Course Level
Certificate IV
Professional Certificate of Competency in Safety Instrumentation Systems for Process Industries
This professional development course is designed for engineers and technicians who wish to develop their knowledge of the design and implementation of safety instrumented systems as applied to industrial processes. Safety control systems are widely used in hazardous processes to protect people, the environment, and equipment against serious harm. Many countries look for compliance with international standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 as a benchmark of acceptable quality in the design and management of safety controls. This course will explain the key requirements of the IEC 61511 standard for all stages of the safety project from hazard and risk assessment studies through to hardware and software engineering and on to the maintenance and proof testing regimes. We will also go over methods for avoiding spurious trips.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
EIT ONLINE | Online/Off-campus - 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Structure
12 Modules
Subjects
- Overview of Safety Instrumented Systems
- Safety Life Cycle Models
- Hazard Study Methods
- Risk Reduction by SIS
- SIL Determination Methods
- Designing SIS Structures
- Selecting Instruments for Safety Duties
- Reliability Analysis
- Safety-certified PLCs
- Application Software for Safety Duties
- Documentation and Management
- Diagnostics and Proof Testing
Entry requirements
- To obtain a certificate of completion for EITs Professional Certificate of Competency, students must achieve a 65% attendance rate at the live, online fortnightly webinars. Detailed summaries/notes can be submitted in lieu of attendance. In addition, students must obtain a mark of 60% in the set assignments which could take the form of written assignments and practical assignments. Students must also obtain a mark of 100% in quizzes. If a student does not achieve the required score, they will be given an opportunity to resubmit the assignment to obtain the required score.