PROCESS INDUSTRY

Safety Instrumented Systems

& Functional Safety for IEC 61511

Take the ONLINE self-paced course for IEC 61511

safety instrumented systems & SIL training needs

Self-paced
e-Learning Contents

This self-paced learning path includes seven main sections. The entire learning path can typically be completed in 10 hours over a period of days, weeks or months. We automatically store your progress so you can come back to your exact position at any time during your access period.

Introduction

  • Course instructions
  • Safety in context
  • History of safety systems & standards
  • The safety life-cycle
  • Buncefield accident lessons
  • Quiz

Key terminology

  • Key terminology explained + downloadable terms
  • Country regulations and standards
  • IEC 61511 edition 2 update
  • Quiz

Functional safety management

  • Overview
  • Competence
  • Roles in the safety lifecycle
  • Verification and validation planning
  • FSA and audit
  • Quiz

Hazards, risk and SIL targets

  • Process hazards introduction
  • Hazard analysis workflow and methods
  • Probability and frequency
  • Protection layers and SIL determination
  • SIS cyber-security risk assessment
  • Quiz

Safety requirements specification

  • Overall process requirements
  • SIS requirements
  • SIF requirements
  • SIS equipment selection & justification
  • Quiz

SIS design and validation

  • Understanding equipment failure
  • Designing a SIF
  • SIL verification
  • Safety PLC software
  • Installation, commissioning and validation testing
  • Quiz

Operations & Maintenance of SIS

  • Operations overview
  • Bypass and override
  • SIS inspection and proof testing
  • Modification and decommissioning
  • Quiz

ELP003 - SIS & Functional Safety Course Prices

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ELP003 - SIS & FS

90-DAY Access

PER USER

£ 335

per month,

pay over 3 months

  • 90-Day Access
  • Course updates during the access period
  • IChemE accredited certificate
  • 18 CPD Hours
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ELP003 - SIS & FS

3-YEAR Access, Includes PDF Downloads
PER USER

£ 525

per month,

pay over 3 months

  • 3-Year Access
  • Course updates during the access period
  • PDF downloads of all course modules
  • IChemE accredited certificate
  • 18 CPF Hours

ELP003 - SIS & FS

TEAM ACCESS

5+ USERS

£ POA

POA - Price On Application. Receive a discount on the per-person price for teams of five (5) or more people.

ELP003 - SIS & FS

90-DAY Access

PER USER

$ 435

per month,

pay over 3 months

  • 90-Day  Access
  • Course updates during the access period
  • IChemE accredited certificate
  • 18 CPD Hours
popular

ELP003 - SIS & FS

3-YEAR Access, Includes PDF Downloads
PER USER

$ 665

per month,

pay over 3 months

  • 3-Year Access
  • Course updates during the access period
  • PDF downloads of all course modules
  • IChemE accredited certificate
  • 18 CPF Hours

ELP003 - SIS & FS

TEAM ACCESS

5+ USERS

£ POA

POA - Price On Application. Receive a discount on the per-person price for teams of five (5) or more people.

Here’s What You’ll Get When You Sign Up

When you sign up you will get access to our exclusive online learning management system, including your selected course. You can track your progress to a conclusion.

Course access 24/7

You will have access to your course 24 hours per day, wherever you are in the world.


Traceable progress

Our system tracks progress for each individual, including all completed modules, test attempts and results.

Interactivity and assessment

You can ask the course tutor questions and self-assess your own progress with the online quizzes.


Accredited CPD hours

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours


About The Course Author

Jon Keswick has provided consulting in the field of functional safety for more than 20 years. Before specialising in functional safety, Jon worked in technical and product management roles for more than 15 years at several well-known control and automation equipment suppliers.


As well as authoring online courses, Jon now couples his safety, automation, instrumentation and programmable systems knowledge with independent functional safety assessment and audit services for process and machinery safety projects.

Jon Keswick, CFSE

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