Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Instrumentation and Control Engineers
• Safety and HSE Engineers
• Electrical and Automation Engineers
• Maintenance and Operations Personnel
• Process and Chemical Engineers
• Anyone involved in functional safety, risk reduction, or safety system management

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand SIS concepts and the functional safety lifecycle
• Explain SIL requirements and how they relate to risk reduction
• Determine SIL using risk assessment and layer of protection analysis
• Understand SIS architecture, logic solvers, sensors, and final elements
• Perform verification, validation, and testing of SIS components
• Troubleshoot performance issues and maintain safety integrity over time

DAY 1

Introduction to SIS and Functional Safety

• Welcome and Introduction
• Pre-Test
• Fundamentals of Functional Safety
• Overview of SIS and Its Role in Risk Reduction
• Safety Standards: IEC 61508 and IEC 61511
• Safety Lifecycle Concept and Requirements
• Layers of Protection and Independent Protection Layers (IPL)
• Exercise

DAY 2

Risk Assessment and SIL Determination

• Hazard Identification and Analysis Methods
• Risk Matrices and Tolerable Risk
• Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Principles
• SIL Assignment Based on Required Risk Reduction
• Concepts of Probability of Failure on Demand (PFD)
• Documentation Requirements for SIL Determination
• Exercise

DAY 3

SIS Design Architecture and Components

• SIS Hardware Architecture (1oo1, 1oo2, 2oo3, etc.)
• Logic Solvers, PLCs, and Safety Controllers
• Sensor Types and Selection Criteria
• Final Control Elements: Valves, Actuators, and Shutdown Devices
• Redundancy, Diagnostics, and Fault Tolerance
• Exercise

DAY 4

SIL Verification, Validation and Performance Testing

• SIL Verification Methods and Calculation Tools
• PFDavg Calculations and Proof Test Intervals
• Validation Testing and Commissioning Requirements
• Common Causes of Spurious Trips and Failures
• Maintaining SIL Over the System’s Life
• Exercise

DAY 5

Inspection, Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Course Wrap-up

• Proof Testing Procedures and Documentation
• Troubleshooting SIS Sensors, Logic Solvers, and Final Elements
• Managing Change and Updating Safety Lifecycle Documentation
• Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement
• Post-Test
• Certificate Ceremony