INTRODUCTION: 

In the process control industry, safeguarding is an important priority, especially when it comes to the installation of safety equipment and systems. Even so, advances in technology (including, but not limited to aspects such as specialized Fieldbus) suggest that plants take a fresh look at their safety systems, and have become the driving force for the renewed approach of safeguarding a process control system. 

This Target, Process Control & Safeguarding training seminar covers the fundamentals of safety, and the major approaches for assuring system safety for process control, including an integrated and separate systems, Fieldbus solutions, intrinsic safety, functional safety, process control design solutions, SIS, safety alarms and various international standards. 

This Target training seminar will highlight: 

• How traditional Fieldbus is inadequate for safety-related controls
• Existing safety systems that are ready to be used
• The current approach to a safe communication bus
• Checks and balances to meet safety requirements and protection
• How to share infrastructure between the safety bus and conventional communication channels
• All aspects of process control, where it is affected by safeguarding 

Course objectives: 

• Provide an overview of safety systems related to process control systems
• Discuss intrinsic and functional safety solutions
• Understand Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) and techniques
• Consider the appropriate Fieldbus choices that are available
• Implement safe design and risk management, and consider safety approvals 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This Target training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:  

• Automation Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Consulting Engineers and Process Engineers
• Electrical and C&I Engineers, Electricians and Technicians
• Installation and Maintenance Technicians
• Maintenance Engineers
• Production Managers
• Supervisors and Process Operators
• Project Managers, System Integrators and other Professionals who require a better understanding of the subject matter
• Professionals involved in designing, selecting, specifying, installing, testing, operating and maintaining safety systems for process control
• Professionals involved in safeguarding processes control systems of any kind
• Any individual that needs to get to grip with the ever expanding and complex field of safety in the industrial environment 

Course Outline:

Overview of Process Control, Instrumentation and Fieldbus: 

• Process Control Systems
• Control Algorithms and the PID Controller
• Intelligent (Smart) Sensors and Transmitters
• Valves and Actuators
• Fieldbus Systems
• Foundation Fieldbus
• Profibus (PA)
• Dependability Concepts
• Safety Systems in Process Control and Safe Design
• Device-, Communication-, and Control Failures
• Failure Modes
• Error Detection and Avoidance Mechanisms
• Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
• Risk Management
• Safety Standards, Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and Layers Of Protection Analysis (LOPA) 

Dependability Concepts, Safe Design, Failures and Standards: 

• Dependability Concepts
• Safety Systems in Process Control and Safe Design
• Device-, Communication-, and Control Failures
• Failure Modes
• Error Detection and Avoidance Mechanisms
• Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
• Risk Management
• Safety Standards, Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and Layers Of Protection Analysis (LOPA) 

Dependability Concepts, Safe Design, Failures and Standards: 

• Fieldbus Safety Solutions (with specific reference to intrinsic safety)
• Implementation Options (specifically considering integrated and separate systems)
• The Various Benefits of the Implementation Options
• FISCO
• Safety with Foundation Fieldbus
• Safety with Profibus PA
• Safety with PROFIsa
• (Functional Safety) Process Control Safety Solutions
• Achieving Target SILs
• Safe Control System Design
• Safety-related Controls
• Safety Control Loops
• SIS Protocol
• SIS Function Blocks
• SIS Diagnostics
• Testing
• Process Alarms
• Operator Intervention
• Safety Approvals
• Economic Analysis 

Functional Safety, and SIS Aspects:  

• (Functional Safety) Process Control Safety Solutions
• Achieving Target SILs
• Safe Control System Design
• Safety-related Controls
• Safety Control Loops
• SIS Protocol
• SIS Function Blocks
• SIS Diagnostics 

Testing, Intervention and Analysis:  

• Testing
• Process Alarms
• Operator Intervention
• Safety Approvals
• Economic Analysis