IEC 61508 Software Safety Training Course – 2 Days Training

Purpose

This software safety training course enables participants to understand and apply the principles of functional safety to the development and assessment of safety-related software systems, to the IEC 61508 standard. It teaches the primary elements of the software safety lifecycle and how these are applied to safety-related software systems development. It covers the assessment of safety-related software systems to confirm that the allocated safety requirements have been achieved. Participants will develop expertise in applying techniques and methods necessary to specify, design, implement and assess safety-related software systems to meet the requirements of IEC 61508.

Course Learning Objectives

By the end of this software safety training course, participants should have an appreciation of:

Management of functional safety for software
Distinction between software and hardware safety
Deriving software safety requirements from the system safety requirements
Defining software safety requirements using appropriate hazard identification and risk assessment methods
Selection of appropriate software architecture, methods and techniques to meet the allocated SIL requirements
Software safety in the context of other related standards such as IEC 61511, EN 50128, Def Stan 00-055, DO-178, ARP4754, CAP 670 and so on
Future developments of IEC 61508

Outline Content

Introduction to IEC 61508
Management of functional safety and functional safety assessment
IEC 61508 compliance framework and compliance requirements for software
Differences between software and hardware safety requirements
Software safety lifecycle in the context of the overall safety lifecycle
Software systematic capability and systematic safety integrity
Software safety requirements (including differences between system and application software)
Software configuration management and traceability
Software modification
Software verification and validation (V&V)
Tool qualification
Software safety in the context of other related standards such as IEC 61511, EN 50128, Def Stan 00-055, DO-178, ARP4754, CAP 670 and so on
New developments in IEC 61508 on software safety

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Recommended Prior Study

Basic understanding of IEC 61508 requirements, e.g. by reading the standard, or attending ESC’s Introduction to Functional Safety (IEC 61508) 1 Day Training Course

Who Should Attend

Software engineers, system integrators, software safety engineers who are involved in delivering IEC 61508 compliant software systems

Delivery Method

Face to face

Qualifications, Skills, Competence Gained

Certificate setting out the key topics covered in the course
Enhanced knowledge of software safety
Enhanced knowledge of the software compliance requirements of IEC 61508

Duration

The IEC 61508 Software Safety Training Course runs over 2 days.

Software Safety Training Course Module Details

IEC 61508 overview
- IEC 61508 compliance framework
- Management of functional safety, functional safety assessment
- Safety lifecycle
- Safety Integrity Level (SIL)
- Random failures versus systematic failures
IEC 61508 Part 3 overview
- How does Part 3 fit in the overall IEC 61508 and E/E/PE system lifecycle
- Overview of the IEC 61508 Part 3 scope, structure and content
- Differences between software and hardware
- Compliance framework for software
IEC 61508 Part 3 software requirements
- Software development lifecycle and safety lifecycle
- Software safety requirements and methods of deriving the requirements
- Requirements applicable throughout software development lifecycle
  - Software configuration management
  - Software forward and backward traceability
  - Software verification and validation (V&V)
  - Software modification
  - Software tool qualification
- Requirements applicable to specific software development lifecycle stages
- Differences between system and application software
Software safety in the context of other related standards
- Similarities and differences between IEC 61508 and other standards, including
  - IEC 61511
  - EN 50128
  - Def Stan 00-55
  - DO-178, ARP4754, CAP 670
IEC 61508 Part 3 potential new developments, including
- IEC 61508 maintenance committee activities
- Key software safety topics being discussed and debated
- Software lifecycle
- Proven in use
- Tool qualification
- Data safety

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