IEC 61511 is Wrong About Systematic Failures

The other day, a colleague stopped by my office to chat.  We talked of the kids,…

Useful Life, Mission Time, and Proof Tests

I have seen several questions recently in online forums where engineers were unclear about the differences…

Hierarchical Bayesian Prior Use

I presented my paper “A Hierarchical Bayesian Approach to IEC 61511 Prior Use” [full paper] at the…

Global Congress on Process Safety – Highlights

The 14th Global Congress on Process Safety (GCPS) was held on April 22-26, 2018 in Orlando,…