Functional Safety Engineer Training Course

The aim of this course is to train the delegates in the fundamental principles of functional safety and to get their competency in the application of functional safety standards certified by TÜV SÜD. The course includes two days of taught modules (with discussion and practical exercises), followed by a half day open book exam. TÜV SÜD additionally offers the opportunity to deliver this training as a dedicated in-house course, delivered solely to your organisation to meet your needs and requirements. To receive a quote and find out more information, please contact us at [email protected]

Course Benefits

This course is delivered by one of TÜV SÜD's leading industry experts who have leading knowledge from their decades of experience. TÜV SÜD’s small class sizes enhance the trainer-delegate relationship to ensure our delegates leave with confidence in the knowledge they have acquired throughout the training course and includes a globally recognised TÜV SÜD certificate upon completion. All of our physical classrooms come with refreshments and lunch as standard.

Who Will Benefit?

Managers
Technicians and Design engineers
Individuals who have responsibilities for safety-related control systems of machinery.

Learning Objectives

Gain an awareness of the key parts of the standards EN 62061 and EN ISO 13849-1 including SIL Determination, Performance Levels, Diagnostic Coverage and Common Cause Failures etc, for safety circuit designs.
Gain an understanding of some of the differences between EN 62061 and EN ISO 13849-1 and the concepts which these standards promote.
Gain an understanding of the requirements of the standards to deal with the avoidance of systematic errors.
Be made aware of the architectures of Safety Related Controls, and how these architectures relate to practical applications.
Gain an appreciation of the importance of component performance and reliability, and how the necessary data can be derived from readily available information.
Be made aware of the importance of ensuring that any software is sufficiently free from systematic errors.
Have an understanding of the importance of verification and validation.

Course Agenda

Introduction to Functional Safety
Hazard & Risk Analysis
Safety Concept ISO 13849
Safety Concept IEC 62061
Software Development
Practical Exercises
Verification and Validation

Methodology

Instructor-led training course.

Delegates who pass the exam can apply for registration as a Functional Safety Engineer in the TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Certification Programme; registration also requires 2 years relevant experience and to have formal education qualification, for example at diploma level or above.

Learning Assessments

Discussion and practical exercises including breakout tasks.

FAQs

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Course Leader

Stewart Robinson is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a member of the Institute of Measurement and Control. He was a member of the Safety Panel of the InstMC from 2007 and chaired that Panel for many years. He is an active member of the British Standards Institution (BSI) committees that deal with machinery safeguarding (MCE/3) and Measurement and Control (GEL/65). He is the nominated UK expert for: IEC TC44 MT 62061 (Safety of machinery – Functional safety of safety-related control systems); IEC TC65 WG16 (Digital Factories); IEC TC65 JWG 21 (Unified Reference Model for Smart Automation); IEC TC65 WG24 (Asset Administration Shell for Industrial Applications).

He is listed as a Functional Safety Expert in the TÜV SÜD certification programme (I.D. TA13010249).

In the past he has worked in the machinery sector as a practical engineer commissioning and troubleshooting machines, and as a control systems integrator working across industrial sectors. He has developed and delivered training courses for machinery in general but also for industrial control systems, in particular for Functional Safety.