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The course will focus on the generic standard IEC 61508, which is a key cornerstone of sector and other related standards, and sets out the relationships to other sectors and product standards.

Course Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants should have an appreciation of

• Management of functional safety
• Safety Life cycle 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

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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

Course Evaluation

Course evaluation will be via feedback form.