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SUMMARY:ISA Advanced Design and SIL Verification Course (EC54)
DESCRIPTION:(Discount code HOUS2025) \nAdvanced Design and SIL Verification (EC54) uses detailed design issues and hands-on system analysis/modeling examples to build the skills necessary to perform system designs and analyses. Learn to analyze any system technology and configuration to see if it meets the required Safety Integrity Level (SIL)\, determine if existing systems are safe or need to be upgraded\, and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements. It also reviews optimum manual test intervals for any system\, leading companies to save time and money by not over- or under-testing systems. \nA certificate of completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/isa-advanced-design-and-sil-verification-course-ec54-2/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Green":MAILTO:lgreen@isa.org
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T161953Z
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SUMMARY:ISA Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection Course (EC52)
DESCRIPTION:(Discount code HOUS2025) \nThis course focuses on hands-on examples of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) selection explores a variety of techniques that provide insight into the factors that determine risk reduction requirements. EC52 builds upon the foundation set in ISA’s Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50). Pass the exam and earn the ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Selection Specialist Certificate designation. \nA certificate of completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful course completion.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/isa-advanced-safety-integrity-level-sil-selection-course-ec52-2/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Green":MAILTO:lgreen@isa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20250321T161611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T161611Z
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SUMMARY:ISA Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach Course (EC50)
DESCRIPTION:(Discount code HOUS2025) \nSafety Instrumented Systems: A Lifecycle Approach (EC50) focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification\, design\, analysis\, and justification of safety instrumented systems (SIS) for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels (SILs) and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance and documentation requirements defined in the ISA/IEC 61511 (ISA 84) standard. \nA certificate of completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/isa-safety-instrumented-systems-a-life-cycle-approach-course-ec50-2/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Green":MAILTO:lgreen@isa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250626T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20250321T144320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T144320Z
UID:10000209-1750838400-1750953600@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:ISA Advanced Design and SIL Verification Course (EC54)
DESCRIPTION:(Discount code HOUS2025) \nEC54 focuses on detailed design issues and hands-on examples of system analysis/modeling. Students will be better able to perform system design and analysis thus saving their companies time and money in optimizing system designs. Learn to analyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level) and determine if existing systems are safe enough\, if they need to be upgraded\, and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements. \nA certificate of completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/isa-advanced-design-and-sil-verification-course-ec54/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Green":MAILTO:lgreen@isa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250623T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250624T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20250321T143459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T143459Z
UID:10000208-1750665600-1750780800@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:ISA Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection Course (EC52)
DESCRIPTION:(Discount code HOUS2025) \nThis course focuses on hands-on examples of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) selection explores a variety of techniques that provide insight into the factors that determine risk reduction requirements. EC52 builds upon the foundation set in ISA’s Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50). Pass the exam and earn the ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Selection Specialist Certificate designation. \nA certificate of completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful course completion.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/isa-advanced-safety-integrity-level-sil-selection-course-ec52/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Green":MAILTO:lgreen@isa.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250620T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20250321T143050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T143050Z
UID:10000207-1750060800-1750435200@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:ISA Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach Course (EC50)
DESCRIPTION:(Discount code HOUS2025) \nSafety Instrumented Systems: A Lifecycle Approach (EC50) focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification\, design\, analysis\, and justification of safety instrumented systems (SIS) for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels (SILs) and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance and documentation requirements defined in the ISA/IEC 61511 (ISA 84) standard. \nA certificate of completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/isa-safety-instrumented-systems-a-life-cycle-approach-course-ec50/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Green":MAILTO:lgreen@isa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231025T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231026T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20230914T032236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T032637Z
UID:10000164-1698220800-1698336000@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:Advanced Design and SIL Verification (EC54)
DESCRIPTION:This course focuses on more detailed design issues and further hands-on examples of system analysis/modeling. Students will be better able to perform system design and analysis thus saving their companies time and money in optimizing system designs. This course will enable you to analyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level) and determine if existing systems are safe enough\, if they need to be upgraded\, and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements. You will also be able to determine the optimum manual test interval for any system\, saving your company time and money by not over- or under-testing systems. \nCertificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 3. You can register for the course only or for the certificate program which includes course and exam. Please send an email to info@isa.org for further requirements for the exam. ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 3. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the certificate program exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Verification Specialist. \nPromo code is HOUS2023. 
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/advanced-design-and-sil-verification-ec54-2/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="ISA":MAILTO:info@isa.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231024T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20230914T032104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T032104Z
UID:10000163-1698048000-1698163200@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection (EC52)
DESCRIPTION:This course focuses on further hands-on examples of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) selection using a variety of different techniques and providing more insight into the factors that determine risk reduction requirements. Students will be better able to save their companies time and money through the optimization of system performance requirements.This builds upon the foundation set in ISA’s EC50 (Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification). \nCertificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 2. You can register for the course only or for the certificate program which includes course and exam. \nPlease send an email to info@isa.org for further requirements for the exam. ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 2. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Selection Specialist. \nPromo code is HOUS2023. 
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/advanced-safety-integrity-level-sil-selection-ec52-2/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="ISA":MAILTO:info@isa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231016T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231020T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20230914T031633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T032255Z
UID:10000162-1697443200-1697817600@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach (EC50)
DESCRIPTION:This course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification\, design\, analysis\, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance and documentation requirements defined in the ISA 84 (IEC61511) standard. \nThis course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Programs. You can register for the course only or for the certificate program which includes course and exam. \nThose who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIS Fundamentals Specialist. \nPromo code is HOUS2023. 
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/safety-instrumented-systems-a-life-cycle-approach-ec50-2/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="ISA":MAILTO:info@isa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211027T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20210728T174600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T174600Z
UID:10000137-1635321600-1635436800@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:Advanced Design and SIL Verification (EC54)
DESCRIPTION:Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course. \nCertificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 3. When you register for the course\, the certificate exam is included with your registration. Please send an email to info@isa.org for further requirements for the exam. ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 3. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the certificate program exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Verification Specialist. \nDescription: \nThis course focuses on more detailed design issues and further hands-on examples of system analysis/modeling. Students will be better able to perform system design and analysis thus saving their companies time and money in optimizing system designs. This course will enable you to analyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level) and determine if existing systems are safe enough\, if they need to be upgraded\, and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements. You will also be able to determine the optimum manual test interval for any system\, saving your company time and money by not over- or under-testing systems. \n  \nYou will be able to: \n\nAnalyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level)\nDetermine if existing systems are safe enough (or whether they need to be upgraded) and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements\nDetermine the optimum manual test interval for any system\, saving your company time and money by not over or under-testing systems\n\n  \nYou will cover: \n\nSystem Modeling/Analysis Hands-On Advanced Examples: Multiple Examples with Different Field Device Technologies | Configurations | Diagnostic Levels | Test Intervals | Common Cause Factors | Imperfect Manual Testing\nDetailed Design Topics: Fault Tolerance | Safe Failure Fraction | Diagnostic Coverage | Confidence Limits | System Response to Faults | Using Devices for Control and Safety | Non Fail-Safe Design Requirements | Interface Requirements\n\nClassroom/Laboratory Exercises: \n“Laboratory/Application Exercises really good on driving you to think.” \n—Thomas Jackson\, EC54 Student \n\nThe course consists of multiple application exercises of system modeling/analysis\n\nA hand-held/scientific calculator should be brought to class. \nClassroom Copies of ISA/IEC 61511 standards will be provided for your use during the course \nTextbook Included: Safety Instrumented Systems Verification – Practical Probabilistic Calculations by William Goble and Harry Cheddie \nRecommended Course Prerequisites: \n\nISA course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50 or EC50E) or fundamental understanding of Safety Instrumented Systems\n\nNot sure this particular course is for you? \nA pre-instructional survey is available for you to evaluate your level of understanding of the course material and to show you the types of questions you’ll be able to answer after completing the course. \nRelated Files \nPre Instructional Survey (Adobe PDF File)
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/advanced-design-and-sil-verification-ec54/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Safety,Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Glen Wood":MAILTO:glnwd15@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211025T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211026T170000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20210728T174401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T174401Z
UID:10000136-1635148800-1635267600@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection (EC52)
DESCRIPTION:Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course. \nCertificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 2. When you register for the course\, the certificate exam is included with your registration. Please send an email to info@isa.org for further requirements for the exam. ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems-A Life-Cycle Approach (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 2. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Selection Specialist. \nDescription: \nThis course focuses on further hands-on examples of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) selection using a variety of different techniques and providing more insight into the factors that determine risk reduction requirements. Students will be better able to save their companies time and money through the optimization of system performance requirements.This builds upon the foundation set in ISA’s EC50 (Safety Instrumented Systems-A Life-Cycle Approach). \n  \nYou will be able to: \nDevelop and implement different SIL selection techniques within your organization\, including the risk matrix\, risk graph\, and LOPA (Layer Of Protection Analysis)\, in order to determine the appropriate level of performance needed of your safety systems. This will prevent you from over or under designing the system requirements and will save your organization time and money. \nYou will cover: \n\nPrevention of System Requirements Over- or Under-Design\nDetermination of the Appropriate Level of Performance Needed for Your Safety Systems\nSafety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection Hands-on Examples: 3-Dimensional Risk Matrix | Risk Graph | LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis) | Modified (implicit) LOPA\n\nClassroom/Laboratory Exercises: \n\nThe course consists of multiple application exercises of safety integrity level selection\nStudents are encouraged to bring their own examples to cover in class\n\nA hand-held/scientific calculator should be brought to class \nClassroom Copies of ISA/IEC 61511standards will be provided for your use during the course \nTextbook Included: Safety Integrity Level Selection – Systematic Methods Including Layer of Protection Analysis by Edward M. Marszal\, PE and Dr. Eric W. Scharpf\, MIPENZ \nRecommended Course Prerequisites: \n\nISA course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50 or EC50E) or fundamental understanding of Safety Instrumented Systems\n\nNot sure this particular course is for you? \nA pre-instructional survey is available for you to evaluate your level of understanding of the course material and to show you the types of questions you’ll be able to answer after completing the course.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/advanced-safety-integrity-level-sil-selection-ec52/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Glen Wood":MAILTO:glnwd15@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211018T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211022T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20210728T174012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210728T174252Z
UID:10000135-1634544000-1634918400@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach (EC50)
DESCRIPTION:Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course. \nCourse and Certificate Program: This course is required for the ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Fundamentals Specialist Certificate Program \nYour course registration includes your registration for the exam. \nDescription: \nThis course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification\, design\, analysis\, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance and documentation requirements defined in the ISA 84 (IEC61511) standard. \nThis course is required for the ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Fundamentals Specialist Certificate. When you register for the course\, the certificate exam is included with your registration. \nThose who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA/IEC 61511 SIS Fundamentals Specialist Certificate. \nYou will be able to: \n\nDifferentiate between process control and safety control\nImplement the ISA84 (IEC 61511) standard\nEvaluate process risk levels\nSelect Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs) using a variety of techniques\nAnalyze the performance of different logic system technologies\nAnalyze the performance of various sensor\, logic\, and final element configurations\, as well as the impact of diagnostics\, test intervals\, common cause\, system size\, imperfect manual testing\, and bypassing\nDetermine optimum system test intervals\nSpecify and select safety instrumented systems\nApply the documentation requirements for process safety management\, regulations\, and industry standards\n\nYou will cover: \n\nIntroduction: Accidents and Resulting Regulations | Lessons Learned From Past Accidents | Standards & Guidelines of Interest\nScope & Safety Life Cycle: Management Issues | Design Life Cycle |\nSafety Layers: Independent Safety Layers | Separation of Control and Safety\nRisk\, Hazard Analysis\, Safety Integrity Levels: Hazard Identification | Risk Assessment | Selecting Safety Integrity Levels | Layer of Protection Analysis\nFailure Modes & Reliability Concepts: Safe vs. Dangerous | Failure Mode vs. Technology | Failure Rates | Modeling Techniques | Test Intervals | Fault Tolerance Requirements\nSystem Technologies: Pneumatic | Relay | Microprocessor | Field Devices | Certification | Prior Use\nSystem Design: Requirements Specification | General Design Issues (Environment\, Interfaces\, Bypasses\, Resets\, etc.)\nOperations and Maintenance: Installation | Operation & Maintenance | Testing | Management of Change | Decommissioning\n\nClassroom/Laboratory Exercises: \n“The lab sessions were very helpful. I was very pleased with the course. More so than any other technical course I have been to. I feel that I really learned something.” \n– Shawn Coughlan \n\nCalculate device failure rates\nModel system performance for relay and software-based logic systems\nModel the impact of different configurations\, field devices\, automatic diagnostics\, manual test intervals\, common cause\, and imperfect manual testing and bypassing\nDetermine the SIL (safety integrity level) of a sample functions and design a system to meet the performance requirements\nClassroom Copies of ISA/IEC 61511 standards will be provided for your use during the course\n\nA hand-held/scientific calculator should be brought to class. \nTextbook Included: \nSafety Instrumented Systems: A Life Cycle Approach\nBy Paul Gruhn\, PE\, CFSE and Simon Lucchini\, CFSE\, MIEAust CPEng \nNot sure this particular course is for you? \nA pre-instructional survey is available for you to evaluate your level of understanding of the course material and to show you the types of questions you’ll be able to answer after completing the course.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/safety-instrumented-systems-a-life-cycle-approach-ec50/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Glen Wood":MAILTO:glnwd15@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210125T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210319T170000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20210117T081052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210117T081052Z
UID:10000119-1611561600-1616173200@www.houstonisa.org
SUMMARY:ES10E Applying Instrumentation in Hazardous Locations
DESCRIPTION:Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course. \nMake sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount!\nISA’s online instructor-assisted training courses offer the benefit of a high quality ISA training course with the added advantage of studying at your own pace in the office\, at home\, or while traveling. \n  \nThis online course utilizes pre-recorded training modules\, additional video/simulation modules\, as well as e-mail and live discussions. Students will have access via email to an instructor throughout the course\, as well as a listserve to communicate with other students in the class. \n  \nThis online\, self-paced course runs for eight (8) weeks. You will have access to 11 online modules\, each taking approximately 60 minutes. Your course syllabus will guide you through the course modules and provide assignments and opportunities to interact with the instructor and other course participants. \n  \nDescription: \nThis self-paced\, online course provides a systematic approach to specifying and implementing instrumentation in hazardous locations. Related standards from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)\, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)\, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)\, American Petroleum Institute (API)\, and ISA are discussed. \n  \nYou will be able to: \n\nIdentify process and environmental factors that determine classification\nDescribe and use procedures for electrical classification\nUse applicable standards to develop classification drawings for gases\, dusts\, and fibers\nDescribe the basic principles of protection\nSelect explosion proof apparatus for specific applications\nDetermine when and why explosion seals should be used\nSpecify the use of intrinsically safe and nonincendive systems\nSelect the appropriate protective techniques for different hazards\nSelect alternative protective techniques for reduced cost\nSpecify devices\, design methods and safe construction approaches per National Electrical Code NFPA 70\nPrepare electrical maintenance plans in these classified areas per National Electric Recommended Practice NFPA 70B\nPerform safe operation in these classified areas per National Electric Standard for Work Place Safety NFPA 70E\n\n  \nYou Will Cover: \nPre-Exam \nStudents are asked to take the pre-exam\, which includes questions related to the subject matter areas. Answers will be provided for students to assess their knowledge\, prior to beginning the course material. \nWEEK 1 – Module 1: Introduction & Location Classification Standards \nWEEK 2 – Module 2:   Class I Division & Zone Classification \nWEEK 3 – Modules 3: Class I Zone (Alternative) & Class II Division Classifications \nWEEK 4 – Module 4:   Class III Division & Zone Classification for Dusts and Module 5: Protection Technique Standards & Enclosure Types \nWEEK 5 – Module 6:   Explosion Proof Enclosures & Module 7: Intrinsic Safety \nWEEK 6 – Module 8:   Non-incendive Systems & Module 9: Pressurization & Purging \nWEEK 7 – Module 10: Other Types of Protection & Module 11: Maintenance Considerations \nWEEK 8 – Final Examination \n  \nClassroom Materials: \n\nCourse noteset with slides from course modules and course syllabus\nISA Standards: ANSI/ISARP12.06.01-2003 – Intrinsic Safety; ANSI/ISATR12.24.01-1998 (IEC 60079-10 Mod) – Class I\, Zones 0\, 1\, and 2; ANSI/ISA12.01.01-1999 – Definitions and ANSI/ISA12.12.01-2000 – Non-incendive\n\n  \nFeatures of ISA CyberU online course: \n  \nOnline Pre-recorded Course Modules \nYour instructor has pre-recorded each course module so that you can access the course presentations on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 60 minutes. \n  \nAsk the Expert \nInteract with your expert instructor\, via email throughout the course and through scheduled live Q& A sessions. You can expect a reply to your email within 24 hours. This email address is active during the entire course duration. \nThe Q&A sessions provide an opportunity for you and your classmates to speak one-on-one with the instructor. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course material and interact with your fellow classmates. \n  \nClass Discussions \nYou will be invited to subscribe to a course listserve that includes course participants. You can use this listserve to post questions and share experience relevant to the course with other class members. \n  \nCourse Assignments and Exams \n\nTake the course pre-test before you begin studying the course material to get a better understanding of areas that you will want to focus on more during the course.\nHomework assignments for all modules will be indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to help expand your understanding of the course material.\nComplete the final exam for the course in order to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) credit. The final exam will be taken and scored online. You must receive at least 80% on the course exam to receive CEU credit.\nContinuing Education Units (CEU) credits are awarded to all students who successfully complete the final course exam.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/es10e-applying-instrumentation-in-hazardous-locations/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
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SUMMARY:EC50E Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach
DESCRIPTION:Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.Your course registration includes your registration for the exam. \nMake sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount!\nDescription \nISA’s CyberU online instructor-led training course offers the benefit of a high quality ISA training course with the added advantage of studying at your own pace in the office\, at home or while traveling. \nThis online course utilizes online training modules\, additional text materials\, online evaluations\, and email discussions. Students will have access via email to an instructor and have an opportunity to participate in live Q&A sessions with the instructor and other class participants. The course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification\, design\, analysis\, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance requirements. \n  \nThis CyberU course runs for eight (8) weeks. You will have access to seven online modules for a web/audio session. Each module takes approximately 60 minutes. Your course syllabus will guide you through the course modules\, provide assignments\, and the schedule for live Q & A sessions. \n  \nYou will be able to: \n\nDefine safety instrumented system.\nDiscuss how regulations have resulted through lessons learned from high profile process industry accidents.\nDetermine which ANSI/ISA\, AIChE\, and IEC guidelines and standards are relevant in industry.\nIdentify the Scope of ISA 61511\nDiscuss strategies for the management of functional safety\nIdentify the stages of the safety design life cycle.\nIdentify available safety layers for an IACS\nDiscuss the importance of “defense in depth” concept\nIdentify how SISs are used to reduce risk.\nCategorize risk using a PHA\nDetermine SIL using qualitative methods\nDetermine performance requirements for each SIL\nConduct a LOPA\nDiscuss LOPA methodology\nDevelop guidelines for LOPA\nDetermine risk tolerance\nIdentify resources for cyber security in an IACS\nIdentify failure modes and the risks involved with each\nIdentify hardware modeling techniques (SIL verification.)\nExplain the impact of redundancy on failure rates.\nDemonstrate the use of fault tolerance tables.\nDevelop an SRS\nExplain the pros and cons of relay logic systems\nExplain the pros and cons of microprocessor systems (PLC)\nDiscuss the pros and cons of pneumatic systems\nIdentify typical field devices in an IACS\nDiscuss impact of field devices on system performance\nExplain Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks\nExplain pros and cons of using certification vs prior use devices.\nExplain the FAT process.\nExplain installation and commissioning process.\nExplain the validation process\nIdentify priorities of the operation and maintenance phase.\nIdentify safety requirements for MOC\nIdentify documents to maintain for SRS\n\n  \nYou will cover: \nEach course module has been pre-recorded by your instructor\, so that you can access on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 60 minutes. \nModule 1/Week 1: Background\, Scope\, Management Issues\, The Life Cycle \nCovers high profile process industry accidents\, the legislation that resulted and various lessons learned \nModule 2/Week 2: Hazard and Risk assessment\, Selecting SILs \nCovers concepts and benefit of independent safety layers\, hazard identification\, risk assessment and safety integrity levels (SIL) \nModule 3/Week 3: Layer Of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and cybersecurity \nCovers the semi-quantitative method of determining safety integrity levels called LOPA \nModule 4/Week 4: Reliability and Modeling Issues \nCovers reliability issues and helps make sense of the minimum hardware fault tolerance requirement tables in the standard \nModule 5/Week 5: SRS and Logic Solver Technologies \nCovers the safety requirements specification (SRS) and the pros and cons of pneumatic\, relay and microprocessor logic systems \nModule 6/Week 6: Field Devices\, Certification\, Misc Design Issues \nCovers field devices\, their impact and the differences between using certified vs. proven-in-use devices. \nModule 7/Week 7: FAT and beyond \nCovers factory acceptance testing\, installation\, commission\, validation\, operations\, maintenance\, testing\, bypassing and management of change \n  \nCourse materials: \nCourse materials will be provided to all course registrants prior to the course start date. \n\nCourse noteset with slides from course modules and course syllabus\nOnline access to ISA/IEC 61511 standards for the duration of the course\nTextbook Included:\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nSafety Instrumented Systems: A Life Cycle Approach\nBy Paul Gruhn\, PE\, CFSE and Simon Lucchini\, CFSE\, MIEAust CPEng\n\n\n\n\n  \nFeatures of ISA CyberU online course: \nOnline Pre-recorded Course Modules \nYour instructor has pre-recorded each course module so that you can access the course presentations on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 60 minutes. \n  \nAsk the Expert \nInteract with your expert instructor\, via email throughout the course and through scheduled live Q& A sessions. You can expect a reply to your email within 24 hours. This email address is active during the entire course duration. \nThe Q&A sessions provide an opportunity for you and your classmates to speak one-on-one with the instructor. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course material and interact with your fellow classmates. \n  \nClass Discussions \nYou will be invited to subscribe to a course listserve that includes course participants. You can use this listserve to post questions and share experience relevant to the course with other class members. \n  \nCourse Assignments and Exams \n\nTake the course pre-test before you begin studying the course material to get a better understanding of areas that you will want to focus on more during the course.\nHomework assignments for all modules will be indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to help expand your understanding of the course material.\nComplete the final exam for the course in order to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) credit. The final exam will be taken and scored online. You must receive at least 80% on the course exam to receive CEU credit.\nContinuing Education Units (CEU) credits are awarded to all students who successfully complete the final course exam.
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/ec50e-safety-instrumented-systems-a-life-cycle-approach/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201029T160000
DTSTAMP:20260527T173743
CREATED:20200209T223539Z
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SUMMARY:EC54 – Advanced Design & SIL Verification (October 2020)
DESCRIPTION:Location: \nKenexis\n15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418 \nDate: \nOctober 28-29\, 2020 \nCourse Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \nDescription:\nThis course focuses on more detailed design issues and further hands-on examples of system analysis/modeling. Students will be better able to perform system design and analysis thus saving their companies time and money in optimizing system designs. This course will enable you to analyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level) and determine if existing systems are safe enough\, if they need to be upgraded\, and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements. You will also be able to determine the optimum manual test interval for any system\, saving your company time and money by not over- or under-testing systems. \nCertificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 3. You can register for the course only or for the certificate program which includes course and exam. ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 3. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the certificate program exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Verification Specialist. \nYou will be able to:\n\nAnalyze any system technology and configuration to see if it will meet the required SIL (Safety Integrity Level)\nDetermine if existing systems are safe enough (or whether they need to be upgraded) and whether proposed systems will meet the performance requirements\nDetermine the optimum manual test interval for any system\, saving your company time and money by not over or under-testing systems\n\nYou will cover:\n\nSystem Modeling/Analysis Hands-On Advanced Examples: Multiple Examples with Different Field Device Technologies | Configurations | Diagnostic Levels | Test Intervals | Common Cause Factors | Imperfect Manual Testing\nDetailed Design Topics: Fault Tolerance | Safe Failure Fraction | Diagnostic Coverage | Confidence Limits | System Response to Faults | Using Devices for Control and Safety | Non-Fail-Safe Design Requirements | Interface Requirements\n\n For more information: \nhttps://www.isa.org/products/advanced-design-and-sil-verification-ec54
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/ec54-advanced-design-sil-verification-3/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Jacqueline Buskop":MAILTO:jbuskop@wesleyan.edu
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201027T160000
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SUMMARY:EC52 – Advanced Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection (October 2020)
DESCRIPTION:Location: \nKenexis\n15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418 \nDate: \nOctober 26-27\, 2020 \nCourse Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. \nDescription:\nThis course focuses on further hands-on examples of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) selection using a variety of different techniques and providing more insight into the factors that determine risk reduction requirements. Students will be better able to save their companies time and money through the optimization of system performance requirements. This builds upon the foundation set in ISA’s EC50 (Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification). \nCertificate Program: This course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 2. When you register for the course\, the certificate exam is included with your registration.ISA Course Safety Instrumented Systems-Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50) or Safety Instrumented Systems: Design\, Analysis\, and Justification (EC50E) and ISA Certificate Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Program 1 are prerequisites for Certificate Program 2. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIL Selection Specialist. \n\nYou will be able to:\nDevelop and implement different SIL selection techniques within your organization\, including the risk matrix\, risk graph\, and LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis)\, in order to determine the appropriate level of performance needed of your safety systems. This will prevent you from over or under designing the system requirements and will save your organization time and money. \nYou will cover:\n\nPrevention of System Requirements Over- or Under-Design\nDetermination of the Appropriate Level of Performance Needed for Your Safety Systems\nSafety Integrity Level (SIL) Selection Hands-on Examples: 3-Dimensional Risk Matrix | Risk Graph | LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis) | Modified (implicit) LOPA\n\n  \nFor more information: \nhttps://www.isa.org/products/advanced-safety-integrity-level-sil-selection-ec52
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/ec52-advanced-safety-integrity-level-sil-selection-3/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Jacqueline Buskop":MAILTO:jbuskop@wesleyan.edu
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SUMMARY:EC50 - Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life- Cycle Approach (October 2020)
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThis course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification\, design\, analysis\, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance and documentation requirements defined in the ISA84 (IEC 61511) standard. \nThis course is required for the ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Programs. Your course registration includes your registration for the exam. Those who successfully complete this course and pass the exam receive the designation of ISA84 SIS Fundamentals Specialist. \nYou will be able to: \n\nDifferentiate between process control and safety control\nImplement the ISA84 (IEC 61511) standard\nEvaluate process risk levels\nSelect Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs) using a variety of techniques\nAnalyze the performance of different logic system technologies\nAnalyze the performance of various sensor\, logic\, and final element configurations\, as well as the impact of diagnostics\, test intervals\, common cause\, system size\, imperfect manual testing\, and bypassing\nDetermine optimum system test intervals\nSpecify and select safety instrumented systems\nApply the documentation requirements for process safety management\, regulations\, and industry standards\n\nFor More Information: \nhttps://www.isa.org/products/safety-instrumented-systems-a-life-cycle-appro-2
URL:https://www.houstonisa.org/event/ec50-safety-instrumented-systems-a-life-cycle-approach-october-2020-tx/
LOCATION:Kenexis\, 15995 N Barkers Lndg Rd Ste 143 Houston\, TX 77079-2418\, Houston\, TX\, 77079-2418\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training,Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Jacqueline Buskop":MAILTO:jbuskop@wesleyan.edu
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