
FSE 002- IEC 61511: Functional Safety Overview- Online Live-Half-Days- March 11 & 12, 2026
Course Description: This one day functional safety course provides an overview of IEC 61511 functional safety. The course will cover the introduction of Safety Instrumented Systems, The Safety Lifecycle, Risk Analysis, Safety Realization, Operations, Functional Safety Management and Basic Reliability concepts. Course Content Section 1: Introduction to Safety Instrumented Systems SIS Evolution The Standards SIS Definitions Safety Instrumented Functions SIS Equipment Section 2: The Safety Lifecycle - The Big Picture Accidents involving control / SIS Safety Lifecycle Objectives IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 (ISA 84.01) versions of the Safety Lifecycle Section 3: Risk Analysis Risk Tolerance Hazard & Risk Analysis Consequence & Likelihood LOPA SIL Selection Safety RequirementsSpecification Section 4: Safety Realization Safety Requirements Specification Equipment/Technology selection Prior Use vs. IEC 61508 certification Conceptual Hardware Design Test Philosophy SIL verific