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Programme

This year, the course is comprised of three parts spread over two weeks and taking place virtually.

Intensive learning in three parts:

13 - 14 May 2024

Part one: Introduction to functional safety

20 May 2024

Part two: Management, design, assessment, and maintenance

21 May 2024

Part three: Software safety and cyber security

Please note that you can register for the whole course, part one, or parts two and three. However, it’s advisable to register for all three parts.

Parts two and three are a combined section, and therefore, you cannot register for only part two or part three.
Part one: Introduction to functional Safety

13 May 2024

08:55 Teams open
09:00 Introduction to the Course
  • Module 1: The basics of functional safety-1
  • Module 2: The basics of functional safety-2
  • Module 3: The basics of functional safety-3
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
12:30 Lunch
13:20
  • Module 4: Safety Lifecycles & Compliance
  • Module 5: Random Hardware failures, Systematic Failures & Modes of operation
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
17:00 Open forum
17:30 Close

14 May 2024

08:55 Teams open
09:00
  • Module 6: Strategy to achieve Functional Safety: Hardware Safety Integrity: Part 1
  • Module 7: Strategy to achieve Functional Safety: Hardware Safety Integrity: Part 2
  • Module 8: Strategy to achieve Functional Safety: Systematic Safety Integrity
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
12:30 Lunch
13:30
  • Module 8: Strategy to achieve Functional Safety: Systematic Safety Integrity
  • Module 9: Functional Safety Assurance Measures
  • Module 10: Management of Functional Safety & Competence
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
17:00 Open forum
17:30 Close
Part two: Management, design, assessment, and maintenance

20 May 2024

09:30 Teams open
09:35 Session 1: Some key issues in achieving Safety Integrity
Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist
10:10 Session 2: Walkthrough example from Hazard & Risk Analysis to final design: Part 1
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
11:10 Break
11:30 Session 3: Walkthrough example from Hazard & Risk Analysis to final design: Part 2
Chantal Sealey, Senior Consultant, ERM
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Session 4: Operation and maintenance
Damian Marsden, Principal EC&I Engineer, ERM
14:30 Break
14:40 Session 5: Case Studies Including Interactive Examples
  • Case study 1: BP Texas City incident
  • Case study 2: CAPECO incident
  • Case study 3:  Boeing 737 Max
  • Case study 4:  Deepwater Horizon
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
16:30 Close
Part three: Software safety and cyber security

21 May 2024

08:55 Teams open
09:00 Session 6: Hardware Reliability: Data Sources and Modelling
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland
10:00 Break
10:10 Session 7: IEC 61508: Software Requirements
Dewi Daniels, Director, Software Safety Limited
11:10 Break
11:30 Session 8: Complex Semiconductors & Functional Safety
Tom Meany, Functional safety for Industrial Products, Analog Devices
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Session 9: Cyber Security and Safety
Rhodri Morgan, Technical Authority, Cairn Risk
14:30 Break
14:40 Session 10: Artificial Intelligence: The Challenges
Riccardo Mariani, VP, Industry Safety, NVIDIA
15:40 Break
15:50 Session 11: End of Course Open session Q & A
Chair: Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist 
16:30 Close