We are pleased to offer two optional SCADA training courses in conjunction with the 2017 WWAC Symposium. One of these courses is:
Monday, August 7, 2017 (1 day course)
Introduction to the Management of Alarm Systems (IC39C)
Instructor: Nick Sands, PE, ISA Fellow – bio
Credits: 0.7 CEUs / 7 PDHs
Course Fee: $650 ISA Members, $815 List Price – Register
course contents (pdf) – Info
full course description (pdf) – Info
About the Instructor
Nick Sands is currently a process control engineer working for DuPont’s Kevlar® and Nomex® businesses. In his 19 years with DuPont he has been a business process control leader, site process control leader, process control consultant, and plant control engineer in several different businesses.
Over the last 18 years, Nick has worked on several alarm management projects, both for new plants and existing plants. He led two company alarm management teams from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. He is the author of DuPont’s best practices on alarm management.
Nick is co-chair of Standards & Practices committee 18 working on alarm management, and was the lead editor for the new standard, ANSI/ISA-18.02-2009, Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries. He followed Vernon Trevathan as editor for ISA’s The Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge as well as authoring the chapter on alarm management.
Nick’s path to instrumentation and control started when he earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech. When not working, or reading, Nick and his wife Ruth run a recreational sled dog team.
PDHs and CEUs
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The ISA has also partnered with the Florida Section of the AWWA and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) to certify training credits for use for state-licensed water and wastewater operators, and for state-registered professional engineers. Read the training course CEU/PDH certification. Attendees can receive Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) approved CEUs and PDHs for the training course, as certified by the Florida AWWA. These CEUs are recognized by the FDEP, as well as many other state licensing boards thanks to reciprocity agreements.All attendees have the benefit of receiving approved CEUs/PDHs (from either the ISA or FSAWWA) for the hours spent in the training course and symposium towards their water/wastewater operator and PE license continuing education requirements. |