NIST 800-82 Rev 3

NIST 800-82 Rev 3 now released

We had recently posted about the NIST 800-82 Special Publication Revision 2 being updated and the draft version being published. Now this draft has been formally approved and hence now we have a full version available for implementation by stakeholders such as Asset Owners, Engineering Design Consultants, Contractors, Automation vendors, OT Cybersecurity professionals and any other persons or organizations who need to be aware of OT Cybersecurity.   What …

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What is ISA S84

What is the ANSI ISA S84 Standard? Is it a legal requirement?

In this short guide, we will take a look at the ANSI ISA S84 standard. What is ISA S84.01? This is the Functional Safety standard published by ISA (International Systems and Automation Society)’s S 84 committee. This is applicable to functional safety in the process industries. The standard was initially published as ANSI/ISA S84.01:1996 and was recognized by OSHA as a “generally accepted good engineering practice” via their letter …

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Confined Space Safety Training from Abhisam launched

Abhisam is pleased to announce the launch of its new Confined Space Safety training, in the popular XPRTU (e-learning) format. This software based training course is essential if you intend to work in a confined space, or you have employees or contractors that work in confined spaces. Every year hundreds of workers die every year due to lack of training in working in confined spaces. Most people do not …

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