The Role of Regulations
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Chris and Fred discuss the role of regulations … good, bad and ugly.
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SOR 888 The Role of Regulations
SOR 757 No Such Thing as Safe
No Such Thing as Safe
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Chris and Fred discuss this term we call ‘safe.’ What is ‘safe?’ How can we use the term ‘safe’ in industries that involve a lot of risk? Perhaps there is no such thing as ‘safe?’
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SOR 750 Decisions and Safety
Decisions and Safety
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Kirk and Fred discussing whether to ship a product that may or may not be safe and reliable.
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SOR 710 HALT and Safety
HALT and Safety
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Kirk and Fred discussing the relationship between reliability, the fundamental limits of technology, and safety.
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SOR 674 Safety and Reliability
Safety and Reliability
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Carl and Fred discussing the tools of safety and reliability engineering, and how these tools overlap.
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SOR 673 Safety – Binary or Variable
Safety – Binary or Variable
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Carl and Fred discuss the subject of safety. Specifically whether an item or device can be considered safe or not safe (binary), or whether there are degrees of safety (variable).
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SOR 571 Safety and Reliability
Safety and Reliability
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Carl and Fred discussing the differences and similarities between safety and reliability, and how to address them in reliability programs.
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SOR 412 Are Regulators Good For Reliability
Are Regulators Good For Reliability
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Chris and Fred discuss the role regulators play in many industries. Are we better off because of them? In many cases … yes. But perhaps regulators are also getting in the way of us doing things better. And at what point does their ‘net harm’ exceed their ‘net good’? Can regulators do a better job, and perhaps create an alternative to archaic checklists and compliance audits? We think yes. If this topic interests you, listen to this podcast!
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33 – Utilizing Multiple Layers of Protection with Fred Schenkelberg
Utilizing Multiple Layers of Protection with Fred Schenkelberg
In today’s episode, the agenda of discussion is utilizing multiple layers of protection for the products or assets of an organization. The plant itself and some other resources are very critical to the value of production of bigger companies. They can’t afford to have a failure because of the tight deadlines and allocation of specific budgets. That’s why it is always a good practice to have backups and their backups as well.
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