Rapid growth of Safety Execution Centers

These centers provide ABB customers with in-country dedicated and competent functional safety resources for safety instrumented system (SIS) project execution, design, engineering, modification and maintenance. The centers also provide access to local safety standard experts and technology experts. Globally, ABB has more than 700 TÜV, CFSE-certified and ABB technology-certified safety engineers.

ABB can provide individual accreditation (either TÜV Rheinland or TÜV SÜD) for each country for Functional Safety Management System (FSMS) delivery, implementation, operations and maintenance. It uses these third party accreditation models to ensure:

•  Integrity

•  Objectivity, competence, impartiality

•  Reduction in both business and technical risk

•  Transparency and consistency

•  In-country competence

•  Mutual international recognition of certificates

•  Annual surveillance

•  Due diligence

•  Regulatory/licensing body recognition