IEC 61511 Certification Training
Want to become a certified safety INSTRUMENTED system FS Specialist, TUV FS Engineer or TUV FS Professional according to IEC 61511? Then this is the right course for you.
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A TRAINING THAT ENHANCES YOUR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITH INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDING TUV
Safety instrumented functions are the last layer of protection and sometimes the first layer of prevention in the process industry. They play a majorly important role in the protection philosophy of process plants. Yet, it is estimated that, worldwide, over 99% (you read that correctly) of SIFs are not SIL compliant.
In this training course, we help you become a internationally recognised certified FS Specialist, TUV FS Engineer or TUV FS Professional. We teach you all you need to know about functional safety and how it applies to safety instrumented systems. With this knowledge, we prepare you for the associated exam if you want to achieve a personal knowledge certificate.
With this training, the associated exam and certification, you become part of the elite professionals that will improve the compliance of Safety Instrumented Systems. You will contribute significantly to achieving safer operating plants.
Key Course Outcomes:
- What functional safety means according to IEC 61511
- How functional safety applies to your SIFs and SIS
- What FSM is, how to use it effectively for your process operations
- The most important FSM concepts
- How end users use HAZOP and LOPA to decide what SIFs they need and how much SIL they must comply with
- The four documents you need to plan and start building SIFs
- The content of an SIS safety requirements specification (SRS)
- How important hardware concepts like Type, Voting, HFT, SFF, etc. effect your equipment selection
- The IEC 61511 rules for selecting equipment and building architectures including references to IEC 61508
- Difference between diagnostic tests and proof tests, and why it matters.
- What PFD means and how to calculate PFD for a safety function.
- The role of the PFD calculations and different PFD modelling techniques.
- The best languages for application logic
- How to specify, develop and test application logic
- The role of FAT, iFAT and SAT in relation to application logic
- What end users need to do to operate, maintain and repair SIFs.
Module 1 - Introduction to Functional Safety
Your functional safety journey starts with understanding what functional safety actually is and what not. You will find out why it is important, who it is for and how it affects your job, your products/services, your company and even your society.
Key topics:
- Accidents in the news
- What is (functional) safety?
- Legal status
- Application area
- Layers of protection
- Safety instrumented systems
- Random, common cause and systematic failures
- History of functional safety
- Functional safety standards
- Safety integrity level
- Safety instrumented functions
- Random, common cause and systematic failures
- What is functional safety?
Module 2 - Functional Safety Management
The concept of functional safety is the same across all industries. A safety system is a safety system no matter where you apply it. In the details it can be very different though. In this module we discuss a number of different standards as they apply to different industry. YOu cannot avoid functional safety any more and it is important to understand its the legal status.
Key topics:
- Life cycle concept
- Competency
- Verification
- Validation
- Assessment
- Audit
- Documentation
- Implementation and monitoring
- Modifications
- Configuration management
- Tools
Module 3 - Hazard and Risk Analysis
Before you can apply functional safety to your safety function you first need to understand if you need a safety function in the first place. That is why industry applies hazard and risk analysis. Even if the risk is high, it does not mean you will install a safety solution that needs SIL. But if you do, you better correctly specify what this function is suppose to do.
Key topics:
- How much safety is enough?
- Risk management
- Hazard identification
- Hazard analysis
- Risk reduction
- HAZID, FMEA, FTA, HAZOP, ETA, LOPA, risk graph, risk matrix
- Security risk assessment
- SIF description
- SIF Safety requirements specification
Module 4 - Planning the safety system
Once we have decide that we need a safety function, engineers get excited. They love designing and building stuff. But in the functional safety world you need to get your foundation right. You need to understand and apply functional safety management.
Key topics:
- Planning for end users, system integrators
- Implementation of SIS
- Functional safety plan
- Verification plan
- Validation plan
- Assessment plan
- Audit plan
- Overall SRS
- Requirements for suppliers
Module 5 - Hardware design
Key topics:
- IEC 61511 Hardware life cycle
- De-energize versus energize
- Low demand, high demand, continuous mode
- Target failure measure (PFDavg, PFH)
- Redundancy
- Diversity
- Voting
- Hardware fault tolerance
- Type A, Type B
- Subsystem failure modes
- Diagnostic tests
- Proof tests
- Failure distribution
- Safe failure fraction
- Diagnostic coverage
- Architectural constraints
- Route 1h and route 2h
- Proven in use, Prior use
- SIL Myths
Module 6 - Hardware Reliability - PFD
Key topics:
- Reliability modelling
- 6 steps to perform a PFD calculation
- Simplified equations
- Failure data
- Why a PFD calculation?
- Tools
- PFD Myths
Module 7 - Software design
Key topics:
- IEC 61511b Software life cycle
- A typical software problem
- Application program safety requirements specification
- Embedded software
- Application software
- Utility software
- Software systematic capability - IEC 61508
- Full variability languages (FVL)
- Limited variability languages (LVL)
- Fixed programming languages (FPL)
- Application program development
- Application program design
- Application program
- Application program testing
- V-model
Module 8 - Certification, prior use, proven in use, and data
Key points:
- Dilemma for end users, EPCs and system integrators
- How to select the appropriate device
- What is certification
- What to look for in a certificate
- What is prior use, proven in use
- How to prove "prior use / proven in use"
- Reliability data sources
Module 9 - Using the safety instrumented system
Key points:
- Installation and commissioning
- Safety validation
- Operation, maintenance and repair
- Documentation
- Modification and retrofit
- Bypass procedures
Exam
KNowledge Certification
YOur certification options
RISKNOWLOGY
FS SPECIALIST
RISKNOWLOGY
FS SPECIALIST
With DISTINCTION
TUV SUD
FS Engineer
TUV SUD
FS Professional
Dr Michel Houtermans
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Self-Study, Live Online and In-Person
- Self-Study: Self-study refers to the process of learning independently without direct supervision or guidance from a teacher or instructor. In many instances we do have periodic live Q&A sessions.
- Live Online: During live online training participants attend live sessions conducted by an instructor or trainer through MS Teams or Zoom
- In-Person: During in-person training participants and trainers gather together physically in the same location for example your company office or a hotel.
Can I cancel and get a refund if I'm and not satisfied?
- The course comes with a 7 day money back guarantee.
- Exception: Once you have earned your Course Certificate, you are no longer eligible for a refund, even if you earn your Certificate within the 7 days refund period.
- You can request a refund up until 1 day before the training course starts.
- You can request a refund up until 7 days before the training course starts.
How, when and how long can I access the course material?
- Self-Study: A few days before or the day the training starts. You will have access to the course material for live. After the deadline you will not have access to exam material.
- Live Online: Before the training starts so you can print your material
- In-Person: Depends on the arrangement
How and when can I do the exam?
- Self-study: The exam is available at any time. You can do it as soon as you feel confident.
- Live Online: As soon as the course is finished
- In Person: As soon as the course is finished