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.
Register here"Excellent stuff, really really well done - thank you so much "
"Doing this remotely was good for me as I didn't have to justify time and expenses to attend"
"Great subjects and a huge amount of discussion/information"
"The Presenters were easy to understand, presented well and were even quite funny. "
"I learned that honesty and realistic planning are crucial for managing and reducing stress during HSE inspections. "
"A refreshing honest discussion regarding the ambiguities that are often encountered when engineering a solution. "
"The Smiler ride case study was also very well received - I'd like to see an event broken down like this on the next seminar."
"Answering my questions on proof test coverage and mission time. "
"Great topics and discussions throughout the day. Great to hear other peoples / companies views on selected topics. "
"Good overview on wide ranging topics, useful snippets of information applicable at my workplace. "
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