Strathayr, Rhu-Na-Haven Road, Aboyne, AB34 5JB, Aberdeenshire, U.K. Tel: +44 (0)1339 886618 www.silsupport.com 2012 TRAINING TÜV FS Engineer Certification Training (4 days) This 4 day course is run in accordance with the TÜV Functional Safety Program and comprises three days of classroom tuition and practical guidance, for understanding and mastering the application, principles and requirements of IEC 61508 / IEC 61511, plus a four hour examination on the fourth day. Practical exercises will performed throughout the course which will be based on real life examples. The examination on the last day is in two parts with: 70 multiple choice questions (1 mark each question) 10 multiple part questions (3 available marks per question) Pass score requirement is 75% Course fees: from 1,995 per participant (full details available on request). Introduction to Functional Safety and Safety Instrumented Systems (IEC 61508 & IEC 61511) (1 day) This 1 day workshop will take participants through the fundamental principles of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511. It will include the concept of process hazard analysis and SIL determination risk assessment with the main focus on the Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) method. Participants will also be given the basic principles of safety instrument system design and shown the importance of testing and maintenance of such systems. Who should attend? Process engineers, safety engineers, instrument engineers and operations people involved with maintaining the integrity of process plant, or with design, development and maintenance of safety instrumented systems for process plant protection. The objectives of the workshop will cover: An overview of the safety lifecycle. An understanding of the concepts and objectives of process hazard analysis. An understanding of the concepts and objectives of risk assessment. The analysis of safety, asset and environmental risk. Qualitative and quantitative methods of risk assessment. An understanding of the ALARP principles. Setting tolerable risk targets. An overview of Risk Matrices.
An overview of Risk Graphs. The principles of Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA). Hands on experience with the LOPA risk assessment method. Calibration of LOPA risk assessment for different consequences. Analysis of cause events and likelihood data. Cause and consequence scenarios. Independent protection layers and associated rules. An understanding of the differences between risk prevention and risk mitigation. Assigning values to risk reduction layers. Safety, Asset and Environmental conditional modifiers. Avoiding common cause issues (double dipping). SIS design and development. The PFD calculation. An understanding of the effects of testing and maintenance on SIFs. To understand the impact of common cause failures. To be able to select and use appropriate reliability data. The workshop will use numerous practical examples and team exercises drawn from real life experience to stimulate a realistic hazard and risk assessment experience. The LOPA methodology will be based on IEC 61511, and Layer of Protection Analysis Simplified Risk Analysis; American Institution of Chemical Engineering ISBN 0-8169-0811-7. Course fees: from 500 per participant (full details available on request). SIL Determination Workshop (2 days) This 2 day workshop is intended to take participants through the fundamental principles of process hazard identification (HAZID, HAZAN and HAZOP) and SIL determination risk assessment using such methods as Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Risk Graphs and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in line with the international IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 standards. Who should attend? Process engineers, safety engineers and instrument engineers involved with maintaining the process safety, asset or environmental integrity of process plant, or with the development of safety instrumented systems for process plant protection. The objectives of the workshop are to equip participants with: The concept of identifying process related hazards. Hazard analysis by causes, deviations and consequences. The use of the formal guideword and parameter techniques for hazard analysis. An understanding of the concept and objectives of risk assessment. The analysis of safety, asset and environmental risk. Qualitative and quantitative methods of risk assessment. An understanding of the differences between risk prevention and risk mitigation. An understanding of the ALARP principles. Setting tolerable risk targets Hands on experience with different risk assessment methods. Basic concepts of Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) for SIL determination. Risk graphs and risk matrices.
Risk graph calibration. The principles of Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA). Calibration of LOPA risk assessment for different consequences. Analysis of cause events and likelihood data. Cause and consequence scenarios. Independent protection layers and associated rules. An understanding of the differences between risk prevention and risk mitigation. Assigning values to risk reduction layers. Safety, Asset and environmental conditional modifiers. Avoiding common cause issues (double dipping). An ability to participate in LOPA risk assessments. The workshop will use numerous practical examples and team exercises drawn from real life experience to stimulate a realistic hazard and risk assessment experience. The LOPA methodology will be based on Layer of Protection Analysis Simplified Risk Analysis; American Institution of Chemical Engineering ISBN 0-8169-0811-7. Course fees: from 995 per participant (full details available on request). SIS Design and Development Workshop (2 days) This 2 day workshop is intended to take participants through the factors that need to be considered when performing Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) designs for low demand process sector related applications in line with the international IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 standards. Who should attend? Engineers and systems integrators involved in the development of safety requirements specifications (SRS) and the detailed design of SIS and SIF, including verification calculations for the probability of failure on demand (PFD), Safe Failure Fraction (SFF), hardware fault tolerance and common cause failures (CCF). The objectives of the workshop are: To develop the SIS safety requirements specification (SRS) and select appropriate devices to meet the requirements. Considerations for field elements (do s and don ts). To implement an appropriate SIF design architecture to meet the SRS. To perform the PFD, safe failure fraction and hardware fault tolerance calculations. To understand and evaluate the effects of testing and maintenance on SIFs. To understand the impact of common cause failures. To be able to select and use appropriate reliability data. An introduction to some software based design tools. It is focused on the design phase which is covered in considerable detail and includes the following topics: SIS Design and Development Integrity Specification of a SIF SIS Safety Requirements Specification Selection of Components and Subsystems Proven in Use
Not Proven in Use Field Devices Failures Failure and Reliability Probability of Failure on Demand Demand Modes SIS Implementation (low demand mode) Importance of Testing Importance of Maintenance Fractional Dead Times Common Cause Failures Safe Failure Fraction Hardware Fault Tolerance Calculating the PFD for systems with diagnostics Subsystem Safety Integrity Improving the PFD - Partial Closure Testing Improving Diagnostics - Measurement Validation & Comparison Reliability data Course instruction will be complimented with examples, demonstrations and exercises to equip participants with methods and tools for SIF/SIS design and development for meeting the appropriate IEC 61508/61511lifecycle requirements. Course fees: from 995 per participant (full details available on request). Alarm Systems Management Workshop (1-2 days) Alarm systems all too often suffer a proliferation of alarms that are both badly configured and incorrectly prioritised. They invariably contain far too many useless alarms which cloud the visibility of an operator. Poor alarm configuration leads to poor operator response with the consequences of excessive loss of production as a minimum and a significant probability of a loss of plant integrity. This Alarm Systems Management Workshop will provide an introduction to alarm systems based on the EEMUA Publication 191: Alarm Systems - A Guide to Design, Management and Procurement. It will cover alarm system philosophy, the principles of alarm system design, procurement and implementation. It will also cover alarm performance metrics and the structure for managing and implementing an alarm improvement programme. Exercises will be used to enhance understanding and these are based on examples taken from practical experience. The course content includes: What represents an alarm system The role of the operator The key design principles What to alarm Types of alarm Risk assessment Risk reduction
The selection of alarm settings Alarm prioritisation Reliability Operability Prioritisation Implementation issues Alarm displays and audible warnings Training Testing Measuring performance Managing an improvement programme Alarm system procurement EXERCISES Course fees: from 500 per participant (1 day) (full details available on request). Layer of Protection Analysis Workshop (1 day) This 1 day workshop is intended to take students through the fundamental principles of performing Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA). Who should attend? Engineers involved in safety integrity level (SIL) determination for risk assessment of safety instrumented functions. The objectives of the workshop are to equip participants with: An understanding of the concept and objectives of risk assessment. An understanding of the ALARP principles. An understanding of the differences between risk prevention and risk mitigation. An understanding of the principles of LOPA An ability to participate in LOPA risk assessments. The workshop will use a number of practical LOPA examples and team exercises to stimulate a realistic risk assessment experience. The methodology will be based on Layer of Protection Analysis Simplified Risk Analysis; American Institution of Chemical Engineering ISBN 0-8169-0811-7. Course fees: from 500 per participant (full details available on request). Trainers All training will be undertaken by a Principal engineer with a minimum of 10 years functional safety experience. Training Fees These are based on a per delegate basis and additional cost of travel and subsistence will be chargeable at cost.
Location and Facilities The training location and facilities, including power beam projection, flipcharts and stationary can be provided by the client or arranged by C&C at additional cost. Training Attendance C&C can provide training for groups or on a one-to-one basis. Group training will facilitate stimulating discussion for exercise purposes. Training Manuals Training manuals containing all the presented material and exercise examples can be provided for each student, or an optional electronic copy of the training material. About Your Workshop Facilitator Mr. Clive Timms has over 42 years experience in the petrochemical industry with offshore and onshore plants experience. He retired from Shell UK Exploration and Production in 2001 where he was Head of Automation and Control. He is now a Director of C & C Technical Support Services Limited which specialise in the application of and training for the IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 standards. He chaired the UKOOA working group that produced the UKOOA Guidelines for Instrumentbased Protective Systems, as an offshore sector interpretation of IEC 61508. He is a Chartered Engineer with a BSc. and MPhil in Control Engineering, and is a Member of the IEE, a Fellow of the InstMC and a TÜV FS Expert. He is a past chairman of the Institute of Measurement and Control Safety Panel. 1. Head of Automation and Control for Shell UK Exploration and Production The Technical Authority for all instrumentation and control matters for all UK offshore North Sea operations and onshore plants. Responsible for authoring numerous Shell standards and mentoring and developing I &C engineers. 2. Technical Authority for the Shell Expro Northern Business Unit The automation and control technical authority for the Cormorant Alpha, Dunlin, North Cormorant, Tern and Eider offshore platforms in the UK northern North Sea sector. 3. Past Chairman of the UKOOA Instrumentation and Control Group Chair of the UK Offshore Oil Operators Association s team that developed the UKOOA Guidelines for Safety Instrumented Systems. The first sector specific guidance on the application of the international IEC 61508 standard for safety instrumented systems. 4. Past Chairman of the Institute of Measurement and Control Safety Panel The Safety Panel represents the opinion and interests of functional safety by organising and holding workshops and conferences on safety instrumented related topics, and acting as a UK focal point for the ongoing maintenance and development of IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 and associated standards.
5. Functional Safety Consultant to the UK HSE Buncefield Working Group 5 Functional Safety Consultant with the UK HSE Working Group 5 to advise on and demonstrate risk reduction methods such as layers of Protection analysis following the Buncefield Tank farm explosion. 6. Consultant Functional Safety Expert to Total UK Providing training and expert advice on functional safety and acting on behalf of Total in meetings with the UK HSE Regulator. Undertaking SIL determination and SIF design calculations and facilitating various studies including the protective systems for the Buncefield pumping station at their Lindsey Oil Refinery. 7. Functional Safety Expert Consultancy to Woodside Offshore Petroleum, Australia Consultant Functional Safety expert to Goodwyn Safety Systems Upgrade project to audit and assess compliance with international standards and regulatory requirements for replacement emergency shutdown and fire and gas systems. 8. Consultant for Functional Safety to ChevronTexaco Houston, USA Consultant for functional safety for chairing SIL determination studies for their Benguela Belize, Lacula and Tacula offshore and onshore West African facilities. 9. Consultant for Functional Safety to Honeywell at MOL Refinery Hungary Functional Safety Consultant to Honeywell Hungary for the purpose of validating the SIF design and partial valve closure testing calculations for a new shutdown system at the MOL BEK Refinery in Hungary. 10. Consultant for Functional Safety to Honeywell at Arpechim Refinaery Romania Functional Safety Consultant to Honeywell Romania for the purpose of undertaking a HAZOP and SIL determination exercise for the whole of the OMV Arpechim refinery in Romania. 11. Consultant for Functional Safety to ABS Consulting Kuwait Functional Safety Expert consultant to validate safety instrumented system designs for a number of the Kuwait Oil Company onshore and offshore facilities. 12. Consultant for Functional Safety to Millennium Chemicals UK Functional Safety Expert to Millennium Chemical in the UK for writing functional safety standards, chairing SIL determination exercises and undertaking SIS design calculations. 13. Functional Safety Consultant for Maersk Janice Facility Alarm Review Developing alarm strategy and configuration standards and the facilitation of an alarm review and rationalisation project for the Maersk Janice offshore platform in the UK North Sea. 14. Functional Safety Consultant for the Talisman MOPUSTOR FPSO project
Facilitating all the process risk assessment studies for SIL determination and undertaking verification calculations for ESD, PSD, EDP, HIPPS and Fire and Gas safety system designs. 14. TÜV Certified Functional Safety Expert Clive is a TÜV Certified Functional Safety Expert and trainer for the TÜV FS Engineer certification scheme. 15. Publications Include: A Methodology for Alarm Classification and Prioritisation IEE: People in Control, June 1999. IEC 61508 is it Pain or Gain? Measurement & Control, Volume 35, July 2002. IEC 61508/61511- Pain or Gain American Institute of Chemical Engineers: Process Safety Progress (Vol. 22 No. 2) June 2003. IEC 61511- an aid to COMAH and Safety Case Regulations compliance IEE: IEC 61511 Roll-Out Seminar December 2003. How to Achieve 90% of the Gain Without Too Much Pain. Measurement & Control, Volume 37/1, February 2004. Determination of Safety Integrity Levels Taking Into Account ALARP- Cost Benefit Analysis IChemE: Hazards XIX, March 2006. Software Tools for the Lifecycle Support of Safety Instrumented Systems Measurement & Control, Volume 39/10, December 2006. Climbing the Alarm Mountain Safety Control Systems Conference, Brisbane, Australia, November 2006. Achieving ALARP with Safety Instrumented Systems Measurement & Control, Volume 39/10, December 2006. Hazards Equal Trips or Alarms or Both IChemE Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Volume 87 January 2009 SIS Replacement on Live Processes Measurement & Control Volume 42/6 July 2009. Contact Details Clive Timms C&C Technical Support Services Tel: + 44 (0) 13398 86618 Fax: + 44 (0) 13398 85637 Email: c.timms@ifb.co.uk Web: www.silsupport.com