Free Live Online =Method CPD Seminar with Q&A

The =Method CPD Seminars are FREE to attend events presented by our specialist consultants.

CPD Seminar - 8 CPD hours 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. To allow us to discuss topics in-depth, we assume that delegates have a basic level of knowledge of the subject. A healthy amount of time is dedicated to Q&A and the =Method team will do their best to answer your questions.

Please note:

that we do not provide slide packs for these events.
The seminar is delivered in English and in UK time.
We use the Microsoft Teams webinar tool to deliver the seminar.
You will need a Microsoft Teams account. The platform mutes cameras and microphones to keep your information private.

Topics for November 24th 2026:

Next date - November 24th - register here

To register your interest in our November 24th 2026 CPD Seminar event click the link below:

Microsoft Teams booking page

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Previous Agendas

April 2026 Agenda

Understanding Systematic Capability When Proving SIL levels.
Integrating Functional Safety and Cyber Security.
ALARP Explained (as simply as reasonably practicable).
PFD Calculations and Edition 3 update.
Key differences between the OG86 and ISA / IEC 62443

October 2025 Agenda

Effective FSA5’s for modifications
Discussion - How do Process Safety and Cyber Security risk assessments differ?
Double Jeopardy on Trial - A common HazOp misconception examined.
Debate - BPCS failures and BPCS independent protection layers.
What's new with IEC61511 Edition 3.

May 2025 Agenda

Early hazard studies - Introducing the Early Stage Hazard Studies.
When Should You Use Machinery Safety Instead of Functional Safety?
What's new in ISA TR84.00.09:2024 "Cybersecurity Related to the Safety Lifecycle.
ALARP Explained (as simply as reasonably practicable).
Functional Safety: More Than a PFD Calculation.

October 2024 Agenda

Fundamentals of Process Safety Management.
Lessons Learned: The Smiler ride roller coaster crash.
Functional Safety Assessments.
Machinery Safety Devices.
Fundamentals of Cyber Security.
Prior Use. A review of a prior use project scrutinised by the regulator.

April 2024 Agenda

Taking the stress out of HSE Visits.
>What happens after a Functional Safety Assessment Stage 3.
>Don’t buy security vulnerabilities – Understanding Supply Chain Risk.
PFD Calculation - The basics.
What to ask your Design Contractor and your Systems Integrator.
LOPA pitfalls.

April 2023 Agenda

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.

April 2022 Agenda

Could the correct operation of a safeguard cause a new risk?
Co-ordinating Project, Process Safety and Functional Safety Lifecycles
Why Functional Safety works
If a system isn’t Cybersecure, you can’t rely on it to be safe
Managing Legacy Safety Instrumented Systems