Our =Method "Introduction to Functional Safety” training course is run as either a public Live Online course or a closed “In-House” classroom course at your site.
The standard course is a single half-day and covers the essential elements of the functional safety lifecycle and functional safety management.
Course Content
- Functional Safety Management
- Legal background to Functional Safety
- Functional Safety Lifecycle and Planning
- Verification and Validation
- Functional Safety Assessments & Audits
- Competency Management
- Hazard & Risk Analysis
- Safety Requirements Specification
- Hardware Design
- Software Design
- Factory and Site Acceptance Testing
- Operation and maintenance
- Proof Testing
- Recording performance data for installed systems
- Certification of products, people and organisations
- Proven in Use and Prior Use assessments
Who should attend
- Engineers and professionals who require a broad level of knowledge and may be responsible for functional safety, its principles and methods, within their workplace.
- Operations and Maintenance Managers.
- Supervisors.
- Your customers.
Pre-qualification
There are no formal pre-requisites to attend the training - we assume no prior knowledge.
After this course you will be able to
You may wish to consider your required training outcomes
- A basic understanding of how to implement functional safety in your organisation.
- A basic understanding of the legal background and status of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511.
- Determine what are the next steps in developing the competency of your staff in relation to functional safety.
- Communicate the essential elements of functional safety to your colleagues, your management and your customers.
What you will get
- A copy of the course slide set for each delegate.
- A Certificate of Attendance for each delegate that attends the full course.
Course Options
In-House

The Course can be delivered at a client's premises in a closed session and can be extended or shortened and customised to meet your needs and requirements.
Live Online

The Course is delivered on-line as a single half-day session
Course Enquiries
If you have any further questions, please contact us and if you wish to proceed, check your diary and reserve a place.
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Recent delegate comments:
"Reinforced my understanding of why we do what we do on safety assessments"
"Recommended."
"Provides a great introduction and a very informative overview of functional safety"
"Very useful introduction."
"Good overview and further explained and linked together what I know"
"The main thing I learnt was that it is not just about reliability."
"Definitely recommended"
"Very good delivery / knowledge"
"Everything was explained really well, and I found the examples and diagrams especially helpful."
"My knowledge has increased, and some prior knowledge has been reiterated, and reinforced"
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