Many of the applications of embedded systems and instrumentation is in an area where safety is mandatory, like petroleum activities and transport. The activity is focused on technical solutions safeguarding human, environment and investments.

• Analysis and design of safety of functions to give sufficient safety without sacrificing reliability and production uptime
• Methodology and software to facilitate analysis of large industrial complexes and their safety performance in large upset situations where flare capacity is limited
• Development of calculation methodology to provide realistic estimates of performance
• Design and calculation methodology to reduce manual efforts during regular functional testing, operation and maintenance
• Safe communication to prevent negative effect on safety and security from external and internal failures and influences
• Development of hardware and software to fulfil international requirements like those of IEC 61508
• Secure safety in previously isolated solutions now opened to the outside world. This is especially critical today when oil installations in Norway are connected together and to other companies to achieve the positive effects of the e-Field concepts, without being vulnerable to external influence.