: GE's Becker Emergency Shutdown Valve Product Line Receives Important SIL 3 ...
20.05.12
: GE's Becker Emergency Shutdown Valve Product Line Receives Important SIL 3 Safety Certification
Third Party Certification Seen as Crucial as Oil and Gas Companies Look to Enhance Equipment Safety for Workers and the Environment
Dec 20, 2011 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --
HOUSTON, TEXAS----Demonstrating a commitment to help industrial customers ensure the safety and security of their energy delivery and production equipment and facilities, GE GE today announced its Becker Emergency Shutdown Valve (ESD) offering has received an important safety certification--the IEC 61508 Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3).
Attention to safety has intensified in the oil and gas, petrochemical and other process industries over the past decade, driving the global demand for safer systems to protect both workers and the environment. Consequently, operators in key regions around the world--from the US to Europe and China--are looking to improve the safety of their equipment and reliability certifications such as the SIL3 are increasingly important.
Source: Middle East North Africa Financial Network