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Achieved SIL
A practical training course for engineers or designers
who require more detailed training in the concepts and
principles that underpin the IEC 61511 functional safety
standard and its use for calculating the Safety Integrity
Level of a proposed or existing safety instrumented
function.
A two day training course
8th - 9th October 2014 - Leeds, Marriott Hotel
11th - 12th March 2015 - Manchester

Achieved Safety Integrity Level

Process Industries rely upon the performance of

Following the course you will be able to:

Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs) to protect

and maintain operating assets. Engineers
and designers are required to calculate the
probability of failure of these SIFs to be able to
express this performance as a Safety Integrity

Understand the concepts underpinning SIL

calculation
Identify what information is essential before
starting the SIL calculation

Level (SIL).

Apply correct formulae for serial or parallel

ABB Consulting has created this two day course

Derive instrument failure rates from commonly

instrument configurations
for engineers or designers who require more
detailed training in the concepts and principles
that underpin the IEC 61511 functional safety
standard and its use for calculating the Safety
Integrity Level of a proposed or existing safety

available sources
The benefits and disadvantages of
manufacturers certificates
Appreciate the complexities of a human in the
loop

instrumented function.

What checking and approval is needed for

What the course will cover

Calculate the SIL

different Safety Integrity Levels

The training course is structured around
instruction and workshops that initially explain

Duration: 2 days

the underlying concepts of SIL calculation

demonstrated on simple Safety Instrumented

Price:

Functions, then progress through more

1185 + VAT

complicated designs and techniques that are

required for higher Safety Integrity Levels.

Course leader
Paul Lucas is a principal safety consultant in

Who will benefit and what will they gain?

ABB Consulting and TuV approved functional

The course is aimed at engineers and

safety engineer with over 25 years experience

designers involved in calculating or verifying

of real-time computing and safety in the

the performance of new or existing safety

process chemical, oil & gas and pharmaceutical

instrumented functions. The course has plenty

sectors. Paul is part of a team delivering ABBs

of workshops to enable delegates to practice

training courses and seminars on the practical

using the formulae on ever increasing complex

implications for end users, system integrators

examples.

and instrument technicians in the use of the

IEC61511 functional safety standard.

Agenda Day 1 - 09:30 to 17:00

Registration and coffee
Introduction
SIL as part of functional safety
Why do we need functional safety and safety instrumented systems?
Functional safety standards; IEC61511 and IEC61508
Three Steps to SIL; SIL Determination, Achieved SIL, Operations and Maintenance
Setting the target SIL
Risk and risk reduction
R eminder of hazard identification and SIL determination
Safety requirement specification
Information to be specified to design group or external company
Designing a Safety Instrumented Function
S afe and dangerous failures
T he relationship between instrumentation and SIL
U se of basic calculations
H umans and alarms as part of Safety Instrumented Functions
Importance of dangerous failure rates for instrumentation
Instrument data sources and instrument certificates
Summary and conclusions
Close
Agenda Day 2 - 08:30 to 16:00
Review of Day 1
Testing as part of the SIF Design
H igh and low demand rate safety functions
T ime to test and errors introduced during testing
R elationship between PFDavg, instrument failure rates and test intervals
Advanced architectures (1oo2, 2oo3) and constraints
C alculations
H ardware fault tolerance
Diagnostic coverage and safe failure fraction
More on manufacturers certificates
S ystematic controls
C ommon cause and common mode failures
S haring equipment between SIF and Control system
Testing final elements and partial testing
Installation and commissioning
Validation, verification, audits and functional safety assessment
Operate and Maintaining the Safety Instrumented Functions
P roof testing requirements
O verrides and bypasses
Maintenance and modification
Importance of recording and reviewing demands and test results
Review and feedback
Close

Four easy ways to book

Post:

Send completed registration form to address below

Telephone:

Call Jackie Kendall on +44 (0)1642 372121

Fax:

Fax your form to +44 (0)1642 372296 f.a.o. Training courses

Email:

jackie.kendall@gb.abb.com

All correspondence should be addressed to:

Freepost - RRGLSALUCCAJ, ABB Consulting, Billingham, TS23 4EB

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Achieved SIL

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11th - 12th March 2015 - Manchester
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Full Price: 1185 + VAT
The fee includes course documentation, refreshments and lunch but does not include
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Booking Information
Cancellations made up to 28 days prior to the event will be subject to an administration fee of 50. Cancellations
made 27-14 days prior to the event will be subject to a cancellation fee of 50%. Cancellations made thereafter will
be subject to the full event fee, however a substitute delegate can be named at any time. Prices apply to bookings
made prior to 31st December 2014. Payment is due at the end of the month following a booking confirmation - ABB
reserves the right to cancel bookings if payment is not made by this date. Accommodation is not included in the
fee. We have reserved a limited amount of hotel accommodation subject to confirmation. Please mention you will
be attending an ABB Consulting event when booking. Hotel details will be forwarded on receipt of the registration
form. It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the organisers to cancel the event, alter the content,
change the timing of the programme, or the listed speaker(s). This event is aimed at operating company personnel
only. Please note: If you request overnight accommodation at the hotel via ABB and then choose to cancel less
than 2 weeks prior to the event then it is your responsibility to pay any
cancellation fees.