Safety Instrumented Systems
This course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of safety instrumented systems (SIS) used in process industries to mitigate and manage risks associated with hazardous processes. It covers various aspects of SIS, including design principles, components, implementation, operation, maintenance, and regulatory compliance.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand Safety Instrumented Systems: Gain knowledge about the principles, components, and functions of safety instrumented systems.
- Design Safety Instrumented Systems: Learn how to design and engineer safety instrumented systems to meet safety integrity level (SIL) requirements.
- Implement Safety Instrumented Systems: Understand the process of implementing and integrating safety instrumented systems into process plants.
- Operate and Maintain Safety Instrumented Systems: Develop skills for operating, testing, and maintaining safety instrumented systems to ensure reliability and effectiveness.
- Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Recognize the importance of regulatory standards and compliance requirements for safety instrumented systems.
Process safety engineers
Control systems engineers
Instrumentation engineers and technicians
Safety officers
Plant operators
Maintenance technicians
This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of total tuition hours:
Lectures
Workshops, work presentations,
Group Work in case study & Practical Exercises.
Videos and general discussions
Pre Test and Post Test
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Safety Instrumented Systems
- Overview of safety instrumented systems and their importance in process industries
- Basic principles of functional safety and safety integrity levels (SILs)
- Role of safety instrumented systems in risk reduction and process safety management
Module 2: Design and Engineering of Safety Instrumented Systems
- Design considerations and requirements for safety instrumented systems
- Hazard and risk assessment techniques (PHA, HAZOP, LOPA)
- SIL determination and allocation methods
- Safety instrumented functions (SIFs) and safety requirements specifications (SRS)
Module 3: Components of Safety Instrumented Systems
- Components of safety instrumented systems: sensors, logic solvers, final elements (valves, actuators), alarms, annunciators
- Redundancy and diversity requirements
- Fail-safe and fail-operational principles
- Diagnostic and proof testing capabilities
Module 4: Implementation and Integration
- Planning and project management for SIS implementation
- Installation and commissioning procedures
- Integration of safety instrumented systems with process control systems
- Functional safety assessments (FSA) and validation
Module 5: Operation and Maintenance
- Operating procedures and control strategies for safety instrumented systems
- Testing and proof testing procedures
- Maintenance practices and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM)
- Management of change (MOC) procedures
Module 6: Regulatory Standards and Compliance
- Overview of relevant regulatory standards and guidelines (IEC 61511, ISA 84, API RP 551)
- Compliance requirements for safety instrumented systems
- Audits and assessments for regulatory compliance
- Documentation and record-keeping requirements
Module 7: Case Studies and Best Practices
- Case studies of successful implementation and operation of safety instrumented systems
- Best practices for designing, implementing, and maintaining safety instrumented systems
- Lessons learned from real-world incidents and failures