- Welcome & Introduction
- Meet Guillermo Pacanins, who will share his experience in process safety and functional safety and his journey teaching with Risk Alive
- How this SIS webinar will help you to get informed
- How certification strengthens professional credibility - What is Functional Safety (FS)
- Functional Safety in high-hazard Process industries - What are Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
- How SIS are used to protect people, assets, the environment, etc.
- Why SIS are important in today’s regulatory landscape - Why are SIS Relevant
- Preventing catastrophic incidents
- FSM Allows to demonstrate Compliance with International Safety standards such as IEC 61511 and IEC 61508
- Reducing risk, downtime.
- Strengthening operational reliability - Who Can Benefit From This TÜV (Rheinland) SIS Course
- This course is well suited to engineers and technologists who aim to follow best safety engineering practices regarding the application of SIS in the process industry -
SIS Course Modules Overview
- The SIS Safety Lifecycle
- SIL determination methods (LOPA, Fault Tree, Risk Graph), & SIL verification work.
- Functional Safety Management (FSM), Audits, and Assessments -
Q&A
- Ask your questions directly to Guillermo Pacanins
Key Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles and terminology of Functional Safety (FS) and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
- Interpret and understand the requirements of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 within real industrial contexts.
- Understand Hazard & Risk Assessments as part of the SIS Safety Lifecycle.
- Allocate safety functions to appropriate protection layers.
- Understand the principles of SIL Determination methods such as:
- Fault Tree Analysis
- Safety Layer Matrix
- Calibrated Risk Graph
- LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis) - Know what Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS) are.
- Understand the work involved in SIS design, engineering, verification, validation, and lifecycle management requirements.
- Understand Functional Safety Management (FSM), auditing, and Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) principles.
- Confidently participate in activities across the SIS Safety Lifecycle.
Course Details
- Duration: 4 classroom training days + 1/2-day exam
- Assessment: 4.5-hour certification exam (Day 5 - Morning)
- Standards Covered: IEC 61508:2010 & IEC 61511:2016
- Certification: TÜV (Rheinland) Functional Safety Certification (upon successful completion)
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for professionals involved in any stage of the SIS Safety Lifecycle, including:
- Risk professionals responsible for establishing corporate tolerable risk targets
- Managers and Team Leaders responsible for defining SIS design standards
- Engineers and technicians responsible for ensuring SIS are designed, operated, and maintained to mitigate identified risks
- Project Managers requiring a working understanding of IEC 61508 & IEC 61511
- Engineers involved in Functional Safety Management (FSM)
- Professionals participating in Hazard & Risk Assessments, SIL determination, or protection layer allocation
- Anyone seeking formal TÜV certification in Functional Safety & SIS
Our Training Benefits
- Our courses are built by process safety professionals who have facilitated thousands of PHAs around the world.
- We can tailor the training to your company’s processes, units, or data, making it ideal for onsite or private sessions.
- You can join the training online from anywhere or attend it in person in our Calgary classroom.
- You’ll get practical tools and resources, including real case studies, live examples, and hands-on exercises.
- Eligible companies may be able to access government grants to help support training costs.
- You can earn CEUs (Continuing Education Units) or PDHs (Professional Development Hours) to support your professional development.
- Upon completing the course, you’ll receive a complimentary 90-day trial of Risk Alive’s software LivePHA™ and our Analytics platform.