Introduction to Safety Instrumented Systems for Technicians (IEC 61508/IEC 61511) – 1 Day Training Course Outline

• Session
• Time
• Title
• Coverages

• 1
• 08:30 – 10:00
• Fundamentals of functional safety & IEC 61511
• • Market environment
  • What is functional safety?
  • IEC 61508 family of standards
  • Scope of IEC 61511
  • Safety Instrumented Systems & Safety Instrumented Functions
  • Strategy to achieve functional safety
  • Failure categories & safety integrity
  • Safe and Dangerous Failures
  • Safety Integrity Levels
  • Design strategy
  • Example of overall approach
  • Modes of operation
  • Key compliance requirements

REFRESHMENTS

• 2
• 10:15 – 10:45
• Fundamentals of functional safety & IEC 61511 (Continued)
• As per Session 1

• 3
• 11:00 – 12:00
• Operation & Maintenance
• • Lifecycle Management
  • Functional Safety Assessment
  • Functional Safety Audits
  • Modifications
  • Overrides

LUNCH

• 4
• 13:00 -14:30
• Functional Testing & Proof Testing
• • Functional Testing
  • Proof Testing
  • The role of Proof Testing in complying with IEC 61511
  • Perfect and Imperfect Proof Testing
  • Proof Test Coverage
  • The need for defined Proof Testing procedures
  • Practical aspects of proof Testing

• 5
• 14:30 – 15:30
• Proof Test Procedures (interactive session)
• • Review of Proof Test Procedures
  • Model Example completion of a Proof Test Report
  • How to complete a Proof Test Report

Refreshments

• 6
• 15:45 16:30
• Workshop
• • Multichoice questions on topics covered in the previous Sessions

• 7
• 16:30 – 17:00
• Open Forum
• • General discussion on topics covered

17:00 COURSE FINISH