SEMINAR OVERVIEW IE350
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Determination and Verification

Seminar Title
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Determination and Verification

Seminar Date/Venue
February 22-26, 2009/Coral Meeting Room, Kings Gate Hotel, Abu Dhabi , UAE

Seminar Reference
IE350

Seminar Duration/Credits
Five days/3.0 CEUs

Seminar Objectives
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:-

•  Have a good understanding of the Standards related to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) which include IEC 61508, IEC 61511 and ISA S84

•  Become familiar with the safety life cycle including its phases & the safety requirement specification for Safety Integrity Level (SIL)

•  Learn how to integrate risk reduction and risk management as well as know the proper hazard analysis for HAZOP study, Fault Tree Analysis, Event Tree Analysis & Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

•  Select sensors and final elements, determine the probable causes of failure and list the general requirements for fail safe operations

•  Give a detailed explanation on Safety Instrumented Systems including its safety architecture and major systems as well as answer how SIF fits with SIS and SIL

•  Understand the SIL application for safety instrumented level, compare low demand mode & continuous mode and determine the probability of failure on demand

•  Develop a proper SIL determination by using the ALARP, semi quantitative, safety layer matrix, risk graph and LOPA methods

•  Give a detailed SIL verification & validation, provide a SIS documentation schedule & risk reduction diagrams and demonstrate proof testing

•  Explain the certified software models for safety software, development life cycle and asset management software

•  Illustrate the operation, planning and maintenance of SIS & recognize the need for smart Safety Instrumented Systems, intelligent field devices, digital communications and smart logic solvers

•  Cite practical examples of risk graph, risk matrix and LOPA methods

Training Methodology
This interactive training seminar includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of total tuition hours:-

50% Lectures
20% Workshops, Group Work & Practical Exercises
30% Videos & Software

Who Should Attend
•  Sr. Process Control Engineers

•  Process Control Engineers

•  Sr. Control Systems Engineers

•  Control Systems Engineers

•  Reliability and Integrity Engineers

•  Process Engineers

•  Safety Engineers, Professionals and Regulators

Seminar Certificate
Haward Technology certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total tuition hours of the seminar .

Seminar Accreditation
Haward Technology's courses/workshops/seminars meet the professional certification and continuing education requirements for participants seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in accordance with the rules & regulations of the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). IACET is an international authority that evaluates programs according to strict, research-based criteria and guidelines. The CEU is an internationally accepted uniform unit of measurement in qualified courses of continuing education.

Haward Technology has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500 , McLean , VA 22102 , USA . In obtaining this approval, Haward Technology has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Haward Technology is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard .

Haward Technology Middle East will award 3.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for participants who completed the total tuition hours of this program. One CEU is equivalent to ten Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or ten contact hours of the participation in and completion of Haward Technology programs. A permanent record of a participant's involvement and awarding of CEU will be maintained by Haward Technology. Haward Technology will provide a copy of the participant's CEU Transcript of Records upon request.

Seminar Fee
US $ 3,750 per Delegate. This rate includes Participant's Pack (Folder, Manual, Hand-outs, etc.), buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the seminar fees. However, any accommodation required can be arranged by Haward Technology at the time of booking.

Seminar Director
Mr. Gordon Duff (UK) ... More

Seminar Coordinator
Soledad Verano, Tel: +971-2-44 88 301, Fax: +971-2-44 88 302, Email: soledad@haward.org