ISA84 Scope

The documents developed by ISA84 will cover the activities involved in the design, operation and maintenance of instrumented systems, from sensor through final element, used to achieve functional safety in the process industries.

Exclusions:

Nuclear power safety systems

ISA committees with significant potential overlap:

  • ISA18 Instrument Signals and Alarms
  • ISA96 Valve Actuators
  • ISA99 Industrial Automation and Control Systems Security
  • ISA100 Wireless Systems for Automation
  • ISA101 Human-Machine Interfaces
  • ISA108 Intelligent Device Management
 

ISA84 Purpose

To develop standards and technical reports for the use of instrumented systems to achieve functional safety in the process industries.

For information on obtaining the published standards and technical reports, select the "See all ISA84 Standards" link.

ISA84 does much of its work electronically, but also holds face-to-face meetings. For more information on ISA84, contact Charley Robinson, ISA Standards.