Training by Schneider Electric - WF Senate

Functional safety
SILs
Target audience
@ Your scope: Industrial, commercial and
public facilities
@ Your job: Specifier, designer or
maintenance of safety systems. Electrical
engineer, facilities manager, maintenance
manager, electrical contractor
Prerequisite knowledge
@ None
Duration and delivery
@ A one day course
@ In-class sessions within
Schneider Electric training centres
@ Can be customised and delivered on
customer premises
Training code: 042
For further information
or registration
@ Contact your local Schneider Electric
customer training centre
Objectives
@ This course will give users and system builders an overview
of safety systems and the practical implementation of functional
safety standards BS EN 61508 and its associated ‘sector
implementation’ standards 61511, 62061 and 61513 with
particular reference to safety integrity levels and safety life cycle
Content
@ Definition of SILs and what they mean
@ Introduces HSE concepts of ALARP (As Low As Reasonably
Practical) and tolerable risk
@ Cover how the standards relate to each other and how they
fit with UK regulations and the HSE’s published view of the
standards
@ Discuss how the standard is not just for instrument engineers as
will become evident when going through the life-cycle below
@ Safety life cycle activities:
- Life cycle planning
- Hazard and risk assessments
- Safety requirements specification (SRS)
- Safety instrumented system (SIS)
- Testing
- Operation & maintenance
- Decommissioning
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