QUALISIL IEC 61511 TRAINING FUNCTIONAL SAFETY ENGINEERING

Safety Instrumented Systems lifecycle according to IEC 61511

Durée

4,5 days (Monday 9:00 a.m. – Friday 12:30 p.m.) including a 3h30 examination

Tarif 2027

2 780 € HT / participant + 445 € (qualification, exam, INERIS certificate). Meals included.

Prochaines sessions

28 → 30 September + 1 → 2 October 2026 - Paris (English)

27 → 30 September + 1 October 2027 - Paris (English)

12 → 16 octobre 2026 - Paris (English)

Objectifs pédagogiques

Meet the requirements of IEC 61511 for the full SIS lifecycle
Master hazard and risk analysis, SIL allocation and verification
Understand the roles and responsibilities of every actor in the SIS lifecycle
Earn the INERIS-recognised Quali-SIL Engineer certificate of competence

Contenu de la formation

Introduction to functional safety: regulatory context, IEC 61511 framework and vocabulary
Hazard and risk analysis: main methods and probabilistic approach
Identification of SIFs, SIL allocation and independence of protection layers
Specification and design of SIS: integrity, architecture, performance
Installation, commissioning and validation: FAT and SAT
Operation, proof testing, maintenance and modification
Mastering systematic failures: organisational role
Functional safety assessment and audit
Final examination for certificate of competence

Évaluation & attestation

3h30 written examination (MCQ, open questions, practical exercise). INERIS delivers a 5-year valid certificate of competence, renewable through a 3-day refresher course.

Public visé

Engineers (or technicians acting as engineers) involved in the SIS lifecycle, process safety leads, design engineers, maintenance and production managers - working in English-speaking environments.

Prérequis

Bachelor's degree minimum. At least 2 years of experience in functional safety or SIS lifecycle activities, within the last 5 years. Fluent business English.