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Premier Safety Consulting 

Premier Safety Consulting Training

P001D - Safety Instrumented and Critical Control Systems

Houston, TX / Irvine, CA

A professional development course in safety engineering presented by Premier Safety Consulting (PSC).

Course Objectives

This 1-day introductory course to Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) is directed at Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and Critical Controls in the process industry. The course focuses on the application of quantitative assessment and QRA to meet the recent industrial standards, such as ANSI/ISA S84.01 Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and IEC- 61508/ 61511 . On successful completion of this course the student will have attained an understanding of how they can meet current standards by:

  • Assigning appropriate safety integrity levels.
  • Assessing the risks and reliability performance of their system.

Who Should Attend?

  • Supervisory personnel who are responsible for determining SIS design standards
  • Engineers who will be responsible for the SIS system design
  • Environmental and Safety Personnel who are responsible for reducing risk associated with environmental and safety incidents
  • Other technical personnel who use or are responsible for maintaining safety or critical control systems.

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of industrial safety or critical control systems.

Venue

The course can be held at any INVENSYS Office or nearby hotel. Seminars can also be conducted at a customer site.

Training Investment

The course investment provides for an inclusive industry related training package with comprehensive course notes, lunch, morning and afternoon coffee: $525 per student at Invensys location or $4,500 for up to 10 students at customer site (Customer provides lunch & coffee).

Course Outline

The course is conducted over one day commencing at 8:30am and comprises of lectures and tutorial work:

FULL DAY

  1. Overview of the standards
    • ANSI/ISA S84.01
    • IEC 61508/61511
    • Other pertinent standards
  2. Qualitative Assessment
    • Process sensitivity and safety
    • Safety integrity levels assignment
      • Modified HAZOP
      • Consequence Analysis
      • Risk Matrix
      • Risk Graph
      • Quantitative Assignment
      • Layer of Protection (LOPA)
    • Examples of methodology use
  3. Quantitative Risk Assessment
    • Why QRA?
    • Availability and Reliability Determination
    • Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
    • System improvement using FTA

Accommodations

Arrangements for accommodation are the responsibility of participants and costs are not included in the course fee. Information regarding accommodation near the venue will be available on registration.

Inquiries

Registration and Course Inquiries:
Please call Robin McCrea-Steele
Ph: +1-949-885-0774
Fax: 949-753-9101
Email: robin.mccreasteele@ips.invensys.com

 

 

Services & Training 

Invensys actively supports the continuing education requirements Short Course Program. Whilst the program strives to reflect the business needs there is no guarantee that economic participation levels can be achieved. This program may be changed at any time due to unforeseen circumstances. If the course can not proceed for any reason, Invensys will not accept liability of any kind for expenses incurred by any person or corporation with the sole exception of the course investment, which will be refunded in full.