A leading-edge semiconductor manufacturer committed over $10 Billion to build their campus with a goal of becoming the largest foundry in the United States. Construction of the new Fab was a significant undertaking with an aggressive schedule. To select a provider of the Toxic Gas Monitoring System (TGMS) for the site, several items were identified as being important.
The manner in which a “toxic gas monitoring, safety shutdown system” is designed, harmonized (hardware and software), validated and maintained will determine its ability to detect risks and automatically activate safety measures to avoid very dangerous situations. Read our whitepaper to learn best practices based on years of studying codes, attending (SESHA) seminars, collaborating with other safety professionals and designing world class toxic gas monitoring systems.
A poor SRS is the root cause of 44% of safety system problems. Download our Cleanroom Areas Safety Requirements Matrix now to learn more about safety requirement specifications.
- Jim Blais
Senior Engineer at Hallam-ICS, Retired
"A TGMS designer should be motivated by the simple fact that many of its “gas targets” actually have no warning properties… yet they can quickly cause great harm and death. A good example of this being areas of oxygen deficiency.
The following is a brief summary of some key lessons learned along the way, followed with a few more details, along with real experiences (true stories) shared, perhaps highlighting the challenges and the need to pay attention to the… details"
