Rockwell Automation : Presentation on Risk Management Planned for Safety 2018 Conference
May 17, 2018 at 03:14 pm EDT
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Attendees to learn about how security risks can impact safety
MILWAUKEE - Rockwell Automation will be sharing practical steps to identify and manage security-related safety risks at the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Safety 2018 conference being held June 3-6 in San Antonio. The annual event offers education and training on best practices and technologies for all levels of safety management.
At Safety 2018, Steve Ludwig, program manager at Rockwell Automation, will present 'Four Ways Safety Engineers Can Help Mitigate Security-Related Safety Risks.' The session will address the challenges and solutions for managing safety in a converged enterprise and how defense-in-depth security, risk assessments and a holistic safety culture can help impact operational effectiveness.
Attendees will also learn about how to work with IT and OT teams to integrate safety and security to better identify and manage risk.
The Rockwell Automation technical session S707 is planned for June 6 at 7:45 a.m. A white paper on the topic titled 'Safety Through Security' is available for download here.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs approximately 22,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. is one of the world's largest companies that specialize in the manufacturing and marketing of automation and industrial infrastructure control systems. The products are primarily intended for the food processing, automotive, mining, oil, and gas industries. Net sales break down by family of products and services as follows:
- automation and control devices (45.2%): drive systems, variable frequency drives, motor controls, servo drives, servomotors, actuators, microcontrollers, safety, detection, protection systems, etc.;
- automation solutions and systems (31.9%): automation software and hardware platforms, design, visualization, simulation and execution software, human-machine interface devices, industrial computers, computer networks, etc.;
- professional services and value-added solutions (22.9%): consulting, training and maintenance services, on-site and remote assistance, cloud-based connected services, digital automation solutions for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: North America (57.7%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (20.7%), Asia/Pacific (15%) and Latin America (6.6%).
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