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
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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 |