Introduction to Safety Instrumented Systems for Managers (IEC 61508/IEC 61511)
- Key objectives include understanding technical, legal, and safety issues for achieving tolerable risk.
- Focus on key performance indicators related to functional safety achievement.
- Covering fundamentals of functional safety, corporate risk policy, and compliance requirements.
- Emphasize the importance of end user knowledge for optimal functional safety solutions.
- Discuss legal issues such as Health and Safety legislation, powers of inspectors, and penalties.
Overview
The Safety Instrumented Systems Training Workshop aims to provide Senior Managers with an understanding of technical, legal, and safety regulatory issues related to achieving tolerable risk in functional safety decisions. Key topics include fundamentals of functional safety, corporate risk policy, compliance requirements, end user knowledge, and criteria for suppliers. Legal and safety issues covered include health and safety legislation, powers of inspectors, penalties, and investigation procedures. The interactive workshop encourages discussion on these critical areas.
Who should attend
Senior Managers
Course Content
Overview
The key objectives of the Workshop are to provide Senior Managers with an overview of the key technical, legal and safety regulatory issues in achieving a tolerable risk so far as they affect the decisions of managers with responsibility for functional safety. The workshop will cover Key Performance Indicators in relation to the achievement of functional safety.
Key technical topics covered
- The fundamentals of functional safety including overview of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511
- Corporate Risk Policy & achievement of legal Requirements and demonstrating that the Target Risk is achieved As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)
- Compliance requirements covering the Technical requirements, Competence, Functional Safety Audits, Functional Safety Assessments, Proof Testing
- Importance of end user knowledge to secure optimum solutions regarding functional safety matters which might have significant resource implications
- Criteria for suppliers of devices/elements/subsystems/systems
Key legal and safety regulatory issues
- Introduction and overview of Health and Safety legislation: HSW etc. Act 1974; Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Powers of Inspectors including Improvement Notices & Prohibition Notices
- Offences and implications for managers
- What happens when things go wrong:
- Investigation by the Safety Regulator (e.g. HSE)
- Gathering evidence – Statements and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE)
- Fee for intervention and impact on investigation
- Penalties
- Fatal accidents, manslaughter and the role of the police
- Competent Authority Delivery guides; overview and discussion.
The Workshop will be interactive and encourage discussion on key topics.
Duration:1 Day
Safety Instrumented Systems Training Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, UK.
Safety Instrumented Systems Training Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and onsite courses available throughout-out the UK.
