February 2020, Vol. 247, No. 2
Features
Embedding Operating Procedures in Pipeline SCADA
By Keith Ferguson, Vice President, Pipeline Energy Dynamics Intl (PEDI) The pipeline supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) operator has one of the most critical jobs in the pipeline industry and should be given all the help available to keep pipelines safe and liquid flowing. To this end, more than 25 years ago, a major oil company determined that SCADA-embedded operating procedures and safety features were needed to improve safety. The selected method placed the operating procedures inside the SCADA system to increase pipeline safety and prevent incidents on the various pipelines. With management support, these safety and operating procedures were embedded in all SCADA sy
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