Overview of IEC 61508 training
This course is designed for engineers, developers and managers seeking to successfully apply IEC 61508 to their safety-related electrical systems.
Virtual training will include a one-hour follow-up Q&A session, to be scheduled at a later date, with one of our functional safety experts.
IEC 61508 is the base functional safety standard for various industries including process, nuclear, machinery, etc. The training starts with an overview of functional safety and the IEC 61508 framework for safe development of safety-related electronics. Then the full seven-part IEC 61508 standard is described in detail, including all aspects of safety management, concept and system development, hardware, software and supporting processes.
We are now offering private certification training for up to 10 people for $10,000 USD, including exam fees.
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What topics does the IEC 61508 training cover?
Overview of functional safety and scope of IEC 61508:2010
Management of functional safety
- Coordination and responsibilities
- Safety culture
- Functional safety assessments
Concept and requirements
- Hazard and risk analysis
- Overall safety requirements
- E/E/PE system safety requirements specification
Commissioning, validation and operation
- Installation and commissioning
- Safety validation
- Operation, maintenance and repair
Software realization phase
- E/E/PE software safety lifecycle
- Software safety requirements specification
- Software design and development
- Software architecture
- Software verification and module testing
- Software tool qualification
E/E/PE system realization phase
- Safety requirements and design
- Avoidance and control of systematic faults
- Hardware quantitative metrics, including types of faults, diagnostic coverage, PFD, PHF and SFF values
- E/E/PE system design and development
Why should I take IEC 61508 Training?
The IEC 61598 course is designed for those who are involved in implementing an automatic protection safety-related system or engaged in the development of safety-related products for use in safety integrity levels (SILs). The course focuses on understanding the main concept of the management of functional safety, techniques used in hazard and risk assessment for risk reduction, LOPA and SIL determination, system safety requirement specification, configuration management, functional safety assessment, preparation of safety system development, and hardware and software safety lifecycle development.
Who should take IEC 61508 training?
This training class is designed for:
- Design and development engineers who are implementing safety-related systems
- Hardware and software engineers who are implementing protection safety elements for their safety equipment
- Project managers of safety-related systems
- Managers who are interested in demonstrating the adaptation of IEC 61508 in the company culture
- Advisory and consultants who are involved in the safety lifecycle and risk reduction
Optional UL Certified Functional Safety Professional (UL-CFSP) Exam
Participants who complete the training are eligible to take a two-hour certification exam. Those who pass the exam are individually certified as a UL Certified Functional Safety Professional in IEC 61508, or UL-CFSP. Results are provided immediately.
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