Good things happened in the fields of functional safety and control system cybersecurity in 2015. I am not going to include the exciting new Star Wars movie as an event in the list as it does not really fit into the topic. But keeping focused, my highlights is 2015…
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- by Dr. William Goble, CFSE
- Tuesday, January 26, 2016
- Certification
A Year in Review: Functional Safety and Cybersecurity in 2015
- by exida Webinars
- Thursday, January 19, 2023
- Functional Safety
Are You Measuring the Performance of Your SIS?
I’ve been teaching our FSE100 course now for nearly 10 years and it always amazes me that when teaching the course, the number of times I find that end users in the class are not really measuring the performance of their SIS. In most cases, they are doing…
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Tuesday, November 19, 2013
- Certification
CFSE Endorsement Program: I Know What It Is, but Why Do I Need It?
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Participation in the endorsement program can provide many benefits to you and/or your company:
- Professional growth and development
- Acquire / Demonstrate expertise in specific areas of functional safety
- Strengthen you resume
- Make yourself a more valuable safety engineer …
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Tuesday, December 03, 2013
- Certification
CFSE Endorsement: Preparation and Achievement
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Passing an endorsement examination demonstrates proven capabilities and subject matter expertise beyond that which is required for the Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) or Certified Functional Safety…
- by Steve Gandy, CFSP
- Thursday, February 24, 2022
- Functional Safety
Competency and IEC61511
Many of you who follow exida’s blogs and webinars will know that we often talk about the requirement for competency. In fact, the 2016 edition of IEC61511 specifically addresses competency in more detail now than the 2003 version. The strong emphasis on competency is because the IEC61511 committee recognized that…
- by Dr. William Goble, CFSE
- Thursday, February 27, 2020
- Certification
I Failed the CFSE Exam, HELP!
It is tough to receive an email with this message from a prospective CFSE candidate. I know that when I have failed exams, I want to understand what was wrong so I can study those areas of knowledge more deeply and try again. Given the recognition and prestige…
- by Todd Stauffer
- Tuesday, January 07, 2014
- Certification
Know Your Value
Typically a person’s salary reflects the value of their skillset and the importance of their role to their company. If that’s TRUE, then there is some good news for safety practitioners. A recent salary survey conducted by ISA and published in InTech magazine benchmarked the average salary…
- by Steve Gandy, CFSP
- Tuesday, October 29, 2013
- Certification
Obtaining My CFSE/CFSP Certification: Why Bother?
It’s an interesting question and one I asked myself. For any engineer and/or professional working in the controls business or process industries where safety-related equipment is required, it is essential (per IEC61511-1 Clause 5.2.2: Organization and Resources) to prove competency to carry out any safety-lifecycle activities. So what does…
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Tuesday, September 17, 2019
- Certification
Personnel Certification Concerns? We are Here to Help.
A few weeks ago, we were asked to help a fellow colleague who received a message regarding their FS Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) certificate :
We are aware, that the validity of your FS Expert (TÜV Rheinland) certificate is expiring this month. Kindly be informed that we have had a…
- by Dr. William Goble, CFSE
- Wednesday, March 05, 2014
- Certification
The Problem with the Expert
I recall the first time I was called an “expert.” I thought that sounded nice. I spotted a magazine article on safety and thought “I do not have to read that as I am an expert.” I quickly recovered. The real problem with being called an expert is that…
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Thursday, August 13, 2015
- Certification
The True Meaning Behind Those Fancy Letters on a Signature
Let me ask you a few questions: Does adding letters after a person’s name make them more important? What did that person go through to achieve those letters? If someone has XYZ after their name and another person also has XYZ after their name, are they equal? Did one…
- by Steve Gandy, CFSP
- Friday, March 13, 2015
- Certification
What is Competency Anyway?
I’ve been following some discussions from one of the online forums regarding competency and it’s clear from the correspondence that the issue of competency is still very subjective. It made me think about “what is competency?” To me it’s a blend of knowledge and experience and just how well…
- by Steve Gandy, CFSP
- Wednesday, May 17, 2017
- Functional Safety
Why Is Functional Safety An Important Piece of Process Safety Management?
It’s interesting to note that with the release of the 2016 edition of IEC61511, there’s more emphasis being placed on the need for better functional safety management. Having taught many courses on Functional Safety over the past few years, I find that most of the…
- by Ted Stewart, CFSP, exidaCSP
- Tuesday, November 12, 2013
- Certification
You Have Been Endorsed
When current Certified Functional Safety Professionals and Experts (CFSP/CFSEs) come to us seeking further education, we commonly point them to the recently established CFSE Endorsement Program. However, we are often posed questions in return:
- What’s an Endorsement program?
- Is there a test involved?
- If…