Yokogawa provides a broad range of specialized Instructor led courses next to certified TÜV Rheinland trainings to help enhance your knowledge and awareness of functional safety.
Both the IEC61511 as well as the IEC61508 standards require “proven” competence for all involved in the lifecycle of a safety system. Proven competency is not only attending a training, it is a combination of training including assessments on basic safety principles, next to product knowledge and experience.
Overview
As a plant operator, engineer or technician, you are involved in SIS safety life cycle activities, and you have a responsibility to equip yourselves with the necessary knowledge to perform functions in your respective roles properly.
To help you enhance your knowledge, awareness of safety systems during different phases of project execution, as well as provide competency to operate the process in a safe environment.
Functional safety courses by Yokogawa safety specialists
The Functional safety training programs are designed to provide an understanding of the real-world challenges safety engineers and operators face in the industry and provide formal recognition of their achievement upon passing an assessment. Also, it provides the necessary level of understanding of functional safety to plant operators and technicians to help them carry out their duties. At the end of the course, you will have a good understanding of safe practice in operation and maintenance as well as how your actions affect process safety.
Three reasons to attend Yokogawa Safety courses
- Small groups (max. of 12 participants) with plenty of room for individual attention
- Experienced trainers, specialized in Functional Safety in your industry
- Sharp price
Yokogawa standard safety training program includes:
- Functional Safety for Operations (certificate TÜV Rheinland FS Technician SIS)
- Functional Safety Engineer (certificate TÜV Rheinland FS Engineer SIS)
- Functional Safety for End-users
- Introduction to Safety Systems
The training programs can be held at your organization's premises, in an off-site training facility or even online.
For more information, please contact us using the Contact us button at the top right of this page.
Customer Benefits
Yokogawa has a global network of experienced and mature TÜV Rheinland certified FS Experts and FS Trainers. The Functional Safety training for Engineers and Functional Safety training for Operations have a prescribed and TÜV Rheinland approved agenda. The Functional Safety for End-users and the Functional Safety Introduction can be customized on request to meet specific client requests.
Details
TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety for Operations (certificate TÜV Rheinland FS Technician SIS)
Objective
Provide operators, maintenance technicians and all those who are involved in the maintenance and operation of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) with elementary and necessary knowledge about functional safety, based on the international standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511.
This is a training where Yokogawa is a course provider on behalf of TÜV Rheinland. TÜV Rheinland is the only safety course provider where your functional safety competency is maintained: after 10 years, you are invited back in our classroom to refresh your safety knowledge and get updated to the latest version of the IEC standards.
Results
At the conclusion of the course, participants will understand:
- The meaning of SIS, SIF, SIL and other functional safety terminology
- The importance of having a safety system in place
- The terminology and abbreviations used in safety
- The key important subjects within the IEC61508 and IEC61511 safety standards
- That the IEC61511 standard is the one to be applied on their plant
- Why functional safety management systems are key in maintaining the SIL level of the SIS
- Why audit trail is needed
- The different safety lifecycle phases and their subjects
Who should attend?
This course is ideally suited for maintenance- and instrument engineers or operators and even (line) management who will be involved in installing, validating, operating, maintaining, (proof)testing, modifying and decommission of Safety Instrumented Systems (cradle to grave).
Prerequisite knowledge
In accordance with the TÜV Rheinland international Safety Program:
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the field of functional safety.
- A technical diploma or certificate or equivalent engineer level responsibilities status as certified by the employer.
Program
Day 1
- Module 1: General introduction
- Module 2: Standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511
- Module 3: Installation & Commissioning
- Module 4: General aspect for all phases
Day 2
- Module 5: Overall Safety Validation
- Module 6: Operational phase
- Module 7: Maintenance and Repair
- Module 8: Proof testing
- Module 9: Modifications
- Module 10: Decommissioning and Disposal
Day 3
- Examination
Examination
At the end of the course the participants must take an exam. The examination contains two parts. Part one consists of 30 multiple choice questions and part two consists of 5 open questions. The passing score is 75%. If you pass the exam, you will receive a formal certificate TÜV Rheinland FS Technician SIS.
Methods of delivery
Interactive lecture and exercises (both group and individual exercises).
Trainer(s)
- TÜV Rheinland accredited trainers.
- If available, a local trainer that can facilitate in the local language. If the IEC standards are available in the local language the full training (incl. exam) can be done using local language.
Duration
2.5 days
Number of participants
6 to 12 participants
Training Location and Schedule
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Functional Safety for Engineering (certificate TÜV Rheinland FS Engineer SIS)
Objective
Provide engineers that are involved in the engineering and realization of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) with elementary and necessary knowledge about functional safety based on international standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511.
This is a training where Yokogawa is a course provider on behalf of TÜV Rheinland. TÜV Rheinland is the only safety course provider where your functional safety competency is maintained: after 10 years, you are invited back in our classroom to refresh your safety knowledge and get updated to the latest version of the IEC standards.
Results
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Participate effectively in LOPA and other SIL determination studies.
- Determine whether the design of a safety instrumented function meets the required SIL.
- Select a SIF architecture (i.e., voting) that both meets the required SIL and minimizes spurious trips.
- Select SIF components to meet the target SIL for that SIF.
And will understand:
- The overall requirements of the IEC61508 and IEC61511 lifecycle and how it should be managed
- Why compliance with IEC61511 or IEC61508 is “legally” required
- Which functional safety standard (IEC61508, IEC61511 or machinery safety standard) should be applied
- The meaning of SIS, SIF, SIL and other functional safety terminology
- The role of hazard analysis in setting SIL targets
- The importance and content of the Safety Requirement Specification (SRS)
- Why functional safety management systems are key in maintaining the SIL level of the SIS
- Why audit trail is needed
- The different types of failures and best practices for minimizing them
- The requirements for developing safety related application programs to comply with IEC61511
- The responsibilities of operations and maintenance to ensure a SIF will keep meeting its SIL
- How to proof test a SIF
Who should attend?
Instrument Engineers, Application Engineers, Site Engineers, Modification Engineers who are involved in the design and realization of safety related systems.
Prerequisite knowledge
In accordance with the TÜV Rheinland international Safety Program:
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the field of functional safety.
- A bachelor’s degree (or higher) as a minimum or equivalent engineer level and responsibilities status as certified by the employer.
Program
Day 1
- General introduction
- Module 1: Introduction to Functional Safety
- Module 2: International safety standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511
- Module 3: HAZOP – SIF – SIL
Day 2
- Module 4: Safety Engineering
- Module 5: Functional Safety Management
- Module 6: Failures and hardware fault tolerance
Day 3
- Module 7: Common cause influences and other failure types
- Module 8: Safety calculations
- Session for revision and asking questions
Day 4 (morning)
- Examination
Examination
At the end of the course the participants are required to take an exam. The examination consists of 60 multiple choice questions and 7 cases. The passing score is 75%. If you pass the exam, you will receive the formal TÜV Rheinland FS Engineer SIS certificate.
Methods of delivery
Interactive lecture and exercises (both group exercises and individual exercises)
Trainer(s)
- TÜV Rheinland accredited trainers.
- Or, if available, a local trainer that can facilitate in the local language, while the training slides and exam are in English.
Yokogawa FS Engineer trainers are highly qualified and have extensive experience in Functional Safety in industry and possess formal qualifications in addition to training and assessment standards. They are TÜV Rheinland certified functional safety experts or TÜV Rheinland certified functional safety trainers.
Duration
3.5 days
Number of participants
6 to 12 participants
Training Location and Schedule
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Functional Safety for End-users
Objective
The objective is to provide participants with necessary knowledge about functional safety based on international standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511.
Who should attend?
Architectural and/or Basic Designers, Lead Engineers, Project Engineers, System Engineers, Application Engineers, Site Engineers and Project Managers involved in safety projects.
Prerequisite knowledge
Participants should have an affinity for industrial safety.
Program
Day 1
- General introduction
- Module 1: Introduction to Functional Safety
- Module 2: International safety standards IEC61508 and IEC61511
- Module 3: HAZOP – SIF – SIL
- Module 4: Safety Engineering
Day 2
- Module 5: Functional Safety Management
- Module 6: Failures and hardware fault tolerance
- Module 7: Safety calculations
- Module 8: Installation and commissioning
- Module 9: Operations, maintenance and proof testing
- Module 10: Modifications and decommissioning
- Assessment
Methods of delivery
Interactive lecture Exercises (both group exercises and individual exercises)
Trainer(s)
Yokogawa trainers are highly qualified: they have extensive experience in Functional Safety in your industry and possess formal qualifications in addition to training and assessment standards.
Duration
2 days
Number of participants
6 to 25 participants
Introduction to Safety Instrumented Systems
Objective
Gives an understanding of the role played by safety systems for industrial production processes in preventing personal injury, environmental damage, damage to equipment and loss of production.
The course will cover the terminology used for safety systems, the international standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 which cover all safety life-cycle activities and the safety solutions offered by the Yokogawa ProSafe Systems family. This introduction training is always customized with a focus on your companies’ topics. Please contact us to discover the possibilities.
Who should attend?
Operators, engineers, management etc., interested in the various aspects of safety systems for industrial production processes. Prerequisite knowledge is not necessary.
Program
Customized based on the permitted time for this training. Ideally a day of introduction training consists of:
- Welcome and course introduction
- Usage of safety systems
- Safety systems terminology
- International standard, IEC 61508 and IEC 61511
- Introduction to Yokogawa ProSafe systems
- Evaluation/optionally: assessment
Trainer(s)
Yokogawa trainers are highly qualified: they have extensive experience in Functional Safety in industry and possess formal qualifications in addition to training and assessment standards.
Duration
1 day or as agreed otherwise
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