SIMATIC Safety Matrix

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So powerful, yet so easy to use The Safety Matrix is a powerful and proven tool for the SIMATIC PCS 7 F process safety system. Designed for the process industries, the Safety Matrix provides the capability to simplify many of the critical steps as defined in the ANSI/ ISA S84 of the safety lifecycle. By merging together typical safety instrumented system (SIS) engineering, development, and operational tools, the safety matrix will help you meet your functional safety compliance objectives while saving time and reducing complexity and costs. The only tool for the process safety industry that provides you with: Safety Lifecycle Integration Self Documenting Automatic SIS Logic Generation Real-time Monitoring Simplified Maintenance Operations Built-in Event Log Management of Change

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Product Brief SIMATIC Safety Matrix

Today, there are a variety of software tools available to assist users through various phases of the Safety Lifecycle (e.g. process hazard analysis, layer of protection analysis (LOPA), and SIL verification). These tools were designed to save time and simplify efforts. However, since developed by different companies, these tools typically do not integrate together. As a result, this forces the user to re-enter basic safety data multiple times, even though for most cases the safety data remains consistent (e.g. process descriptions, voting logic, and trip limits).

By using the SIMATIC Safety Matrix, your plant now has a solution. The Safety Matrix plays well with others by utilizing a common database structure (.csv), which enables it to directly unite these safety lifecycle tools. Siemens Energy & Automation has demonstrated this interface by importing data from one independent safety lifecycle tool directly into the Safety Matrix. Siemens teamed up with exida to demonstrate how users could integrate its safety lifecycle tool (exSILentia) into the Safety Matrix. In the outcome, it was proven that, with the Safety Matrix, you can save time and reduce complexity.

Example of the simple open interface that provides import capability between exidas exSILentia and SIMATIC Safety Matrix only from Siemens.

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It is easy to see how the causes are linked to their associated effects with the SIMATIC Safety Matrix.

You no longer need separate documents, databases, configurations, and people to interpret and translate for compliance. A well-developed cause and effects chart is clearly one way to organize and document your plant's safety strategy. This method of documentation provides a clear and concise presentation of their safety philosophy in a manner that various levels in your organization can understand. Cause and effect methodology is used for defining how and when actions are executed in a safety system. This involves organizing process events into categories of causes and effects, and then linking them together logically, called

intersections. After documenting, logic can then be extracted to create a safety program. In the past, a detailed control narrative was one form of approved documentation. From this narrative one would interpret and derive their safety logic charts. This process, while compliant to the standards, took too long to complete and required the efforts of a multi-disciplined team of engineers and specialists. The SIS requirements should be structured in ways that are clear, maintainable, and written to aid comprehension by those who are utilizing the information. The cause and effects chart has been proven to significantly reduce the time it takes to organize these functions of the SIS.

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A cause and effects chart is an excellent way to document all of your SIS functions. The next step is to translate this information into code that your safety PLC (i.e. logic solver) can understand. Typical for most systems on the market today, this would require deciphering your cause and effects chart and converting into either ladder logic or function block code. Additional time would then be required to ensure accurate translation. Not the case with Safety Matrix, as a single mouse click from the tool, it automatically extracts all of the intricate details for every cause (input) and every effect (output) and generates a single TV-certified function block.

Each Matrix Function block, can support up to 128 causes and 128 effects, with a maximum of 500 intersections. A SIMATIC S7-400 safety controller can include numerous cause and effects diagrams, allowing you flexibility in achieving your objectives. The process of completing your SIS logic has never been easier. Simple and intuitive configuration pages provide the user a clear interface for configuring the most common SIS requirements (i.e. alarm and trip conditions, bypass and overrides functions, and logic details like voting logic and time delays).

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The Safety Matrix block may reside with additional logic to complete other logic requirements.

Above is an example of monitoring an on-line Safety Matrix.

The Safety Matrix provides online operation from either the engineering tool (monitor mode) or the operator HMI station (Safety Matrix Viewer). The monitor mode in the Safety Matrix Engineering Tool allows you to monitor real-time values and view the status of a matrix, which has been downloaded to the controller. The Safety Matrix Engineering Tool connects to the Safety Matrix function block in the controller or simulator. Once

connected, active causes and effects are highlighted in red. When using the Safety Matrix with SIMATIC PCS 7, a common HMI is created, which allows viewing of SIS and BPCS data together. In runtime, the faceplate provides an operator with the ability to read and display data values from a running Safety Matrix in a graphical format. With appropriate security rights, an operator can execute some basic matrix control functions like adjusting trip points, bypassing, resetting, and overriding.

Never before has it been easier to establish maintenance procedures on your safety-certified system. As with conventional systems, maintaining and operating procedures come with a level of complexity that increases potential errors which could expose your plant to additional risks. The Safety Matrix was developed to reduce complexity while minimizing the likelihood of human error. It provides

the ability to acknowledge an active cause, activate a bypass on a faulty instrument, adjust an incorrect setpoint or alarm condition, and provides additional maintenance. These actions are automatically recorded in the matrix's events log. By recording in the events log, the Safety Matrix log file records the date, time, username, and reason, thereby providing an automatic comprehensive history of changes.

Common maintenance procedures are easily handled with the Safety Matrix tool.

The Built-in Event Log tracks all events associated with the safety system.

The Safety Matrix has event recording built into its standard functionality. The event recording functionality allows the matrix to store event information based on any and every system status change. This information is captured and then stored in the SIMATIC S7-400F/FH controller memory, keeping it safe and secure.

The View Events function from the online Safety Matrix Engineering Tool provides the capacity to read and review events from the controller and display them in the Events window. When considering the process of system validation, this tool quickly provides the online viewing, along with the ability to save information offline for later audits.

29CFR1910.119 requires that certain process industries that deal with hazardous materials properly manage and control all plant changes. The Safety Matrix automatically keeps track of all major and minor changes and edits to your SIS. Management of change of your SIS is finally made easy and straightforward with the Safety Matrix Tool. Revision control information is stored and displayed in the tool's general information dialog box, providing a comment field to clearly describe the changes that took place.

Since November 2005, OSHA has acknowledged ANSI/ ISA-S84.00.01-2004 Parts 1-3 as recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices for SIS. This ANSI standard requires users to provide proper document review, implementation, and approval of changes to the SIS. The Safety Matrix tool makes all of this available and simple to implement.

Management of change procedures are simple to maintain.

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