ISA TR91.00.02 : 2003

1 Introduction
2 Guidelines for defining instrument classifications
3 Guidelines for ranking instruments within criticality
  classifications
4 Additional considerations
5 Abbreviations
6 References
Annex A - Guidance
Annex B - Today's criticality classification
Annex C - Criticality rankings example

The ISA Standards & Practices Board has removed this document from active status, meaning it is no longer being reviewed or assessed for accuracy, for relevance to current practices, or for further applications. However, some users may find that the document still provides valid and useful content for their specific needs.Process operating facilities utilize instrumentation to monitor and control processes. The performance of this instrumentation ties directly into product quality and product throughput. In addition, the process may become hazardous to operating facility personnel, the community, and the environment if control is lost.Some instruments perform essential functions during emergency response activities and a high degree of confidence is required to ensure that instrumentation will function correctly during an emergency.This guideline is developed to assist engineering, operations, and maintenance personnel with establishing the classification of their instrumentation, thus facilitating all aspects of designing and maintaining reliable operating facility instrumentation.