Functional Safety management Training
Transform Your Understanding of Functional Safety Management with Our Self-Study Course
A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO UNDERSTAND OR PROVE THEIR FSM SKILLS
Do you want to know what Functional Safety Management means in practice? Do you want to become a functional safety manager? Are you struggling to understand functional safety management? Do you feel unsure about how to implement it in your organisation? You are not alone. Many functional safety practitioners face the same challenges. That's why we created this self-study course. It will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of functional safety management. Our course covers the five core concepts of functional safety management that every practitioner needs to understand.
You will learn about FSM as it is intended by the functional safety standards including best practices in the industry. By the end of the course, you will understand what FSM means, how it is applied and what it means for your company and your job. You will be able to confidently implement functional safety management. Furthermore you can earn a knowledge certificate. Don't let your lack of knowledge hold you back any longer. Sign up today and take the first step towards functional safety management success.
Key Course Outcomes:
- The 5 core elements of functional safety management
- Different life cycle models
- The role of verification and validation
- The role of assessments and audits
- How to identify the work you need to do and thus manage
- Six necessary procedures every FSM system needs to have
- Difference between formally and technically correct documentation
- How FSM is applied by different standards
Part 1 - Introduction to FSM
Functional Safety Management is all about the management aspects to achieve safety functions that are functionally safe. In this module we introduce FSM, why it is needed and what the difference is between FSM and project management.
Key topics:
- What is functional safety?
- What functional safety management deals with
- Why it functional safety needs to be managed
- The difference between project management and functional safety management
- We need quality, resources, competency and a FS Manager
- All stakeholders need to implement FSM
Part 2 - Five Core FSM Concepts
Functional Safety Management is government by five core concepts. These core concepts apply to any company, in any industry, dealing wanting to implement FSM successfully.
Key topics:
- Every functional safety project has a safety life cycle
- The safety lifecycle captures all information needed to run a functional safety project
- The safety lifecycle helps to think systematically
- Every stakeholder has their own safety life cycle
- We need competent professionals
- Competence versus competency
- Competent in what?
- You can get your competency certified?
- Verification helps make less mistakes
- Everything need to be verified
- Validation is different from verification
- Validation focuses on the real hardware and software
- Validation is a phase in the safety life cycle
- Assessors check the plan
- Assessors investigate
- Assessors are independent
- Audits apply to "long" phases
- Auditors examine
- Auditors are independent
- Everything needs to be documented
- Documentation is the only way we communicate
- Documents need to be formally and technically correct
- Functional safety projects are based on procedures
- There are core FSM procedures
- There are life cycle based procedures
Part 3 - FSM and Standards
Part 2 perfectly explains functional safety management without taking into account any specifics of functional safety standards. These core concepts apply, no matter which standards you need to comply with. In this part we address some nuances as they apply to the below standards.
Key topics:
- IEC 61508 FSM specifics
- IEC 6151 FSM specifics
- EN 5012X FSM specifics
Bonus Material
The majority of companies in the world claim to be SIL compliant but then do not implement FSM as required by the standards for whatever reason. In this bonus section we make the safety case for 3 different industries. With these safety cases you can go to your management and convince them of the necessity of FSM>
Key topics:
- Business case for the railway industry
- Business case for the process industry
- Business case for the automotive
- Invest in FSM
Exam
Knowledge and Role Certifications
Your certification options
There Is a Higher Level of Certification As Well.
This option is an addition to the scope of this course. It is a higher-level certification and focuses on practical experience you have as a FS Manager. With this course, you can get a combo deal if you want to include the certification of your practical experience as well. If you do not have practical experience yet we will help you. To achieve this certification, you need to:
1 - Submit 2 case studies.
2 - Submit two references.
3 - Interview.
The certification title depends on the number of hours you can prove. Based on this course and the additional case studies, you can achieve Professional. But if you have enough hours you can also qualify as Expert or Master Functional Safety Manager.
NOTE: As a bonus we give you the templates for the case studies to complete your higher-level certification absolutely free.
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Dr Michel Houtermans
Srinivasan Rengarajan
Arto A.
However, we got a very good participation from R&D and product management functions which is very good. My impression was that many participants were happy about the session and got new viewpoints to the subject. That was my main objective for this session and I think we reached the goal.
Frank Hubert
Excellent online course explaining in an easy fashion what FSM is. No matter in which industry you are after following this course you understand the basic concept of FSM.
Kia Tupitsa
The course was informative and engaging. Your expertise and clear videos made it easier to understand the concepts and the exercises supported learning. In my opinion, it helped to do the course exercises that I already had some experience in the area.
Overall, I found the course useful in expanding my knowledge of FSM, and I feel more confident in applying these principles in my work. Thanks!
