Toronto Section   

Serving the ISA Members and the Corporate Community in Central & Eastern Ontario

MONTHLY DINNER MEETING - Thursday, September 27, 2007 

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Topic:

Liability, Safety & Productivity in Industrial Environments

Whether you are an Engineer, Systems Integrator, Electrician, Technician or an Operator working in an industrial environment, safety standards such as  the SIL  IEC 61508 will most likely have an impact on how you do your job.

This presentation will highlight some of the area's you may need to be aware of in order to comply with standards relating to liability, safety and productivity - such as:

• Canadian and Ontario statistics of casualties and fatalities related to Occupational Health and Safety Issues.

• Who is responsible for compliance?

• What current liabilities under Bill-C45.

• What are Pre-start Health and Safety Reviews?

• What is considered a safe machine or process?

• How to establish a due diligence defense.

• Relationship between productivity, lean principals and safety.

• Application of SIL rated components and systems.

Speaker:

Simon Fridlyand,  S.A.F.E. Enginering Inc.

Simon Fridlyand has been a professional engineer in Ontario since 1982. He is the president of S.A.F.E. Engineering Inc., a company specializing in Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews (PSRs), plant audits, machine and robot guarding, process safety issues such as fire and explosion safety, hazardous location classification, fire and building code compliance, fire code audits and health and safety training. Simon actively participated in the workings of various standards and code committees such as NFPA, CSA, ULC, ASME, and the Ontario Building Code.

His teaching experience includes courses at the University of Toronto, Ryerson University and many seminars sponsored by the Plant Engineering & Maintenance Association of Canada (PEMAC), Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA), Packaging Association of Canada (PAC) and industry. Simon has also published many articles in industry journals including MRO Magazine and The Canadian Institute.

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