Basic principles of Functional Safety acc. to IEC 61508

This workshop introduces the general aspects of functional safety and its principles with reference to the FS standard IEC 61508, including relevant terminology to facilitate understanding. There are no prerequisites for the course, and the target audience includes various management teams (general, product, project and quality) as well as marketing and sales staff.

Without going into great depth, the course addresses topics such as:

• The safety requirements of safety components.
• Considerations for developing safety components.
• Understanding how the standard’s defined safety life cycle phases correspond with the manufacturer’s internal development cycles.
• How to interpret and compare safety related parameters and specifications.

In addition to clarifying the legal status of IEC 61508 together with its terms and content, the workshop includes segments on:

Risk analysis

• How much safety is necessary?
• Risk assessment according to IEC 61508-5

Functional safety management

• Definition of lifecycle-phases
• Documentation
• Functional safety assessment
• Modifications
• Competence
• Suppliers of products or services

Safety related parameters

• Hardware fault tolerance
• Safe Failure Fraction (SFF)
• Average probability of failure (PFDAV)
• Relation between PFDAV and Proof Test Interval (PTI)
• Probability of a dangerous failure per hour (PFH)
• SIL claim
• Interpretation of safety-relevant parameters (What is good, what is bad?)

Machinery standards

• EN ISO 13849-1 range of application
• Determination of performance level
• EN 62061 range of application
• Application software development

€ 780 without VAT

The attendance fee includes conference materials. The registration is binding once confirmed by the organizer in writing. Invoices will be issued shortly before prior to the start of the event. Please note that, because of the limited number of participants, we will charge a cancellation fee of 50% of the attendance fee for any cancellation received later than two weeks before the beginning of the event. No part of the attendance fee will be refunded for cancellations received later than one week before the event. The event only takes place with a minimum number of 10 participants. If a workshop/training has to be cancelled for reasons for which TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH is responsible, only participation fees already paid will be refunded.

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• Registered participants will be invited to attend the live online workshop by email.
• An invitation to attend either a Skype or MS Teams session will be sent by TÜV Rheinland to each participant in due time.

In case participants do not have Skype or MS Team available, the invitation sent by TÜV Rheinland will allow and guide them to get according access.

• One week before the live online workshop, a technical check online meeting will take place in order to assure that registrant’s technical requirements (laptop, video camera) as well as the working ambience (quiet working area) are suitable.
• In case major technical difficulties occur during the live-online workshop, participants can re-attend the workshop at a later date.
• Workshop documents are made available via a download link.

Short breaks of 5 minutes will take place every half hour.

Video should be switched on throughout the live online workshop, as it allows the trainer to see participants and to keep eye contact.

Participants are advised to assure that they are attending the live online workshop from a quiet room atmosphere.