Training: Functional Safety According to IEC 61508 / IEC 61511

Training Objective

The aim of the training is to present the basic principles and requirements of functional safety in the context of operating safety-related control systems in accordance with the IEC 61508 / IEC 61511 standards.

Training Program

  • Introduction to functional safety
  • Management of functional safety in technical installations
  • Hazard assessment of technical installations
  • Risk reduction using functional safety solutions
  • Protective layers in industrial installations
  • Safety life cycle according to IEC 61508
  • Safety functions and Safety Integrity Levels (SIL)
  • E/E/PE and SIS system architectures
  • Types of failures (Safe failure, Dangerous failure)
  • Diagnostic levels (DC)
  • Fault tolerance (HTF)
  • Common cause failures (CCF)
  • Controls for functional safety systems
  • Questions and discussion

Skills Acquired During the Training

  • Understanding the definition of safety-related control systems
  • Ability to navigate technical standards related to functional safety
  • Ability to adapt standard requirements to control systems
  • Ability to select appropriate safety standards
  • Ability to determine the SIL level for hazards
  • Ability to choose and evaluate solutions

The training is based on the requirements of the following legal provisions and harmonized standards:

  • Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 – essential requirements for machinery
  • EN ISO 12100 – Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and reduction
  • EN ISO 13849-1 – Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles for design
  • EN ISO 13849-2 – Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 2: Validation
  • EN IEC 62061 – Safety of machinery — Functional safety of safety-related control systems
  • EN 61508-1 – Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems — Part 1: General requirements
  • EN 61508-2 – Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems — Part 2: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems
  • EN 61508-3 – Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems — Part 3: Software requirements
  • EN 61508-4 – Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems — Part 4: Definitions and abbreviations
  • EN 61508-5 – Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems — Part 5: Examples of methods for determining safety integrity levels
  • EN 61508-6 – Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems — Part 6: Guidelines for the application of IEC 61508-2 and IEC 61508-3
  • EN 61508-7 – Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems — Part 7: Overview of techniques and measures
  • EN 61511-1 – Functional safety — Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector — Part 1: Framework, definitions, system, hardware, and software requirements
  • EN 61511-2 – Functional safety — Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector — Part 2: Guidelines for the application of IEC 61511-1
  • EN 61511-3 – Functional safety — Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector — Part 3: Guidelines for determining safety integrity levels

Contact for Training

Zbigniew Zapała, tel. +48 538 337 206, email: training@proestima.pl

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