ESD, SIS and SIL determination methods

Introduction

Increasingly, industrial processes within the petrochemical, chemical and nuclear power industries have the potential for large-scale destruction. Without the luxury of learning from experience, organisations must anticipate and set in place preventative measures before accidents occur.

What you will learn

The course is based on a wealth of experiential knowledge gleaned from the author's experience working within a systems integration company and also feedback from more than 4000 technicians and engineers who have attended the author’s workshops. On successful completion of this workshop delegates will be able to:

• appreciate the background to IEC 61598 and the ISA S84 standards and understand their differences
• understand the concept of the Fatal Accident Rate (FAR)
• apply the Safety Lifecycle model
• determine the SIL level using quantitative and qualitative methods including Layers of Protection Analysis
• outline the methodologies used in HAZOPs
• identify hazards and understand the specifications of the protection requirements
• distinguish between overt and covert failures
• select and specify different technologies and learn how to apply them
• understand the concepts of Safe Failure Fraction, Coverage Fraction and Common Cause Failures
• apply reliability formulae and their correct allocation
• examine and evaluate redundancy choices
• apply reliability data to a specific application
• recognise the impact of test intervals
• appreciate the requirement for sensor and valve diagnostics
• perform instrument selection
• appreciate the role of Safety critical transmitters and positioners
• recognise the responsibilities of the operating company, the engineering company and the vendor
• engineer a protection system
• follow the basic steps required during installation and commissioning
• adhere to the steps required for operations, maintenance and control of changes

Training methodology

Delegates will examine:

• hazard and risk reduction
• technology choices
• reliability analysis
• selection of field devices
• hardware and software engineering
• validation
• operations and maintenance

Throughout the workshop, participants will learn through active participation using exercises, questionnaires, and reliability calculation software.

Who should attend

Personnel who are or will be responsible for the designing, selecting, sizing, specifying, installing, testing, operating and maintaining instrumentation safety systems

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Workshop length

5 days

What you will receive

• ‘ESD, SIS and SIL determination methods’ – a 300-page reference manual.
• Acrobat copy of all PowerPoint slides used in the presentation on USB Flash Memory Drive.
• Certification of attendance: each delegate will receive a workshop certificate documenting their attendance

What people say:

“Mick has received excellent reviews and positive feedback for all his courses. His down-to-earth, practical, and entertaining approach makes him a sought-after speaker and lecturer in a wide variety of disciplines.” - IDC Technologies

“Presented in an easily understood manner.” - E. Maughn, Eskom

“Really knows his subject.” M. Radcliff, Houston Texas

“Gained useful insight into a complex subject” - E. Carter, Johannesburg, South Africa

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