Functional safety of machinery
tec.nicum academy
tec.nicum is an accepted course provider for the “Functional Safety of Machinery” training course of the TÜV Rheinland® Functional Safety Training Program.
During the 4-day training (in person) / 8-day training (online) participants will experience theory, practical examples, discussions on General Machine Safety based on ISO 12100 and Functional Safety according to ISO 13849 and IEC 62061, added to by all the knowledge and experience of the trainers and the course provider.
Engineers with proven experience in Machine Safety and Functional Safety will go in-depth into the requirements, the demands of international standards and, by passing a final exam, will receive an offcial Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland®) certificate, confirming their knowledge.
International regulations, basic risk assessment concepts, examples of protective equipment for machinery, safety functions, circuit designs, Performance Level (PL) and Safety Integrity Level (SIL) calculations will be described, discussed, designed, and tested during the course.
Course objectives
This training course has been developed to create high-level knowledge in:
- Risk assessment and reduction
- Specifying machine guarding
- Developing safety functions
- Performance level calculation and validation
- Calculation and validation of the Safety Integrity Level
Who should attend?
Professionals with proven experience in machine and functional safety (application engineers, system integrators, designers, safety specialists) who wish to test and certify their knowledge with an offcial international certification.
Participant eligibility requirements
Participants who wish to obtain the FS Engineer (TÜV Rheinland®) certificate have to fulfill the following requirements listed below, and attend the complete training course and pass the exam:
- A minimum of 3 years experience in the field of functional safety
- University degree (Bachelors, Masters, Diploma etc.) in Engineering or other technical area
Additional information
The standards ISO 13849 part 1, part 2 and IEC 62061 are required working material for this training and need to be aquired and brought along by the participants.
Please contact us to learn more:
gobal@tecnicum.com
+49 202 6474-932
