Introduction to Functional Safety (IEC 61508)
- Course focuses on Functional Safety fundamentals, IEC 61508 standards, and related standards.
- Standalone course for those interested in Functional Safety.
- Participants gain knowledge on safety management, compliance, risk reduction, SIL, and more.
- Certificate awarded covering key course topics.
- Beneficial for those needing an understanding of Functional Safety and IEC 61508 standards.
Overview
The Functional Safety Training course provides a comprehensive understanding of Functional Safety principles, focusing on IEC 61508 standards and their application in achieving safety. Participants will learn about risk reduction, safety integrity levels, safety functions, and more. The course aims to enhance decision-making skills and is beneficial for individuals seeking a deeper understanding of functional safety management. It is suitable for those interested in functional safety, including professionals attending TÜV Rheinland FS Engineer courses. The course offers a certificate and is designed for individuals across various sectors and products.
Who should attend
Engineers, Safety Managers, Candidates attending TÜV Rheinland FS Engineer courses.
Functional Safety Training
Overview
The course will focus on the fundamentals of Functional Safety, incorporating the generic standard IEC 61508, which is a key cornerstone of subject and other related standards. The course continues and sets out the relationships to other sector and product standards.
This is a standalone course for people interested in finding out more on Functional Safety and is a benefit for those attending the TÜV Rheinland FS Engineer’s course, providing a grounding/reminder of the foundations of Functional Safety in advance of the four-day course.
Course Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants should have an appreciation of
- Management of functional safety
- Safety Lifecycle Concepts
- Compliance framework for IEC 61508
- Functional safety and the role of IEC 61508 and other related standards in achieving functional safety
- The concept of risk reduction, risk reduction parameters and the concept of a tolerable risk
- The concept of a safety function with respect to its functionality and its performance
- The role of a safety-related, other engineered measures and risk parameters in achieving a tolerable risk
- Concept of Safety Integrity and Safety Integrity Level (SIL)
- SIL determination concepts and methods
- Functional Safety Assessment and Certification
- Full Course Outline is available here
Outline
Session 1 08:30 – 09:30 Fundamentals of functional safety: #1
- What is functional safety?
- IEC 61508 family of standards
- Technology/devices applications
- The challenges of assuring functional safety
Session 2 09:30 – 10:30 Fundamentals of functional safety: # 2
- Strategy to achieve functional safety
- Failure categories & safety integrity
- Safety Integrity Levels
- Overall design strategy
REFRESHMENTS
Session 3 10:45 -12:00 Fundamentals of functional safety: # 3
- Modes of operation
- Example of overall approach
- Allocation of safety functions
- Compliance model
LUNCH
Session 4 13:00 – 14:45 Design essentials to achieve a specified SIL
- Framework for the Design requirements
- Hardware & Systematic Safety Integrity
- Systematic Capability
- Routes to compliance
- Procurement/supply chain issues
- Safety Manual
REFRESHMENTS
Session 5 15:00 – 16:00 Tolerable risk concepts & SIL determination
- Legal Requirements (ALARP)
- Quantitative & qualitative approaches
- Risk Reduction concepts/Risk Parameters: (protection layers/conditional modifiers)
- Sector approaches: (process, machinery, power systems)
- Contribution of the EUC control system
- (Low Demand Mode)
Session 6 16:00 – 16:30 Management of functional safety
- Key requirements & Responsibilities
- Procurement/supply chain issues
Session 7 16:30 – 17:00 Open Forum
- General discussion & feedback
17:00 COURSE FINISH
Qualifications, Skills, Competence gained
- Certificate setting out the key topics covered in the course
- Enhanced knowledge of functional safety that will facilitate improved decision-making
Who will benefit
- All persons who need to have an appreciation of functional safety in general and international standard IEC 61508 and associated standards covering sectors and products
- Persons who already have some appreciation of functional safety but wish to gain a better appreciation of the management of functional safety and its core concepts
- Candidates attending one of ESC’s TÜV Rheinland FS Engineer courses.
Functional Safety Training Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, UK.
Functional Safety Training Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and onsite courses available throughout-out the UK.
