Honeywell To Enhance Safety At Ethylene Plant
Honeywell has been selected to transform operational safety at an ethylene plant operated by Noretyl. The scope of work includes the immediate installation of four Safety Manager systems and three redundant C300 controllers at the plant, located in Rafnes, Norway. Honeywell will also provide local services and support and will eventually replace all of the plant's remaining, ageing safety systems.
The project includes integrating the plant's existing Honeywell distributed control system (DCS) with Safety Manager, which has a diagnostic coverage of 99.99 per cent and can be used for simultaneously processing multiple Safety Integrity Functions (SIFs) that require up to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3). This approach will give Noretyl operators one common user interface across both systems, helping them to quickly see and understand critical situations. Maintenance costs should be reduced as Noretyl - which is owned by chemical company Ineos - uses a single supplier for both the DCS and safety systems, according to Honeywell. The system is also claimed to be easier and more intuitive to operate.
Safety Manger provides protection for safety applications throughout the life of an installation. It provides the basis for critical control and safety unification, reducing risks and installed costs and improving safety while increasing uptime. At the Rafnes plant, approximately 550,000 tons of ethylene and 80,000 tons propylene are manufactured every year.
The project includes integrating the plant's existing Honeywell distributed control system (DCS) with Safety Manager, which has a diagnostic coverage of 99.99 per cent and can be used for simultaneously processing multiple Safety Integrity Functions (SIFs) that require up to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3). This approach will give Noretyl operators one common user interface across both systems, helping them to quickly see and understand critical situations. Maintenance costs should be reduced as Noretyl - which is owned by chemical company Ineos - uses a single supplier for both the DCS and safety systems, according to Honeywell. The system is also claimed to be easier and more intuitive to operate.
Safety Manger provides protection for safety applications throughout the life of an installation. It provides the basis for critical control and safety unification, reducing risks and installed costs and improving safety while increasing uptime. At the Rafnes plant, approximately 550,000 tons of ethylene and 80,000 tons propylene are manufactured every year.
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