Start-Up: A Technician's Guide, 3rd Edition

This new edition of the best-selling, best-practice handbook by 30+ year industry veteran Diane Barkin focuses on helping control systems technicians (CSTs) understand their roles in starting up new plants and systems. It prepares them for the high-pressure demands and fast-emerging challenges by familiarizing them with the entire process from initial planning meetings through final testing and documentation, as well as the interactions between disciplines involved, safety considerations, and regulatory requirements.

These discussions, as well as detailed outlines of CST essential job functions, make this book an excellent resource for start-up preparation and a learning tool for CSTs who are seeking an ISA CCST certification.

This new edition of Start-Up: A Technician's Guide addresses:

• The essential processes, phases, and documents required to effectively plan for, implement, and manage a successful plant start-up
• CST essential job functions such as calibration, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, loop-check, and other project duties
• Real-life examples designed to help CSTs meet the high-pressure demands and fast-emerging challenges within the industry
• New technologies and processes
• Updated references, such as ISA books and standards, as well as standards from other industries

This resource is invaluable for those seeking to understand the ins and outs of plant start-up operations and management.

Diane R. Barkin, serves as President and Senior Project Consultant at Harris Automation Services, Inc., a Houston-based company that offers a full line of control system services including: automation project engineering and management; design, specification, order, programming, and training; and assistance with construction and start-up.
Barkin possesses more than 30 years of experience in plant operation, process and project engineering, plant automation (system design and development of control strategies) and project management. She is proficient with control systems supplied by Honeywell (TDC and Experion), Schneider Electric (Foxboro I/A), and Emerson (DeltaV).
Barkin served as President and Activities Coordinator of the largest Foxboro users group, the Gulf Coast Foxboro I/A Users Group, for 10 years. She has served as President of Harris Automation Services for more than 20 years.