exida Launches Self-Paced Machine Functional Safety Engineering Course

July 05, 2023

Sellersville, PA: The global leader in functional safety engineering services and certification, exida, has launched the self-paced training course FSE 110 - Machine Functional Safety Engineering.

IEC61508 is the foundation for many industries, including Machine Safety. Today, ISO13849 and IEC62061 are 2 main distinctive standards used as the building blocks. Machine safety is particularly relevant to professionals who are responsible for validating the safety of machines that use either simple lower risk/complexity systems or complex systems such as PLC’s for safety duties. New standards like the ones mentioned above are continually being developed, placing unfamiliar requirements on the task of assuring machine safety, especially when more complex equipment such as PLC’s are used. With technology changing, effective competency training of individuals who are responsible for specifying, designing, or otherwise applying technology to safety applications is increasing in demand. This course will walk the candidate through the machine safety lifecycle and will learn about Risk, how to reduce the Risk, how to determine SIL, and much more. The main goal of this course is to make not only the plant safer but also to ensure the safety of your staff and financial health of your organization.

Course Topics

Safety Lifecycle
SIL Verification
SIL Selection
HAZOP
Risk Analysis
Consequence Analysis
Liklihood Analysis
LOPA
SIL Determination
Requirements and details for Safety Related Control Function
Safety Related Electrical Control System
Architecture Constraints
PFDavg

Target Audience:

Process Safety Engineer
Process Engineer
Control Engineer
Maintenance / Instrumentation Technician
Project Engineer
Reliability Engineer
Machinery Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Engineering/Operations Management
Operator

The FSP Exam (Machine Safety Specialty):

The exida Functional Safety Practitioner (FSP) program is a certificate program that provides confirmation that an attendee shows competency by retaining the knowledge presented in this course. The FSP program also provides an analysis of where the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses lie, helping participants judge their competency level if interested in obtaining a certification like the CFSE or CFSP. The exam will be given at the conclusion of the training course, and is optional. Therefore if you wish not to participate, please let your instructor know. The candidate must achieve a minimum of 80% on the exam in order to receive their FSP certificate.

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