SERVICES INDUSTRIELS FORMATION
REF : SIL FS
TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety Training Program
“SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEM”
Deepen and certify competencies acc. to IEC 61508 and the IEC 61511 standards.
TARGETED AUDIENCE
Instruments Engineers, Process Engineers
and Safety Engineers as well as Opera-
ting and Maintenance personnel who are
involved in any of the lifecycle phases for
safety instrumented systems from hazard
and risk assessment, shutdown system/fire
and gas systems from design to testing and
maintenance.
Learning objectives
To know the requirements of the IEC 61508
and the IEC 61511 standards.
To know & interpret the application of the
IEC 61508 and the IEC 61511 standards
in the following industry sectors: Oil & gas,
Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power genera-
tion (excluding nuclear power generation).
Learning Aid
- PowerPoint presentation
- Feedback from the lead tutor,
- Practical exercises.
The training is held in English language.
HQ : TÜV Rheinland France SAS – 20 ter rue de Bezons CS 60030 92415 Courbevoie Cedex
ORG. DE FORMATION N°11 92 15806 92
PRODUITS MOBILITÉ SYSTÈME DE MANAGEMENT
DURATION : 4 days
PARTICIPANTS : 20 pers.
FEES : please contact us
formation@fr.tuv.com
Tel +33 (0)1 40 92 23 29
PRE-REQUISITES
In accordance with the TÜV Rheinland
Functional Safety Program.
A minimum of 3 years experience in the
field of functional safety.
University degree (Master’s or
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering) or
equivalent engineer level responsibilities
status certified by employer (see
document “Eligibility Requirements”).*
Training Contents
Programme :
DAY 1 :
- IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 background,
- Hazards, Risk and ALARP principles,
- Risk Reduction,
- Safety Instrumented System (SIS) and Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF),
- Types of SIF,
- Integrity specification of a SIF,
- SIL Determination by Qualitative Methods,
- SIL Determination using Matrices,
- SIL Determination using Rusk Graphs,
- SIL Determination exercises,
- Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and LOPA exercises,
- Fault Tree Analysis (FTA),
- SIL determination by FTA,
- Case Studies with typical findings and issues
DAY 2 :
- Integrity Specification of a SIF,
- SIS Safety Requirement Specification,
- Selection of Components and Subsystems,
- Proven in Use, or Prior Use evidence requirements,
- Field devices,
- Failures, Failure and Reliability,
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Learning objectives
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Learning Aid
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Course provider & Tutor
Mr. Clive TImms, FS Expert (TÜV Rheinland)
ID-No.: 124/07. Director of C&C Technical
Support Services Ltd, United Kingdom and
accepted course provider of the Functional
Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) Program.
Document delivered
- Participants who fulfil the necessary
requirements and pass the exam will
receive a «FS Engineer (TÜV Rheinland)»
certificate with Identity Number (ID number),
delivered by TÜV Rheinland. The certificate
is valid for 5 years.
- Course approval criteria? Pass score is
75%.
*PRE-REQUISITES (additional
information)
Persons, who do not have the according
business experience may participate in the
training as well as the exam.
If they pass the exam successfully the FS
Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) certificate will be
issued to them as soon as the necessary 3
years of business experience in the area of
functional safety are achieved.
HQ : TÜV Rheinland France SAS – 20 ter rue de Bezons CS 60030 92415 Courbevoie Cedex
ORG. DE FORMATION N°11 92 15806 92
PRODUITS MOBILITÉ SYSTÈME DE MANAGEMENT
TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety
Training Program
“SAFETY INSTRUMENTED SYSTEM”
(page 2)
Training Contents (page 2)
DAY 2 : (first part on page 1)
- Demand Modes, Probability of Failure on Demand (PFD),
- PFD Exercises,
- SIF Implementation (Low demand mode),
- Importance of Testing and Maintenance,
- Fractional Dead Times,
- Safe Failure Fraction and Hardware Fault Tolerance,
- SFF Exercises,
- Partial Closure Testing,
- Measurement Validation and Comparison,
- Reliability Data.
DAY 3 :
- Software requirements,
- Relationships between Hardware and Software Architecture,
- Application Software Requirements Specification,
- Application Software Validation Planning,
- Requirements for Application Software Architecture,
- Requirements for Support Tools, User Manuals and Application Language,
- Requirements for Application Software Development,
- Requirements for Application Module Testing,
- Integration of Application Software with SIS Subsystems,
- FPL and LVL Software Modification Procedures,
- Application Software Verification,
- SIF Interaction with Others Technologies,
- Multiple Functions, Primary Functions, Exercises,
- Intermediate Trips,
- Risk Graph Calibration,
- SIL determination for Fire and Gas,
- Further Lifecycle Considerations,
- Summary of 3-Day Training.
DAY 4 :
A 6 hour proficiency examination consisting of :
►Multiple choice questionnaire : 70 questions (1 point per question),
►Multiple part questions : 10 questions (3 points possible per question).
Overall pass criteria is 75%.
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