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USEFUL I&C LINKS   

COMPREHENSIVE LINKS PAGES
Control.com  (Sponsored by CTC, Hopkinton, MA, USA)
David Arbour (Baton Rouge, LA, USA)
The Readout Instrumentation Signpost (Eoin Ó Riain, Ireland)
Mary K. O'Conner Process Safety Center  (Texas, USA) 

ONGOING INFORMATION
The Automation List  (Discussion and commentary - Rich resource!  - also by CTC)
Newsletter from Chemical Online
  (a VerticalNet community)
Newsletter from Hydrocarbon Online
  (a VerticalNet community)
Newsletter from Manufacturing.Net

Newsletter from ARC  (ARC Advisory Group)

PAPER PUBLICATIONS' WEBSITES - INDEXED IN SEARCH ENGINES
Control Magazine and Chemical Processing (by Putman Media
)
Hydrocarbon Processing (by Gulf Publishing)
Instrumentation & Control Systems (by PennWell)
Chemical Engineering and Today's Refinery (by Chemical Week Associates)
InTech and Industrial Computing (by ISA) are not online   :-(  
OilOnline  (by Atlantic Communications)

SAFETY
Mary K. O'Conner Process Safety Center  (Texas, USA) 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA)  see paragraph 1.152 ff

STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS
ISA - The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (global)
API - American Petroleum Institute (USA)  
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association (USA)  , publishers of  NEC - National Electrical Code
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA - also has more gov reg links.)
MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration (USA)  

MORE ORGANIZATIONS
The Institute of Measurement and Control  (UK)
IICA - Institute of Instrumentation and Control Australia Inc 
                   (Especially see IICA's online journal articles and tutorials)

WHERE TO OBTAIN STANDARDS?
Directly from the organization (such as ISA), or from

Global Engineering Documents  

19 February 2001