Features and Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Outline the IEC 61511 safety lifecycle from hazard and risk assessment, through to final decommissioning;
• Provide an overview of Functional Safety Management, assessment and audit requirements of IEC 61511;
• Describe an SIS, and refer to the key standards and regulations which drive SIS requirements;
• Follow a typical workflow of hazard and risk assessment, including explaining HAZOP, LOPA and how these can be used to determine SIL;
• Describe the importance of Safety Requirements and why these are critical to SIS Validation;
• Summarise SIS equipment selection options, including hardware and software types;
• Outline the principles of SIS design, voting, hardware fault tolerance and SIL verification principles;
• Explain the main operation and maintenance requirements of IEC 61511 for sustaining SIL.