Free Live Online =Method CPD Seminar with Q&A Next date - 1st May 2025.
The =Method CPD Seminars are FREE to attend events presented by our specialist consultants.
At each 1-day Seminar we pick a series of topics that we think will be of interest and which can provide the basis for maintaining qualifications, such as the TUV Functional Safety and the =Method Hazard Study Leader, through CPD.
If you have an involvement or interest in the fields of Functional Safety, Process Safety and OT Cyber Security, then the CPD Seminar is for you. A healthy amount of time is dedicated to Q&A and the =Method team will do their best to answer your questions.
Hazard studies 0 and 1 take place right at the start of a project and have four important functions:
In this talk, David Sparkes, our Process Safety Technical Director will explain what these studies entail, and when and how to carry them out.
Presenter: David Sparkes
Start time: 09:30 am BST
Machinery Safety (IEC62061 and ISO13849) and Functional Safety (IEC61511) are often considered as variations on the same theme and sometimes used interchangeably. This presentation will look at when both concepts should be used, and to what extent they can be used together.
Presenter: Simon Sheehan
Start time: 10:30 am BST
The International Society of Automation Technical Report TR84.00.09 “Cybersecurity Related to the Safety Lifecycle” was redrafted and issued in 2024. In this presentation Dr. Steve Essery of Method Cyber Security Ltd. will discuss the new content and changes made since the 2017 version of this useful guidance document for the integration of cyber security throughout the safety lifecycle.
Presenter: Steve Essery
Start time: 11:30 am BST
"ALARP" is short for "as low as reasonably practicable". This involves weighing a risk against the trouble, time and money needed to control it. Thus, ALARP describes the level to which the HSE expect to see workplace risks controlled. However, how do you go about assessing whether you’ve met this requirement or not? In this talk, David Sparkes, our Process Safety Technical Director will attempt to explain ALARP and how it works, as simply as is reasonably practicable in a half hour webinar!
Presenter: David Sparkes
Start time: 01:00 pm BST
Functional Safety design puts a lot of emphasis on the reliability of SIF’s and SIS’s via PFD average calculation, but in this presentation, the speaker will highlight some other steps of the lifecycle which are often overlooked, or poorly executed, sometimes negating the PFDavg/reliability of the SIF completely.
Presenter: Simon Sheehan
Start time: 02:00 pm BST
A review on progress on the development of IEC Edition 3, some thoughts on the likely changes and a review on how you can be involved in commenting on the draft standard.
Presenter: Dil Wetherill
Start time: 03:00 pm BST
The next CPD Seminar will be delivered on May 1st 2025. To register your interest in our seminar please enter your details on our Microsoft Teams registration page. Once registered we will review your information and then send you a confirmation with login details for the event. If you have any questions please contact us.
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Delegate Rating 92.3%
"Not sure if any improvements could be made as the pace, delivery and regular breaks were just right for me. "
"Very good explanation and summary of the HSE investigation and the parallel drawn to the process industry. "
"The fluid interaction between the presenters and the participants through the chat and Q&A spaces for questions. "
"The seminar was excellent"
"All presentations very interesting, presenters very easy to listen to. "
"Overall the speakers were excellent"
"I think it's really good you guys take time out to do these events completely FOC."
"Great seminar, with well prepared and fully relevant agenda. I particularly liked the HAZOP pitfalls and FS leadership presentations. "
"My highlight ws the interactive nature of the webinar. "
"Overall the seminar was excellent"
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