exida UK
IEC 61511: Functional Safety Analysis, Design, and Operation
May 18 - May 21, 2026 - Aberdeen
STATUS: Registration Open (Subject to Cancellation)Organizer Notes
This course will be held in-person at Micropack (Engineering) Ltd Training Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
The course includes extensive course notes, the exida Safety Book Package, lunch and refreshments during the day as well as the option to sit the FSP Exam after the conclusion of the course.
Travel, accommodation, breakfast and evening meals are not included in the cost of the course, and are for the account of the delegate.
Your instructor will be Richie Butler.
For more information, or to book your place contact - Lisa Anderson landerson@exida.com
£2,260.00 | €2,620.00 excluding Vat
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Venue Details
Training Venue
Micropack (Engineering) Ltd
Fire Training Centre
Schoolhill, Portlethen
Aberdeen
AB12 4RR
Scotland, United Kingdom
Venue Contact:
Parking at Venue
There is free parking onsite for delegates.
Included in the Course Fee
Lunch and Refreshments - if you have any special dietary requirements, please indicate these when booking.
Course Material - including training manuals and book packages (where applicable) are provided on arrival.
For the FSE 100 only - exida Safety Book Package
For the CS 100 only - exida Cyber Book Package
Travel Arrangements and Accommodation
Flights, transport, accommodation, breakfast and evening meals are for your account, and you must book accommodation yourself with your own method of payment.
If you are booking flights and accommodation before the course is confirmed to run, please ensure you book flexible rates with a cancellation option.
Recommendations include Leonardo Hotel, Aberdeen and Park Inn by Radisson, Aberdeen, and both are within walking distance of the train station.
The closest international airport is Edinburgh, and there is a Tram or Airlink Bus Service to Waverley or Haymarket Train Stations with direct links to Aberdeen Train Station, approximately a 3 hour journey.
Alternatively the trip by car from Edinburgh Airport to Aberdeen is just over 2½ hours, depending on traffic congestion.
There is an international airport in Aberdeen, so please check available routes from your location.
Start / Finish Times
The training courses commence at 9:00am each day, and usually finish around 5:00pm, depending on class progress.
We aim to finish between 3:00pm and 4:00pm on the final day to allow time for travelling home.
Insurance
The organisers cannot be held responsible for accidents involving delegates, or for damage to, or loss of their personal property howsoever caused. Delegates should therefore make their own insurance arrangements.
Dress Code
Smart-Casual
We look forward to welcoming you to the course.
Please read our Cancellation and Reschedule Policy before signing up for any course.
Course Description:
This Course is Also Offered Online
Looking to become a CFSE or CFSP? This is the course you'll need to pass the exam!
Also known as FSE 100, this course provides an overview of process industry safety engineering from the point of view of the Risk Analyst, Process Safety Coordinator, and Control Systems Design Engineer.
It delivers a complete overview of the functional safety lifecycle. The course reviews Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Consequence Analysis, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Target Selection, Safety Requirements Specification (SRS) generation, failure rates, device and system reliability, SIF verification, SIF detailed design and Operations requirements.
This course forms a broad review in preparation for the Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) and Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) process industry application engineering exams.
Application and cost for the CFSE/P exams is NOT included in the price of the course. The latest entry and qualification requirements for CFSE and CFSE can be found at www.exidacfse.com.
Those looking to attend the FSE 100 course, should have a foundational knowledge of functional safety, with experience in process safety or as a controls engineer. An overall knowledge of high school level math is essential, and knowledge of calculus is useful, to help with understanding the SIL calculations.
Course Topics
FSE 101 (Days 1 & 2)
- Introduction to Safety Instrumented Systems
- Principles of Risk Management
- The Safety Lifecycle
- Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
- Consequence Analysis
- Likelihood Analysis
- Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
- Tolerable Risk
- SIL Target Selection
- Safety Requirements Specification (SRS)
FSE 102 (Days 3 & 4)
- Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) failure
- From failure rate to SIL
- Single devices to system
- Redundant Architectures
- Requirements to SIF
- SIF Design and Verification in the Safety Lifecycle
- SIF Detail Design
- Operations
- Functional Safety Management Requirements
- Functional Safety Assessments
Who Should Attend:
- Process Safety engineer
- Control engineer
- Reliability engineer
- Engineering/Operations management
- Plant risk analysts
- Loss prevention professionals
- CFSE and CFSP Process Application candidates
The FSP Exam (Process Specialty):
The exida Functional Safety Practitioner (FSP) program is a certificate program that provides confirmation that an attendee shows competency by retaining the knowledge presented in this course. The FSP program also provides an analysis of where the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses lie, helping participants judge their competency level if interested in obtaining a certification like the CFSE or CFSP. The exam will be given at the conclusion of the training course, and is optional. Therefore if you wish not to participate, please let your instructor know. The candidate must achieve a minimum of 80% on the exam in order to receive their FSP certificate.