Conduct, Board Activities, rule and statutory changes, and general updates on Board initiatives.
PRESENTER:
GEORGE P. HARTMANN, P.E.
LICENSING PROJECT MANAGER
TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Parking is available in the covered parking area west of the building. Please check in at the front desk in the lobby area to obtain a visitor’s badge and to be escorted to the meeting room.
Map to Thoroughbred Building

75th Annual Instrumentation and Automation Symposium
2020-01-21 08:00 - 2020-01-23 17:00 | Memorial Student Center, 275 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX, 77843, United States
75 Year Special Commemoration
ABOUT
In 1946, the first Short Course on Instrumentation for the Process Industries was held to educate professionals and students in the instrumenation and automation industries. Although it is now known as the Instrumentation and Automation Symposium and the tools used for instrumentation and control continue to evolve, many industry objectives have remained. The Instrumentation and Automation Symposium for the Process Industries, now in its 75th year, continues to educate professionals and students. The Symposium focuses on current critical areas in instrumentation and automation. Topics include but are not limited to: Instrument Reliability, Instrumented Safeguards, Technology Focus, and Regulatory Compliance. At the symposium, practical technical papers as well as vendor exhibits are presented with a focus on education.
We are proud to announce that the Instrumentation and Automation Symposium for the Process Industries and the International Society of Automation (ISA) will collaborate for this year’s conference. Over the last 75 years these two institutions have served the needs of the manufacturing and engineering industries by providing training, research, practice development, communication and networking to drive efficiency and safety.
Don’t miss the chance to help celebrate 75 years of two well respected institutions:
The Instrumentation and Automation Symposium for the Process Industries and the ISA
Over the last 75 years these institutions have served the needs of manufacturing and engineering by providing training, research, practice development, communication and networking to drive efficiency and safety.
Please join us as we build on collaboration into the future!
Register For The Event Here!

Professional Engineering (PE) Study Group for the Control Systems Exam (CSE)
2019-09-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-09-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-09-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-08-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-08-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Wood – Thoroughbred Building, 17420 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77094 United States, Houston, TX, 77094, United States
For seven years, in the ten (10) weeks leading up to the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam for Control Systems Engineering (CSE), the ISA Houston Section has offered to help members prepare for the exam by hosting weekly study group sessions at a convenient local venue. In this eighth year of the initiative, Wood has been kind enough to host the sessions at their Thoroughbred building in the Energy Corridor.
With a participant success rate of ~80%, the study sessions are a valuable tool in the licensing process since the NCEES board does not have any official study material for the CSE PE exam (http://ncees.org/exams/exam-preparation-materials/exam-prep-materials/)
PE Study Group Calendar Weekly Topics:

August 21 – Measurement Part I
August 28 – Measurement Part II
September 4 – Signals, Transmission, and Networking Part I
September 11 – Signals, Transmission, and Networking Part II
September 18 – Final Control Elements Part I
September 25 – Final Control Elements Part II
October 2 – Control Systems Part I
October 9 – Control Systems Part II
October 16– Safety Systems Part I
October 23 – Safety Systems Part II
October 25 – Exam Day

Common Fire and Gas Detector Design Guidelines
2019-09-04 11:00 - 13:00 | TechnipFMC, 11720 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX, 77079, United States
The ISA Houston Section September Program Meeting will be held at TechnipFMC
What We Will Cover
Common Fire and Gas Detector Guidelines
Historically, fire and gas detector placement has been performed by experienced engineers using rules of thumb and expert judgement. Over the past few years, detector placement has evolved into more of a quantitative science, and less of an art. Experience with quantitative design techniques and advanced modeling has demonstrated that some of the historical rules of thumb actually result in very poor choices for detector locations. Modern fire and gas mapping and dispersion modeling allows for a much better understanding of the nature of gas clouds and fires that result from accidental loss of containment. All of the transport mechanisms, including momentum effects and impingement on process equipment, are included in these modern techniques. This discussion will include listing of some common rules of thumb for placing detectors and then explores those designs with modern modeling techniques to demonstrate the lack of accuracy in the design and explains why the rules of thumb got it wrong.

(Speaker: James McGlone, GICSP, Chief Marketing Officer )
Speaker Biography
Mr. McGlone is the Chief Marketing Officer of Kenexis. He has over 30 years of experience in the design, development, sales and life cycle management of industrial automation, industrial software, critical control systems, measurement systems, communications systems, and networked embedded controllers. Jim has worked for major vendors to bring industrial and commercial products to market to solve automation and control challenges globally.
Mr. McGlone began his professional career as a production supervisor where he managed a printed circuit board manufacturing department and redesigning the department’s electromechanical systems, measurement equipment, workflow, and processes to increase productivity and accuracy.
Mr. McGlone served as a multistate regional manager providing technical sales and support for industrial automation software. He became the global business development manager for Rockwell Automation’s software business and provided sales and support to Rockwell Automation’s largest global customers. Mr. McGlone developed a business to provide robust sustainability to industrial control systems and improved security.
As vice president sales and operations of Tridium, a Honeywell subsidiary, Mr. McGlone developed a technology-inside strategy focused on minimizing cost to serve to grow the business while optimizing logistics worldwide. As the acting general manager of the Asia Pacific business, he developed the market in China, Singapore, Australia, and South Korea.
Mr. McGlone has successfully managed industrial cybersecurity projects in the food, oil & gas, power generation, and water industries as a Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
Ticket Prices ($20.00 Member with RSVP and Non-Member $30.00)
(Parking Info)
Attendees should park on the first floor of the garage in visitor parking then proceed to the TechnipFMC reception desk on the first floor of the building (Energy Tower II ET2) for a name tag. Please wait to be escorted to the meeting room.

Industrial Cybersecurity: If it isn’t SECURE, it isn’t SAFE
2019-08-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Universal Pegasus International, Universal Pegasus International, 4848 Loop Central Drive, Houston, TX 77081, Houston, TX, 77081, United States
Process hazard assessments (PHA) are a well-established practice in process safety management. These assessments focus on failures (aka deviations) that are typically caused by equipment failures or human error. By design, PHAs do not consider cyber threats to industrial control systems (ICS). However, cyber threats represent additional failure modes that may lead to the same health, safety and environmental consequences identified in the PHA. Functional safety (i.e. ISA 84 / IEC 61511) and industrial cybersecurity standards (i.e. ISA/IEC 62443) recognize this issue and provide guidance on how to integrate these two disciplines to ensure that cyber incidents cannot impact process safety. This presentation will discuss the guidance provided in industry standards regarding ICS cyber risk assessments (aka Cyber PHA) and the benefits and business justification for performing them.
Marco Ayala
Process hazard assessments (PHA) are a well-established practice in process safety management. These assessments focus on failures (aka deviations) that are typically caused by equipment failures or human error. By design, PHAs do not consider cyber threats to industrial control systems (ICS). However, cyber threats represent additional failure modes that may lead to the same health, safety and environmental consequences identified in the PHA. Functional safety (i.e. ISA 84 / IEC 61511) and industrial cybersecurity standards (i.e. ISA/IEC 62443) recognize this issue and provide guidance on how to integrate these two disciplines to ensure that cyber incidents cannot impact process safety. This presentation will discuss the guidance provided in industry standards regarding ICS cyber risk assessments (aka Cyber PHA) and the benefits and business justification for performing them.

Technical Training Course Series
2019-07-30 08:00 - 2019-08-20 16:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
The third phase in the IACS Cybersecurity Lifecycle (defined in ISA 62443-1-1) focuses on the activities associated with the ongoing operations and maintenance of IACS cybersecurity. This involves network diagnostics and troubleshooting, security monitoring and incident response, and maintenance of cybersecurity countermeasures implemented in the Design & Implementation phase. This phase also includes security management of change, backup, and recovery procedures and periodic cybersecurity audits.
This course will provide students with the information and skills to detect and troubleshoot potential cybersecurity events as well as the skills to maintain the security level of an operating system throughout its lifecycle despite the challenges of an ever-changing threat environment.
You will be able to:

Perform basic network diagnostics and troubleshooting
Interpret the results of IACS device diagnostic alarms and event logs
Develop and follow IACS backup and restoration procedures
Understand the IACS patch management lifecycle
Develop and follow an IACS patch management procedure
Develop and follow an antivirus management procedure
Define the basics of application control and whitelisting tools
Define the basics of network and host intrusion detection
Define the basics of security incident and event monitoring tools
Develop and follow an incident response plan
Develop and follow an IACS management of change procedure
Conduct a basic IACS cybersecurity audit

EC54 – Advanced Design & SIL Verification
2019-06-26 08:00 - 2019-06-27 17:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
This course focuses on more detailed design issues and further hands-on examples of system analysis/modeling. Students will be better able to perform system design and analysis thus saving their companies time and money in optimizing system designs. This course will enable you to analyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level) and determine if existing systems are safe enough if they need to be upgraded, and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements. You will also be able to determine the optimum manual test interval for any system, saving your company time and money by not over- or under-testing systems.
Certificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 3. You can register for the course only or for the certificate program which includes course and exam. ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 3. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the certificate program exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Verification Specialist.
You will be able to:

Analyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level)
Determine if existing systems are safe enough (or whether they need to be upgraded) and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements
Determine the optimum manual test interval for any system, saving your company time and money by not over or under-testing systems

You will cover:

System Modeling/Analysis Hands-On Advanced Examples: Multiple Examples with Different Field Device Technologies | Configurations | Diagnostic Levels | Test Intervals | Common Cause Factors | Imperfect Manual Testing
Detailed Design Topics: Fault Tolerance | Safe Failure Fraction | Diagnostic Coverage | Confidence Limits | System Response to Faults | Using Devices for Control and Safety | Non-Fail-Safe Design Requirements | Interface Requirements

To register:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=62967328

EC52 – Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection
2019-06-24 08:00 - 2019-06-25 17:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
This course focuses on further hands-on examples of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) selection using a variety of different techniques and providing more insight into the factors that determine risk reduction requirements. Students will be better able to save their companies time and money through the optimization of system performance requirements. This builds upon the foundation set in ISA’s EC50 (Safety Instrumented Systems-Design, Analysis, and Justification).
Certificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 2. When you register for the course, the certificate exam is included with your registration. ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: Design, Analysis, and Justification (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 2. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Selection Specialist.
You will be able to:
Develop and implement different SIL selection techniques within your organization, including the risk matrix, risk graph, and LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis), in order to determine the appropriate level of performance needed of your safety systems. This will prevent you from over or under-designing the system requirements and will save your organization time and money.
You will cover:

Prevention of System Requirements Over- or Under-Design
Determination of the Appropriate Level of Performance Needed for Your Safety Systems
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection Hands-on Examples: 3-Dimensional Risk Matrix | Risk Graph | LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis) | Modified (implicit) LOPA

To register:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=62967294

EC50 – Safety Instrumented Systems – Design, Analysis, & Justification
2019-06-17 08:00 - 2019-06-21 17:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
This course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance and documentation requirements defined in the ISA84 (IEC 61511) standard.
This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Programs. Your course registration includes your registration for the exam. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIS Fundamentals Specialist.
You will be able to:

Differentiate between process control and safety control
Implement the ISA84 (IEC 61511) standard
Evaluate process risk levels
Select Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs) using a variety of techniques
Analyze the performance of different logic system technologies
Analyze the performance of various sensor, logic, and final element configurations, as well as the impact of diagnostics, test intervals, common cause, system size, imperfect manual testing, and bypassing
Determine optimum system test intervals
Specify and select safety instrumented systems
Apply the documentation requirements for process safety management, regulations, and industry standards

To register:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=62966822

AEST – Automation Engineering Survival Training
2019-06-10 08:00 - 2019-06-14 17:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
Do you have what it takes to survive in the world of process automation?
Sharpen your process automation know-how with this intensive week of expert-led lecture and hands-on exercises covering practical, real-world automation survival skills.
Automation Engineering Survival Training is a unique process automation engineering experience designed to hone your process automation knowledge and skills. This intensive technical training boot camp for automation engineers combines lecture and hands-on labs with bonus features, including a plant tour, to maximize your learning experience.
ISA’s seasoned “Survival Expert” will guide you through a fast-paced and rigorous course of topics from process measurement fundamentals through advanced automation, and everything in between! This course also serves as a solid introduction to other ISA engineering courses that can assist in the advancement of your process engineering career.
Who should attend?

New automation, control system, or process control engineers
Recent process engineering and other engineering graduates
Seasoned engineers looking to refresh their process automation knowledge and skills
Individuals wanting to learn more about process automation.

Watch our Survival Training video on YouTube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbK-mXtWnxE
To register:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=62966797

June Technical Training Camp
2019-06-03 08:00 - 2019-06-27 17:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States

Technician Training Boot Camp (TTBC)
2019-06-03 08:00 - 2019-06-07 17:00 | Kenexis, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston, TX 77079-2418, Houston, TX, 77079-2418, United States
ISA Technician Training Boot Camp combines a unique technical training course with minimum lecture and maximum hands-on experience. Over 75% of your time will be spent on equipment labs!
This week of intensive training will cover a broad range of technical topics needed to get the job done right. Starting with basic instrumentation fundamentals and ending with the advanced and ultimate in smart technology, this comprehensive program will serve as a vital building block to your professional development and skills enhancement efforts. This course also serves as a solid introduction to other ISA courses that will help you advance your automation and control career.
This course focuses on the knowledge required by a control systems technician with five years’ experience in performing maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting tasks typical of a plant floor environment. It will test an individual’s skill sets and serve as a self-assessment of additional training needs and will:

Provide a review of industrial measurement and control concepts and terminology
Review and Refresh present skills
Introduce new skills

Who should attend?

Technicians with instrument maintenance responsibilities, and a good working knowledge of instrument fundamentals and terminology.
Instrument supervisors needing to understand and evaluate the skill sets required to perform instrument maintenance tasks.
Reliability and maintenance engineers needing to learn and/or evaluate instrument maintenance processes.

Objectives:

Provide an overview of industrial measurement and control in order to communicate appropriately with other control system professionals
Define a process to properly tune control loops
Present a systematic approach for troubleshooting and start-up of single- and multi-loop control loops to maintain good process control systems
Describe the operation and maintenance of pneumatic instruments employed in modern process facilities with an emphasis on valves, positioners, controllers, and transmitters
Perform proper installation, calibration, and maintenance of electronic instruments
Deliver a working knowledge of smart field devices including both digital transmitters and digital valve controllers

To register:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=63262849

10850 Harwin Dr Houston, TX 77072 United States
2019-05-21 08:00 - 2019-05-23 17:00 | The Best Western Westchase Mini-Suites, 2950 W Sam Houston Pkwy S Houston, TX 77042 United States, Houston, TX, 77042, United States
The third phase in the IACS Cybersecurity Lifecycle (defined in ISA 62443-1-1) focuses on the activities associated with the ongoing operations and maintenance of IACS cybersecurity. This involves network diagnostics and troubleshooting, security monitoring and incident response, and maintenance of cybersecurity countermeasures implemented in the Design & Implementation phase. This phase also includes security management of change, backup, and recovery procedures and periodic cybersecurity audits.
This course will provide students with the information and skills to detect and troubleshoot potential cybersecurity events as well as the skills to maintain the security level of an operating system throughout its lifecycle despite the challenges of an ever-changing threat environment.
You will be able to:

Perform basic network diagnostics and troubleshooting
Interpret the results of IACS device diagnostic alarms and event logs
Develop and follow IACS backup and restoration procedures
Understand the IACS patch management lifecycle
Develop and follow an IACS patch management procedure
Develop and follow an antivirus management procedure
Define the basics of application control and whitelisting tools
Define the basics of network and host intrusion detection
Define the basics of security incident and event monitoring tools
Develop and follow an incident response plan
Develop and follow an IACS management of change procedure
Conduct a basic IACS cybersecurity audit

To register:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=63252153

IC34 – IACS Cybersecurity Design & Implementation
2019-05-14 08:00 - 2019-05-16 17:00 | La Quinta Inn & Suites Houston – Westchase, 10850 Harwin Dr Houston, TX 77072 United States, Houston, TX, 77072, United States
The second phase in the IACS Cybersecurity Lifecycle (defined in ISA 62443-1-1) focuses on the activities associated with the design and implementation of IACS cybersecurity countermeasures. This involves the selection of appropriate countermeasures based upon their security level capability and the nature of the threats and vulnerabilities identified in the Assess phase. This phase also includes cybersecurity acceptance testing of the integrated solution in order to validate countermeasures are properly implemented and that the IACS has achieved the target security level.
This course will provide students with the information and skills to select and implement cybersecurity countermeasures for a new and existing IACS in order to achieve the target security level assigned to each IACS zone or conduit. Additionally, students will learn how to develop and execute test plans to verify that the cybersecurity of an IACS solution has properly satisfied the objectives in the cybersecurity requirements specification (CRS).
You will be able to:

Interpret the results of an IACS cybersecurity risk assessment
Develop a cybersecurity requirements specification (CRS)
Develop a conceptual design based upon information in a well-crafted CRS
Explain the security development lifecycle process and deliverables
Perform a basic firewall configuration and commissioning
Design a secure remote access solution
Develop system hardening design specification
Implement a basic network intrusion detection system
Develop a Cybersecurity Acceptance Test Plan (CFAT/CSAT)
Perform a basic CFAT or CSAT

To register:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=63250670

IC33 – Assessing the Cybersecurity of New or Existing IACS Systems
2019-05-08 08:00 - 2019-05-10 17:00 | AE Solutions, 10375 Richmond Avenue, Suite 800 Houston, TX 77042 United States, Houston, TX, 77042, United States
The first phase in the IACS Cybersecurity Lifecycle (defined in ISA 62443-1-1) is to identify and document IACS assets and perform a cybersecurity vulnerability and risk assessment in order to identify and understand the high-risk vulnerabilities that require mitigation. Per ISA 62443-2-1, these assessments need to be performed on both new (i.e. greenfield) and existing (i.e. brownfield) applications. Part of the assessment process involves developing a zone and conduit model of the system, identifying security level targets, and documenting the cybersecurity requirements into a cybersecurity requirements specification (CRS).
This course will provide students with the information and skills to assess the cybersecurity of a new or existing IACS and to develop a CRS that can be used to document the cybersecurity requirements for a project.
You will be able to:

Identify and document the scope of the IACS under assessment
Specify,gather, or generate the cybersecurity information required to perform the assessment
Identify or discover cybersecurity vulnerabilities inherent in the IACS’ products or system design
Organize and facilitate a cybersecurity risk assessment for an IACS
Identify and evaluate realistic threat scenarios
Identify gaps in existing policies, procedures, and standards
Establish and document security zones and conduits
Develop a cybersecurity requirements specification (CRS)

To register:
https://www.isa.org/events-conferences/events-calendar/event-details/?productId=63250535
