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Who Should Attend?
Instrument Engineers, Process Engineers and Safety Engineers as well as Operating and Maintenance personnel who are involved in any of the lifecycle phases for safety instrumented systems from hazard and risk assessment, shut down system/fire and gas systems from design to testing and maintenance.
Participant eligibility requirementsIn accordance with the TÜV Functional Safety Program.
A minimum of 3 to 5 years experience in the field of functional safety.
University degree or equivalent engineering experience and responsibilities as certified by employer or engineering institution.
Course Duration
Four (4) days:
The course will provide three days of classroom tuition and practical guidance for understanding and mastering the application, principles and requirements of IEC 61508 / IEC 61511. Practical exercises will performed throughout the course which will be based on real life examples.
The last day consists of a four hour two-part examination with:
70 multiple choice questions (1 mark each question)
10 multiple part questions (3 available marks per question)
Course Approval Criteria
Pass score is 75%
Course Agenda Overview
- Day 1
- IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 background
- Hazards, Risk and ALARP principles
- Risk Reduction
- Safety Instrumented System (SIS) and Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF)
- Types of SIF
- Integrity specification of a SIF
- Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
- SIL Determination by (FTA)
- SIL Determination by Qualitative Methods
- SIL Determination Exercises
- Layers Of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
- LOPA Exercise
- Case Studies with typical findings and issues
- Day 2
- Integrity Specification of a SIF
- SIS Safety Requirements Specification
- Selection of Components and Subsystems
- Proven in use
- Not Proven in Use
- Field Devices
- Failures
- Failure and Reliability
- Demand Modes
- Probability of Failure on Demand (PFD)
- PFD Exercises
- SIF Implementation (Low demand mode)
- Importance of Testing and Maintenance
- Fractional Dead Times
- Safe Failure Fraction and Hardware Fault Tolerance
- SFF Exercises
- Partial Closure Testing
- Measurement Validation and Comparison
- Reliability Data
- Day 3
- Software requirements
- Relationships between Hardware and Software Architecture
- Application Software Requirements Specification
- Application Software Validation Planning
- Requirements for Application Software Architecture
- Requirements for Support Tools, User Manuals and Application Language
- Requirements for Application Software Development
- Requirements for Application Module Testing
- Integration of Application Software with SIS Subsystems
- Requirements for Application Module Testing
- Integration of Application Software with SIS Subsystems
- FPL and LVL Software Modification procedures
- Application Software Verification
- SIF Interaction with Other Technologies
- Multiple Functions
- Primary Functions
- Exercises
- Intermediate Trips
- Risk Graph Calibration
- SIL determination for Fire and Gas
- Further Lifecycle Considerations
- Methods for Solving Complex Functions
- Summary of 3-Day Training
- Day 4
A four (4) hour proficiency examination consisting of 70 multiple choice, and 10 multiple part questions. Overall pass criteria is 75%.
Training Investment
Total price per participant is GBP £1,950
(Includes course material, registration fees and TÜV Rheinland certificate, if exam has been passed successfully)
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Clive Timms
C&C Technical Support Services
c.timms @ ifb. co. uk
Tel: + 44 (0) 13398 86618
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