ESD System Function, Analysis and Control

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  • ­­What your company should be doing to manage safety control projects in accordance with the international standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511
  • The meaning and tasks of “The Safety Life Cycle”
  • How HAZOPS are done and how they are used to define safety functions
  • To understand Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) and to set target values using the methods described in IEC 61511
  • How to identify what kind of instruments and PLCs must be used in safety controls
  • How networks can be safely used for protection systems How to design safety systems to meet SIL targets and avoid spurious trips
  • How to calculate SIS failure rates and verify SIL performance
  • To identify where your safety instrumentation practices may need upgrading
  • Understand hazard and risk reduction methods
  • Learn about technology choices
  • Know how to using Reliability analysis
  • Review selection of field devices
  • Learn about hardware and software engineering
  • Learn how to establish Operations and maintenance

Participant profile

Consulting engineers, Design engineers, Electrical engineers, Engineering managers, Instrumentation and control engineers, Instrumentation technicians, Process control engineers, Process control operators

Prerequisites

None

COURSE DURATION                            

5 days course