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<strong>Safety</strong> Overview 3Protection LayersThe figure below shows how layers of protection can be used to reduceunacceptable risk to an acceptable level. The amount of risk reduction for eachlayer is dependent on the specific nature of the safety risk and the impact of thelayer on the risk. Economic analysis should be used to determine the appropriate<strong>com</strong>bination of layers for mitigating safety risks.Acceptable Risk LevelMechanical IntegrityInherent Process RiskSVSISBPCS*Effect of ProtectionLayers on ProcessRisk0Lower RiskProcessHigher Risk* BPCS–Basic process control systemSIS–<strong>Safety</strong>-instrumented systemSV–<strong>Safety</strong> (relief) valveWhen an SIS is required, one of the following should be determined:• Level of risk reduction assigned to the SIS• <strong>Safety</strong> integrity level (SIL) of the SISTypically, a determination is made according to the requirements of the ANSI/ISAS84.01 or IEC 61508 standards during a process hazard analysis (PHA). A processdemand is defined as the occurrence of a process deviation that causes an SIS totransition a process to a safe state.Chapter 1<strong>Safety</strong> Concepts

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