2 lessons

15 minutes

This short course introduces some of the SIL standards and explains major milestones leading to today's increasing number of "SIL capable" devices.

2 lessons

15 minutes

A short course outlining typical stages of process hazard and risk assessment, including HAZOP, qualitative risk ranking and LOPA.

5 lessons

1 hour

Are you new to the topic of process safety and functional safety?
Follow this guide to help you navigate through the different life-cycle steps of IEC 61511 edition 2.

1 lessons

30 minutes

An overview on the topic of probability and event frequency is helpful for analysis techniques such as LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis), Event Tree Analysis (ETA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).

2 lessons

20 minutes

Safety-related projects require input from multiple sources. Learn how different disciplines can impact functional safety at every stage of the safety lifecycle.

3 lessons

15 minutes

Learn the 5 key FSA stages and how to approach Functional Safety Assessment and audit (FSA) for process industry projects and operations.

1 lessons

15 minutes

This short course defines what a hazard is and how harm to people, the environment and finances drive the way in which we approach risk estimation. This is ideal preparation for PHA, HAZOP or LOPA.

1 lessons

20 minutes

An introductory overview of the LOPA technique, its objectives, advantages, limitations and timing in typical projects.

1 lessons

15 minutes

LoPA studies need to be prepared in advance to be effective and to save wasted time for team review.

1 lessons

20 minutes

An overview of what consequence analysis involves, including how consequence ranking can be an effective tool for conducting Layer of Protection Analysis (LoPA).

1 lessons

25 minutes

Do you understand the basis of failure rates, failure modes and types of equipment failure? This course provides a solid outline of the subject with embedded knowledge-check questions.

1 lessons

25 minutes

Learn how concept SIF design needs sensors, logic solvers, final elements and interposing devices that will meet a target SIL.

4 lessons

Multi-hour

A bundle of our courses about hazard and risk assessment.

1 lessons

20 minutes

A SIF should only be bypassed or overridden under special conditions. This short course presents the definitions of bypass and override, and proposes some common methodologies for risk assessment and compensating measures.

1 lessons

25 minutes

The module provides an overview of how a typical safety programmable logic controller (Safety PLC) interfaces to operator and engineering workstations and how application program requirements can be specified, developed, verified and validated.