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ISA/IEC 61511 Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) Fundamentals Specialist
International Society of Automation
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ISA worked with industry experts who are active on the ISA/IEC 61511 standard committee to develop three certificate exams that are designed to increase knowledge and awareness of the ISA/IEC 61511 standards. Compliance with the standard requires a focused and continuous approach to functional safety. The standard is a performance-based standard, so there is a need for competent and qualified people to develop and monitor the application of the standard to a facility or process.
Define safety instrumented systems and apply ISA/IEC 61511 standards in compliance with applicable ANSI, AIChE, and IEC regulatory requirementsAnalyze high-profile process industry accidents to identify lessons learned and regulatory developments affecting functional safety managementConduct process hazard analysis and risk assessment to categorize risk and identify independent safety layers within industrial automation and control systemsDetermine SIL requirements using qualitative methods and layers of protection analysis in accordance with LOPA methodology and risk tolerance criteriaAssess hardware reliability and failure modes using fault tolerance tables, redundancy analysis, and SIL verification modeling techniquesDevelop safety requirements specifications defining performance requirements, logic solver selection criteria, and software safety documentationEvaluate pneumatic, relay, and microprocessor logic systems to support appropriate technology selection for safety instrumented functionsSelect and assess field devices based on certification versus prior-use criteria and their impact on overall system performanceApply cybersecurity frameworks including CIS benchmarks and IEC standards to protect industrial automation and control systemsExecute factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, and validation processes in compliance with functional safety lifecycle requirementsManage operations, maintenance, and management of change activities in accordance with SIS safety requirements and documentation standards