Training
7 Steps to Industrial Control System Cyber Security
This course provides an introduction to industrial control system (ICS) cyber security and a practical 7 step process for managers and engineers involved in operating, maintaining and integrating ICS/SCADA systems. We have simplified the material from numerous standards and best practice documents, such as ANSI/ISA 99 and NERC CIP, and coupled it with our experience in assessing the security of dozens of industrial control systems to bring you this easy to follow process. Attending this course won’t make you an expert, but it will get your started and on the right path in far less time than it would if you were to start diving in on your own.
Duration: 1 Day
Alarm Rationalization with SILAlarm
Attendees will learn how to conduct alarm rationalization of greenfield (new) or brownfield (existing) applications in order to optimize performance of their alarm systems. The class immerses participants in discussion and hands on exercises which have been designed to demonstrate the best practices and requirements for rationalization as taken from the ISA-18.2 alarm management standard and EEMUA 191 guideline. The class focuses on how rationalization can lead to improved operator performance by eliminating / preventing common alarm problems such as nuisance / chattering / stale alarms, incorrect priority, alarm overload, and alarm floods. It also includes a discussion on tips and tricks for creating an alarm philosophy document, such as how to effectively define the “rules” for rationalization. Exercises will use exida’s SILAlarm rationalization tool.
Duration: 2 Days
Functional Safety Engineering I
This course provides an overview of process industry safety engineering from the point of view of the Risk Analyst and Process Safety Coordinator. The first half of the safety lifecycle will be explained, as well as reviewing analysis, requirements creation and management, Safety Integrity Level (SIL) determination, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), and consequence analysis. The course sequence of Functional Safety Engineering I & II is designed as a broad review in preparation for the Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) and Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) process industry application engineering exams.
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Duration: 2 Days
Functional Safety Engineering II
This course provides an overview of process industry safety engineering from the point of view of the Control System Designers and Integrators. The second half of the safety lifecycle will be explained, as well as reviewing reliability engineering concepts, architectural design, SIL verification calculations, Proof test planning, detail design, and maintenance data collection. The course sequence of Functional Safety Engineering I & II is designed as a broad review in preparation for the Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) and Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) process industry application engineering exams.| Functional Safety Engineering II Brochure
Duration: 2 Days
IEC 61508 Training for Manufacturers of Compliant Products
his course provides training on IEC 61508 specifically tailored for those who will be developing hardware and/or software items that are compliant with the standard. The course presents an overview of the standard so that students will understand its purpose and how it is used to reduce risk of hazardous events. In addition it provides details on the quantitative failure analysis that must be done on hardware to determine the Safe Failure Fraction, Probability of Failure per Hour, and Average Probability of Failure on Demand that is required by the standard. The course will teach you how to determine and calculate these values on a real system. Finally, the course provides details on the processes that must be used to develop hardware and software that is SIL 3 compliant. The course is three days and includes a combination of lectures and exercises to help you understand these topics. This course is periodically offered publically and can be delivered directly on your site.
Duration: 3 Days
IEC 61508 Training for Software Developers
This course provides training on IEC 61508 specifically tailored to those who will be developing software that is compliant with the course. This course is similar to the course “IEC 61508 Training for Manufacturers of compliant products”, but it focuses more on software development and less on hardware development. The course presents an overview of the standard so that students will understand its purpose and how it is used to reduce risk of hazardous events. It provides an overview of the quantitative failure analysis so that students can understand how software can contribute to meeting requirements for Safe Failure Fraction, Probability of Failure per Hour, and Average Probability of Failure on Demand that is required by the standard. The course then provides details on the product development process with an emphasis on software development. This includes designing software with semi-formal methods, using the software criticality analysis and HAZOP technique to ensure independence between software modules and therefore reduce criticality, and how to module test software in conformance with the IEC 61508. The course is three days and includes a combination of lectures and exercises to help you understand these topics. This course also serves as excellent preparation for the CFSE for software developers exam.
Duration: 3 Days
Introduction to Alarm Management Practices & Principles
With the release of the ISA-18.2 standard “Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries”, companies are being driven to comply with its “good engineering practices” for alarm management. This seminar provides an introduction / overview to ISA-18.2 and shows attendees how their roles & responsibilities could be affected by complying with it. The class discusses key alarm management practices and principles as well as how to follow the alarm management lifecycle. It also prepares participants to support a facility alarm management program by performing tasks such as creating an alarm philosophy document, alarm rationalization, analyzing alarm system performance, alarm system maintenance, and resolution of alarm management issues.
Duration: 1 Day
ISO 26262 Training for Manufacturers of Compliant Products
This course provides training on ISO 26262 specifically tailored for those who will be developing hardware and/or software items that are compliant with the standard. The course presents an overview of the standard so that students will understand its purpose and how it is used to reduce risk of hazardous events. In addition it provides details on the quantitative failure analysis that must be done on hardware to determine the single-point fault Metric, latent fault metric, and probability of violation of safety goal due to random hardware failure that is required by the standard. The course will teach you how to determine and calculate these values on a real system. Finally, the course provides details on the processes that must be used to develop hardware and software that is ASIL D compliant. The course is three days and includes a combination of lectures and exercises to help you understand these topics.
Duration: 3 Days
Overview of IEC 61508 and How it Applies to End-Users
The IEC 61508 standard for functional safety of electrical/electronic and programmable electronic systems explains the concepts of safety integrity levels, the safety lifecycle and many detail requirements needed to ensure functional safety. The standard is comprehensively reviewed and explained with a specific focus on how it applies to end-users. Documentation requirements, project implications, and maintenance/operational implications are explained. The course provides an explanation of what must be done to develop an IEC 61508 compliant product. Details are given on each phase of the lifecycle, along with practical advice as to the best way to meet the requirements from each phase.
Duration: 1 Day
Overview of IEC 61511: The Functional Safety Standard for End-Users in the Process Industry
This course provides an overview of IEC 61511, an international standard for functional safety for the process industries. The safety lifecycle is introduced and a high level overview is provided of the various phases of the lifecycle. In addition the various parts of the standard are described, with suggestions and comments on the practical application of this standard in project work. An overview of the objectives and requirements is presented.
Duration: 1 Day
Security Development Lifecycle Training
The objective of this course is to train R&D teams, through a combination of lecture and workshop, on how to properly and effectively integrate software security assurance practices and techniques into their existing software development lifecycle.
Duration: 4 Days
SIL Selection and SIL Verification with exSILentia
Attendees will learn how to perform Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection and Verification using the advanced capabilities of exSILentia. This will help users determine the required risk reduction for each hazard scenario and the achieved risk reduction for each identified Safety Instrumented Function (SIF). The class will also cover interfacing with Process Hazard Analysis results, documentation of the Safety Requirements Specification (SRS), and operational aspects such as proof testing.
Duration: 2 Days