The program presents a suite of industrial safety and cybersecurity training programs focused on Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), functional safety, SIL assignment, risk analysis, and accident prevention. E
Each course targets different roles in process industries—engineers, technicians, supervisors, and safety personnel—covering topics such as burner monitoring systems, SIL verification, SRS development, and hydrocarbon transport safety. T
The program emphasize compliance with IEC 61511/61508 standards and highlight how proper functional safety management prevents catastrophic industrial incidents.
PS10 – SIS applied to Burner Monitoring Systems – BMS
he design of burner monitoring systems has become of significant importance from the point of view of safety in industrial processes. Not only is it necessary to protect investment, or maintain production, avoiding unscheduled stoppages, but it is also necessary to protect human life, the community and the environment. The result of explosions in boilers and furnaces means serious losses in human lives and equipment, in addition to, in many cases, leading to a cessation of industrial activity for a variable period of time.
The function of a burner monitoring system (BMS) is to ensure the safe operation of combustion associated with boilers (steam, power generation, recovery), furnaces (oil refinery, heat treatment, cement) and process heaters. The BMS provides a safe starting and fueling procedure when conditions are detected that affect the safety of the equipment. Through the heavy use of microprocessor technology, programmable systems have become the preferred solution for burner monitoring system design. Thus, programmable systems offer superior features for on-screen graphics presentation and online diagnostics and also facilitate system modifications and expansion. Since the failure mode of a microprocessor is not easily predictable, different standards and regulations have established best practices and guidelines for the application of this technology in BMS design.
This course aims to provide information for a better understanding of the operation of BMS systems, the standards that regulate their design, the analysis of hazards and associated risks and why they are so critical for the industry.
PS11 – Introduction to SIL Assignment and Verification
The main objective of this course is to transfer to participants the theoretical and practical skills required in process plant projects for the assignment and verification of the level of SIL integrity achieved in the design of SIS, providing through the course the fundamental knowledge necessary to perform a SIL assignment and verification study in accordance with the requirements of the clauses of the IEC 61511 Part 1:2016 standard.
Performing a random hardware failure assessment (commonly known as SIL verification) on a safety instrumented function (SIF) is a key requirement specified in the international standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511. This requirement ensures that the SIF meets the required target SIL in terms of probability of failure on demand (PFD) or probability of failure per hour (PFH) as identified in the SIL allocation study.
The course is taught in three days with classes of 4 hours each day, covering the theoretical aspects of functional safety that apply to the assignment and verification of the target SIL, complemented by practical examples.
PS12 – SRS Safety Requirements Specification Workshop
Participate in the next training workshop on safety requirements specifications given by instructor Eng. Qco. Roberto E. Varela to learn how to develop and write the SRS of a safety instrumented system – SIS. This course is the result of decades of experience by functional safety experts in the process industry.
What is SRS?
SRS stands for Safety Requirements Specifications. This is one of the most important documents that must be developed as part of any project involving a Safety Instrumented System.
The SRS forms the design basis of the SIS and contains the detailed specifications of each Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) included in the SIS.
PS20 – Introduction to Functional Safety for Supervisors
In this course “Introduction to Functional Safety: Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)”, the basic guidelines will be seen to understand the need to apply the requirements of current international standards for the design and implementation of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), as well as to understand the concept of life cycle of SIS.
During the course you will look at the basic concepts of SIS design, including specification of safety requirements, qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques, determination of safety functions (SIF), assignment of the level of safety integrity, SIS architectures, and briefly the installation, validation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of SIS.
At the end of the course, attendees will understand the how, when and why of the need to implement Safety Instrumented Systems in process plants.
PS21 – Risk and Prevention of Major Accidents Workshop
To provide Assistants with basic knowledge about the Hazards and Risks associated with industrial process plants:
- Review the fundamental concepts of Safety and Security.
- Identify and analyze, in a general way, the risks in industrial plants with continuous processes, the triggering causes and their consequences.
- Introduce the most common concepts and measures to prevent and mitigate industrial accidents.
- See the main requirements of the IEC 61511:2003 Functional Safety Standard
- Example: How to meet the requirements of the Resol. SRT # 743-2000 applying IEC 61511 standard
Aimed at
Areas of operation, safety, design, construction and industrial maintenance:
- Personnel of Engineering and Services Companies for industrial process plants.
- Engineers and Technicians of the Operation, Engineering, Safety and Maintenance Managers of process plants,
- Engineers responsible for the design of security systems.
- Personnel responsible for the implementation of the plant’s environmental, health and safety protection regulations.
PS22 – Safe Hydrocarbon Transportation Workshop
Participate in the next training workshop on “Risk Management in Hydrocarbon Transport Infrastructure Using Functional Safety Concepts” given to understand how the implementation of a safety instrumented system – SIS helps to prevent incidents that affect people, the environment and assets of companies in the Oil and Gas sector.
The international standard, IEC 61511 for the application of Functional Safety in industries of the Process Sector, has been in force since 2003. The central theme in the standard is the Management of Functional Safety throughout the life cycle of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), systems that are specifically designed for the protection of people, the environment and property. IEC 61511 is used in the European Union as the practical way to implement the requirements of the Seveso II Directive, which aims to prevent major accidents (and the consequences of these on people and the environment) related to the handling of hazardous substances. In the United States of America, the IEC 61511 standard has been incorporated into the North American standards in replacement of the ANSI/ISA S84.00.01 standard (IEC 61511 MOD) and is considered as “good engineering practices” for the implementation of Process Safety Management required by the National Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of that country. Which applies strict compliance requirements in everything related to the process industry in which hazardous substances are involved.
In the process industry in Latin America, there is a growing concern about the implementation of this standard. The exploitation and transport of hydrocarbons is no exception, as there is a lot of damage that can be done to people and the environment, if the risks related to it are not adequately controlled.
This course first explains fundamental concepts of risk management in processes and, in particular, risk management in processes related to the exploitation and transport of hydrocarbons. It demonstrates how the lack of proper Functional Safety management has played a major role in catastrophic accidents in the not-too-distant past such as the Piper Alpha Platform in the North Sea in 1988 and more recently at the hydrocarbon storage plant in Buncefield, England, in 2005.
In the closing, some examples are presented in which the application of the IEC 61511 standard is a “good practice” for a safe and reliable design of functions and/or protection systems.
Why should I participate in this Training Workshop?
Nowadays, a training course at SIS is required by the process industry worldwide. In recent times, a practical approach to the implementation and design of a SIS as a whole in accordance with the requirements of the process-specific functional safety standard IEC 61511:2016 has been requested. In addition, a specific course such as this is being requested to understand how an SIS protects and/or prevents incidents that can be catastrophic.
This workshop on “Risk Management in Hydrocarbon Transport Infrastructure Using Functional Safety Concepts” is available through WISE PLANT and is delivered in virtual format.
Who is the Training Workshop for?
This Workshop is open to any engineer, technician or professional who performs safety-related tasks and who wishes to understand how a SIS safety instrumented system implemented in accordance with IEC 61511 can prevent unwanted incidents.
Pricing & Membership
The following table shows the official pricing set for the training Program. Promotions may be available at particular training events. ARPEL memberships can be checked here.
| PS10 | PS11 | PS12 | PS20 | PS21 | PS22 |
| $1000 | $1200 | $800 | $500 | $1200 | $500 |
Tickets can usually be purchased directly from the training event landing page. If you need a formal proposal, we can issue by request. The formal proposals and invoices will appear accessible at your profile.
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| PS10 | PS11 | PS12 | PS20 | PS21 | PS22 |
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