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About the event

The new edition of IEC 61508 is currently planned to be published in the spring of 2010. This workshop will provide delegates with an overview of the changes and practical advice on how to use them to generate greater efficiencies.

You will learn:

• the vital changes in the IEC 61508 and how it can be useful to you
• to design a standards-based functional safety framework
• how to make planning for compliance advantageous to your business
• what users need to take into account when designing, executing and operating a functional safety programme
• how to overcome the adversities faced by end users and suppliers who do not understand the fundamental requirements of the standards

Speakers include:

The people who steered the revision of IEC 61508 lead this workshop, revealing what has changed and what the implications will be for users of the standard:

• Ron Bell, Director, ESC Ltd, Chair- one of the two teams in charge of revision of IEC 61508
• Bill Black, Safety Consultant, Blacksafe Consulting Ltd
• Ken Simpson, Managing Director, ESC Ltd
• Audrey Canning, Managing Director, Virkonnen Critical Systems
• Barry Lytollis, Research & Development Manager,  MTL Instruments
• John Cryer, Head of Control Systems CSD2ECS, Health & Safety Executive

Who should attend?

The workshop will be useful to both professionals seeking an introduction to the standard, as well as established users looking for explanation of the latest amendments. It is relevant across most industrial sectors and will be ideal for:

• project teams and managers involved in the development of electronic or programmable systems which may have safety issues
• engineering professionals who aim to follow the best engineering practices
• engineering professionals involved in mitigating the level of identified risks
• design and product safety engineers
• regulatory safety compliance engineers
  

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