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Programme

This year, the course is comprised of three parts spread over two weeks and taking place virtually.

Intensive learning in three parts:

13 - 14 May 2024

Part one: Introduction to functional safety

20 May 2024

Part two: Management, design, assessment, and maintenance

21 May 2024

Part three: Software safety and cyber security

Please note that you can register for the whole course, part one, or parts two and three. However, it’s advisable to register for all three parts.

Parts two and three are a combined section, and therefore, you cannot register for only part two or part three.

Part one: Introduction to functional Safety

13 May 2024

09:00 Session 1: Introduction to IEC 61508, RISK & SILs
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
12:30 Lunch
13:20 Session 2: Risk Concepts and Cost Benefit Analysis
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
14:30 - 17:30 Session 3: Fundamentals of Functional Safety
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist

14 May 2024

09:00 Session 4: Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) & Overall Design Framework
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
10:10 Session 5: SIL Determination
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
12:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:45 Session 6: Exercise on SIL Determination to meet the specified Target Failure Measure
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
Part two: Management, design, assessment, and maintenance

20 May 2024

09:00 Session 1: Some key issues in achieving Safety Integrity
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
10:10 Session 2: Walkthrough example from Hazard & Risk Analysis to final design: Part 1
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
11:30 Session 3: Walkthrough example from Hazard & Risk Analysis to final design: Part 2
Chantal Sealey, Senior Consultant, ERM
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Session 4: Operation and maintenance
Damian Marsden, Principal EC&I Engineer, ERM
14:40 - 16:30 Session 5: Case Studies Including Interactive Examples
  • Case study 1: BP Texas City incident
  • Case study 2: CAPECO incident
  • Case study 3:  Boeing 737 Max
  • Case study 4:  Deepwater Horizon
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
Part three: Software safety and cyber security

21 May 2024

09:00 Session 6: Hardware Reliability: Data Sources and Modelling
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
10:10 Session 7: IEC 61508: Software Requirements
Dewi Daniels, Director, Software Safety Limited
11:30 Session 8: Complex Semiconductors & Functional Safety
Colin Mcintosh, Senior Manager, SW Systems Design Engineering, Analog Devices
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Session 9: Cyber Security and Safety
Rhodri Morgan, Technical Authority, Cairn Risk
14:40 Session 10: Artificial Intelligence: The Challenges
15:50 - 16:30 Session 11: End of Course Open session Q & A
Chair: Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist