Functional Safety Professional Training Course - ISO 13849 & IEC 62061
Qualify as a Functional Safety Professional on our Renowned Certification Programme
In our Functional Safety Professional course, you’ll start with the basics, exploring key concepts and the structure of functional safety standards. You’ll then look into faults and failures in components subsystem architectures, systematic capabilities, and IEC 61508 compliance routes. The next module introduces hazard identification and practical techniques for risk analysis, including Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and Performance Level (PL) determination.
✔ Understand the basics of functional safety
✔ Learn the structure and application of ISO 13849 and IEC 62061 safety concepts
✔ Explore hazard identification and risk analysis techniques
✔ Prove your knowledge with Functional Safety Professional certification
What is the difference between our functional safety engineer and functional safety professional courses?
If this course doesn't suit your needs, our functional safety engineer training course may be more suitable.
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Who Should Attend?
- Engineers involved in machinery safety who want to advance their career with Functional Safety Professional certification
- Testers who need to understand the basics of functional safety and key safety standards and how to apply them
- Project leads and quality representatives primarily involved in the development production and implementation of programmable electronic safety systems and other appropriate systems and subsystems in the machinery safety area and execute the development based on ISO 12100, ISO 13849 and IEC 62061.
Objectives
- Train the delegates in the fundamental principles of functional safety.
- Gain competency in the functional safety standards certified by TÜV SÜD.
Agenda
Introduction to Functional Safety
- Basic concepts
- Structure of standards
The Basics of Functional Safety
- Faults and failures of components
- Subsystem architectures
- Systematic capability
- IEC 61508 compliance routes
Hazards and Risk Analysis
- Hazard identification
- Examples of risk analysis techniques
- SIL and PL determination
Functional Safety Management
- IEC 61508 FSM
Development Supporting Processes
- IEC 61508 lifecycle and phase-oriented FSM processes
Safety Concept ISO 13849
- Scope
- Parameters for PL
- Functional decomposition
- PFH calculation
Safety Concept IEC 62061
- Scope
- Parameters for SIL
- Functional decomposition
- PFH calculation
Software Development
- Development of embedded software in FVL (IEC 61508-3)
- Software development lifecycle
- Verification and validation
- Application software under ISO 13849 and IEC 62061
Benefits
- Course delivered by one of TÜV SÜD's leading industry experts
- Small class sizes enhance trainer-delegate relationship
- Receive globally recognised TÜV SÜD certificate upon completion
Prerequisites
The Functional Safety Professional is an excellent qualification for engineers that need to deal with functional safety on a project basis. To achieve the qualification they need to meet the following criteria:
- 6 years experience in the applicable industry
- Education gives credits:
- Bachelor degree deduct 2 years
- Masters degree deduct 3 years
- Ph.D. degree deduct 4 years
- Two references
- Attend the training course and successfully pass the associated exam
Exam
- Closed book exam
- Multiple Choice: 58
- Open Questions: 21
- Pass criteria: 75% (59)
FAQs
1. What is functional safety, and why is it important in machinery systems?
Functional safety is a part of the overall safety of a system or equipment, which depends on the correct functioning of safety-related systems. It involves ensuring that machinery behaves as intended in response to inputs, avoiding hazardous events or controlling them effectively when failures or malfunctions occur.
In machinery systems, functional safety is crucial because it helps prevent accidents that could result in injury, damage, or fatalities. By implementing safety-related control systems (eg, sensors, actuators, and logic controllers), functional safety ensures that risks associated with machinery operation are reduced to acceptable levels. This includes protecting operators, preventing equipment failure, and safeguarding the surrounding environment.
2. What is the difference between ISO 13849 and IEC 62061?
ISO 13849 focuses on safety-related parts of control systems for machinery, covering all types of technologies (electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, etc) and uses performance levels (PL) to measure safety.
IEC 62061 applies to electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic control systems in machinery, using safety integrity levels (SIL) to assess safety.
3. What is the difference between performance level (PL) in ISO 13849 and safety integrity level (SIL) in ISO 61508?
Performance Level (PL) in ISO 13849 measures the safety and reliability of control systems in machinery, ranging from PLa (lowest) to PLe (highest).
Safety integrity level (SIL) in ISO 61508 categorises the risk reduction required for systems across industries, ranging from SIL 1 (lowest) to SIL 4 (highest).
Both PL and SIL are used to assess the reliability of safety-related systems, though they apply to different types of technologies and industries.
4. How do you determine whether to apply ISO 13849 or IEC 62061?
The choice between ISO 13849 and IEC 62061 depends on the technology and complexity of the control system:
ISO 13849 is often used for simpler systems involving non-electronic control technologies.
IEC 62061 is more suited for complex electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic systems.
5. What is the difference between our functional safety engineer and functional safety professional courses?
This course focuses on manufacturing systems and devices for functional safety in the machinery sector, while our functional safety engineer training course is more geared towards machine builders and system integrators handling complete machine function integration.
If this course doesn't suit your needs, our functional safety engineer training course may be more suitable. 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].
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Trainer Profile
Stewart Robinson, Senior Product Specialist - Functional Safety, TÜV SÜD