Next date - 17th April between 8.30am until 5.00pm BST 2024
The =Method CPD Seminars are annual FREE to attend events presented by our specialist consultants.
At each 1-day Seminar we pick a series of topics that we think will be of interest and which can provide the basis for maintaining qualifications, such as the TUV Functional Safety and the =Method Hazard Study Leader, through CPD.
If you have an involvement or interest in the fields of Functional Safety, Process Safety and OT Cyber Security, then the CPD Seminar is for you. A healthy amount of time is dedicated to Q&A and the =Method team will do their best to answer your questions.
An HSE EC&I inspection can be daunting and stressful, but with an honest and systematic approach visits can go smoothly, and can help your business be more compliant. This session will discuss how to:
The FSA3 may be the last functional safety activity before handing the plant over to operations and disbanding the project team. But that is not the end of the functional safety lifecycle. There are many activities that follow handover that operations need to take responsibility for, and they may need the support of the project team to complete these tasks. This session will review these activities and discuss how best to plan and execute them to ensure ongoing compliance with the functional safety lifecycle.
Your organisation relies on digital technology but can you trust it? This session examines the vulnerabilities which can lurk in Industrial Control System assets and how you can manage the risk."
Determining the expected average failure rate of each Safety Instrumented Function is a task that many engineers worry about. “Carrying out the PFDavg calculations” is viewed as a complex task that should be approached with caution. While it is true that the equations presented in IEC 61508 can be daunting, at the heart of the reliability calculations are some simple, fundamental principles that are easily explained and understood. This session will focus on identifying those fundamental principles and looking at simpler equations that can be used to estimate Probability of Failure on Demand.
Choosing Design Contractors and Systems Integrator are key decisions on projects. IEC 61511 has some clear requirements that must be met in order for the project to be compliant and for their selection to be considered the actions of “an intelligent customer”. These essential points will be reviewed, but we’ll also look at simple additions to the wording of contracts that can avoid subsequent problems in project compliance and delivery.
Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) looks simple to begin with, but this simplicity can be deceptive. This session will explore some of the most common LOPA mistakes and how to avoid making them.
"Thoroughly enjoyed Steve's presentation style, completely different from everyone else. "
"Good range of topics provoking discussions in chat "
"Operations staff and Cyber Security - interesting to learn about the evolving topic from an OT and not just IT side. "
"Real world examples reinforce the teaching. References to external sources of info were useful."
"Well coordinated"
"Delivery approach was engaging. Most interest to me was the legacy site approach. "
"Really well laid out and informative, I appreciated the additional Q&A time allocated and the explanation around questions I might not otherwise have understood. "
"I enjoyed the broad range of topics that were offered, with loads of useful comments an information "
"Very good method of hosting a roadshow / seminar! very well chaired and managed throughout! Good mix of subjects covering FS, CS and PS!"
"Very good roadshow i specifically like the Q&A because its very unusual to have such a diverse range of attendees."
A review – 10 years of functional safety, process safety and OT Cyber security
Verification and Assessment – the value they add
Lessons learnt from HazOp studies
What do we typically find from an FSA 4?
Managing Legacy Systems
Senior Management’s role in Functional Safety
Operations staff and cyber security
A debate – “This house believes that you don’t need to do an FSA 1 if the HazOp and LOPA conclude no SIL”
Could the correct operation of a safeguard cause a new risk?
Co-ordinating Project, Process Safety and Functional Safety Lifecycles (no link)
If a system isn’t Cybersecure, you can’t rely on it to be safe
Managing Legacy Safety Instrumented Systems
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