FF-SIF provides a common platform for SIS and process automation that ARC espouses in its “same but separate” model for safety systems, where the process automation system and the safety system share the same control network and are able to use common visualization, engineering, and asset management tools, while the logic is executed separately for each system. Sharing a common platform reduces installation costs, eliminates the cost of custom integration, and provides a unified view of control and asset management that encompasses the SIS and the basic process control system.