Training Course:
CEFS – Certified Expert in Functional Safety– CPD Accredited
Course Overview
Objectives
The CEFS program is designed to certify individuals as experts in functional safety, equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, implement, and manage safety-related systems in accordance with international standards like IEC 61508, ISO 13849, and IEC 62061.
Target Audience
- Engineers, safety managers, designers, and consultants who work with safety-related systems in industries such as manufacturing, automotive, process industries, and more.
- Professionals looking to gain a recognised certification in functional safety to enhance their career prospects.
Certification Process
- Training: Participants undergo a rigorous training program that includes lectures, discussions, and practical exercises.
- Exam: At the end of the training, participants must pass an examination to demonstrate their understanding of functional safety principles and their ability to apply them in practice.
- Certification: Successful candidates receive the CEFS certification, which is recognized internationally as a mark of expertise in functional safety.
Learning Outcomes
- Industry Recognition: CEFS certification is widely recognised in the industry, providing a competitive edge in the job market.
- Enhanced Knowledge: Deep understanding of functional safety standards and practices, enabling professionals to contribute to the safety and reliability of complex systems.
- Compliance: Ability to ensure that safety-related systems comply with relevant international standards, reducing the risk of accidents and legal issues.
- Career Advancement: CEFS-certified professionals are often sought after for senior roles in safety engineering, consulting, and management.
Target Audience
- Professionals who are responsible for the safety of machinery and processes, particularly those involved in the design, implementation, and maintenance of safety-related systems.
- Individuals looking to formalise their expertise in functional safety with a recognized certification.
Training Location:
Pilz Automation Ltd
Pilz House, Little Colliers Field
Corby, Northants, NN18 8TJ.
Duration:
3 days + 40-minute exam only on the 3rd day
Agenda/Contents
Basic knowledge of functional safety
- Basics of safety control systems
- Application and implementation of Performance Level (PL) and Safety Integrity Level (SIL)
- Safety requirement specification
- Coursework 1 “Producing a safety requirement specification”
Designing a safety control system
- Safety circuit architectures
- Preventing and controlling systematic failures
- Coursework 2 “Division into subsystems”
- Coursework 3 “Determining the probability of a random hardware failure”
- Coursework 4 “Checking the systematic requirements, including safety-related software”
Validating a safety circuit
- Creating a validation plan and protocol
- Coursework 5 “Designing a validation protocol”
- Using software tools for validation
- Coursework 6 “Software-based review of the safety level”
Expert knowledge of functional safety
- Special cases
- Solution-oriented exercise “Practical application of functional safety”
- Requirements and implementation of a corporate functional safety management system
Prerequisites
To successfully participate in the two-day expert training course you will need to demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the field of functional safety. This includes the following:
- Prior knowledge and extensive current experience of functional safety or
- Attendance at a one-day Pilz training course or other appropriate training on functional safety during the last year, e.g. “Functional safety in accordance with EN ISO 13849 and EN IEC 62061” or
- You have already qualified as a CMSE – Certified Machinery Safety Expert and you qualified or regained certification either this year or last year.
Unsure whether your current qualifications meet the required level? Feel free to get in touch with us. We will be happy to advise you personally and indicate potential alternatives for achieving the level of qualifications needed for CEFS.
Note
The content of the training course is designed especially for people who are involved directly or indirectly in the design of safety control systems.
You will need your own laptop to participate in this training. CEFS includes an exam. This exam is held on a fixed day after the seminar has ended and is always conducted online. So you can take part from the comfort of your office or home. You will need your own laptop or PC, equipped with a webcam and Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. All further information about the exam will be provided after you register for the training. TÜV NORD will provide access data to the exam portal in good time before the exam.
When you have passed the exam you will receive the TÜV NORD certificate for “CEFS – Certified Expert in Functional Safety”, which is recognised worldwide. The certificate is valid for four years and then can be extended for another four years by taking part in a recertification.
Further Information
Following the scheduled two days at Pilz HQ for the CEFS course there is a 40 minute examination that delegates will need to complete to obtain the TÜV NORD certification – this exam will be sat in-house.
Times of the exam, to be sat on the third day will be confirmed nearer the scheduled start dates.
Each participant for this course must complete an individual application form.
Training Location:
Pilz Automation Ltd
Pilz House, Little Colliers Field
Corby, Northants, NN18 8TJ.
The Pilz CEFS – Certified Expert in Functional Safety course is CPD-accredited. Read our Terms & Conditions.
£1,400 + VAT per delegate
Dates Available
- from 23 Sept 2024
- from 28 Oct 2024
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Training Location
Pilz Automation Ltd
Pilz House, Little Colliers Field
Corby, Northants, NN18 8TJ
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