Ask a consultancy for component or system conformity with the IEC 61508 standard

Whether it is a sensor, a mechanical valve, a complex measurement system, a firmware logic resolver, or embedded software intended to be integrated into a security loop, the requirement is the same: validate the conformity of the product for use in safety applications via the Safety Life Cycle established by the series of IEC 61508 standards.
The  SIL consulting service includes complete conformity assessment of the product, component, or complex integrated system for all SILs (SIL 1, SIL 2, SIL 3, and SIL 4).
The service we offer is complete SIL consulting, highly specialized in creating and implementing all the phases of the Safety Life Cycle: our pool of functional safety specialists will guide you through the entire process for device hardware and software/firmware assessment according to the IEC 61508 standard.
The SIL consulting approach is structured on a series of modular activities that can be carried out based on specific needs:

• SIL Allocation
• Support in drawing up the Safety Requirements Specification document
• Hardware and software design review for conformity to IEC 61508 requirements
• Validation testing, including software validation, and drawing up the test report
• Overall validation at system installation
• Support in drawing up the Safety Manual, a mandatory document that contains all the instructions for use
• Support in drawing up the documents necessary for the functional safety management system

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Plan your company on-the-job training on functional safety requirements

Knowledge of the IEC 61508 requirements is essential for designing complex industrial systems, where great importance must be placed on the safety of people, the environment, and the infrastructure itself.
The goal of our IEC 61508 standard training is to support the roles responsible for designing equipment in acquiring key skills regarding the functional safety requirements of safety systems equipped with electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic (E/E/EE/PE) technology.
Both online and in-person training days can be organized based on what is needed and the number of participants.

The training program develops on the job, as it theoretically and practically follows company roles through the entire E/EE/PE safety system design process in conformity with functional safety requirements.
In fact, the training plan goes into depth on the IEC 61508 standard and the functional safety principles applicable to the product to obtain the required SIL with the purpose of training personnel through a technical-operational approach.
Training sessions are given by TÜV Rheinland-certified training specialists with longstanding theoretical and operating experience in the functional safety field and cover the following modules:

• Definition of risk and SIL allocation
• Safety instrumented function and demand rate
• Architectural constraints, Safe Failure Fraction, and fault tolerance
• PFDavg and PFH
• Diagnostics and diagnostic coverage
• Failure rate
• Security lifecycle
• SIL documentation required by the standard and the market
• Systematic capability
• Verification and Validation
• Trial testing
• SIL verification via calculation

The skills acquired can be used to immediately manage these issues within your organization. The participation is proved by the certificate of attendance.

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The certification of conformity to IEC 61508 standards is the pinnacle to aim for to prove the functional safety of a component

Discover all the SIL IEC 61508 certification options.
Our internal BYHON division is accredited by ANSI and ISASecure® for the issuance of certification according to IEC 61508 schemes. The certification roadmap is based on a Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) process that consists in assessing the adequacy of the functional safety obtained from the analyzed equipment, compared to the clauses established by IEC 61508.
The certification scheme:

• Detailed review of hardware and software design, where auditors review the product design against functional safety requirements together with the manufacturer’s designers;
• Revision of the development of the Functional Safety Management System, which aims to verify the presence and applicability of a management system for the fulfilment of functional safety requirements;
• Quality constraint audit, which aims to verify the implementation of the quality requirements of IEC 61508 in the manufacturer’s quality management system.

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