Basics of Functional Safety Part 1 – Introduction to Functional Safety and challenges of implementing a Functional Safety Management System
SaRS is delighted to be bringing you another series of Technical Learning webinars this time on the Basics of Functional Safety. This will be a five part series giving an overview on the various aspects of Functional Safety and compliance with international standards and responds directly to topics requested from the previous webinar feedback forms. The series will be presented by experts from Engineering Safety Consultants (ESC) Ltd.
In Part 1 there will be an introduction to the basics of Functional Safety, the challenges of implementing a Functional Safety Management System (FSMS) and its relationship to the different stages of the Functional Safety Lifecycle, as well as the challenges of implementing the management system in a real environment. The webinar will cover:
- Stages of the Functional Safety Lifecycle
- Functional Safety management requirements as per IEC 61508
- “What a FSMS looks like in practice”
- The challenges of implementing a FSMS
Part 1 will be presented by William Cowdroy. William specialises in Functional Safety Management (FSM), with significant experience supporting clients through all phases of the IEC 61511 SIS Safety Lifecycle. William is also an experienced Functional Safety Assessor, providing an independent judgement as to whether the requirements of IEC 61511 and/or IEC 61508 have been achieved. William has developed and delivered functional safety training courses, covering common pitfalls and best practices associated with activities from each phase of the lifecycle, based on experiences from Functional Safety Assessments (FSAs) across a range of industries. William has also delivered broader risk management and process safety projects, utilising his process engineering background.
Please register for this and the other four parts of the series via the registration links. For more details on each webinar please click its title link:
Part 1 – Introduction to Functional Safety and challenges of implementing a FSMS. 14th April 2021 at 13:00 UK time. To register please click here
Part 2 – HAZOP & LOPA Study Pitfalls. 12th May 2021 at 13:00 UK time. To register please click here
Part 3 – Methods of Safety Integrity Level Determination. 16th June 2021 at 13:00 UK time. To register please click here
Part 4 – Software Safety Considerations to IEC 61508-3. 14th July 2021 at 13:00 UK time. To register please click here
Part 5 – Importance of Data Collection within Functional Safety. 18th August 2021 at 13:00 UK time. To register please click here
Starts
Wednesday, 14th April 2021 at 1:00pm
Ends
Wednesday, 14th April 2021 at 2:15pm