Email: ietcourses@theiet.org
ALL CAREER STAGES | UK-SPEC: A,B,E | FOUR DAYS | LIVE VIRTUAL | CPD: 48 HOURS | COST FROM £999
Safety Critical Systems (SCS) technical training course
We can run additional courses dependent on demand. Please contact us if you are interested in different dates.
About the technical training course
Focusing on the requirements for functional safety through in-depth discussions and practical training course exercises.
This four-day course provides you with an exhaustive and authoritative description of the criteria for functional safety considering the rapidly increasing system complexity.
The course will allow you to interpret and apply IEC 61508 understanding; combat specific issues for designing and managing safety systems and integrating cybersecurity into overall safety strategy.
The course is comprised of three parts, spread over two weeks and taking place virtually.
Intensive learning in three parts:
- Part one: Introduction to functional safety
- Part two: Management, design, assessment, and maintenance
- Part three: Software safety and cyber security
Key themes
- Introduction to IEC 61508, RISK and SILs
- Risk concepts and cost benefit analysis
- Fundamentals of functional safety
- Operation and maintenance
Who should attend
- Control and Instrumentation Engineer
- Electrical Design Engineer
- Electrical and Control Engineering Surveyor
- Loss Prevention Consultant
- RF and Microwave Systems Engineer
- Safety Consultant
- Senior System Engineer
- Specialist Inspector / Safety Assessor
- Nuclear Safety Engineer
- Lead Control and Instrumentation Engineer
- Senior Hardware Engineer.
Don't just take our word for it…
“Good to hear from some of the industry champions involved in delivering this course.”
General Dynamics UK Ltd
“An excellent introduction to the world of IEC 61508 for those who would like to become practitioners.”
Sellafield
“An excellent course covering many aspects of functional safety.”
University of Oxford
“This course is a good generic approach to functional safety. The course covers everything from fundamentals to practical examples to some very specialist areas such as AI.”
Magnox
Jane Power
Jane Power
Past President, IRSE
Andrew Love
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Andrew Love
Director, Headway Innovation Ltd
Panagiotis Takis Kantartzis
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Panagiotis Takis Kantartzis
Associate Consultant, WSP
Dr Amanda Elliott
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Dr Amanda Elliott
Director, Human Factors Rail Specialist & Director Innovace Designs Ltd
Harvinder Bhatia
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Harvinder Bhatia
Head of Central Engineering, TfL
Sam Daw
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Sam Daw
Technical and Assurance Director, Hitachi Rail
Graeme Christmas
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Graeme Christmas
Principal Engineer, Network Rail
Paul Booth
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Paul Booth
Associate, The Nichols Group
Thulasi Karunakaran
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Thulasi Karunakaran
Technical Director - Head of Systems Engineering, Arcadis
Part one: Introduction to functional safety
Part one - day one
| 08:55 | Teams open |
| 09:00 | Introduction to the Course
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:20 |
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland |
| 17:00 | Open forum |
| 17:30 | Close |
Part one - day two
| 08:55 | Teams open |
| 09:00 |
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:20 |
Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland |
| 17:00 | Open forum |
| 17:30 | Close |
Part three: Software safety and cyber security
Part three - day four
| 08:55 | Teams open |
| 09:00 | Session 5: Machinery Safety Applications, using IEC 62061 Dave Green, Principal Consultant RPS | Consulting UK & Ireland |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:10 | Session 6: IEC 61508: Software Requirements Dewi Daniels, Director, Software Safety Limited |
| 11:40 | Break |
| 12:00 | Session 7: Complex Semiconductors and Functional Safety Tom Meany, Functional Safety Technical Specialist, Analog Devices |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Session 8: Cyber Security and Safety Rhodri Morgan, Principle Safety Consultant, Atkins Realis. |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:10 | Session 9: Artificial Intelligence: The Challenges Patrik Feth, Senior Safety Consultant |
| 16:10 | Break |
| 16:20 | End of course open session Q & A Chair: Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist |
| 17:00 | Close |
Part two: Management, design, assessment, and maintenance
Part two - day three
| 08:55 | Teams open |
| 09:00 | Introduction to the course Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist |
| 09:10 | Session 1: Walkthrough example from Hazard and Risk Analysis to final design: Part 1 Esteban Bernechea, Principal Consultant | ORS Consulting (ORS) |
| 10:25 | Break |
| 10:45 | Session 2: Walkthrough example from Hazard and Risk Analysis to final design: Part 2 Chantal Sealey, Principal Consultant, ERM |
| 11:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 | Session 3: Operation and Maintenance Damian Marsden, Principal EC&I Engineer, ERM |
| 13:45 | Break |
| 13:55 | Session 4: Case Studies Including Interactive Examples
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| 15:55 | End of day open session Q & A Chair: Ron Bell, Functional Safety Specialist |
| 16:00 | Close |
Please note that the programme is subject to change.
Course registration and pricing
March 2026
Part one: 3 - 4 March 2026
Part two and three: 10 - 11 March 2026
Early-bird
(Until 6 January 2026)
IET Member - £2059
Non-Member - £2259
Student* - £999
Military / Government - £999
Standard tickets
(From 7 January 2026)
IET Member - £2159
Non-Member - £2369
Student* - £999
Military / Government - £999
Group booking discounts
10% discount for 3 - 5 delegates – SCSGR3TO5
15% discount for 6+ delegates – SCSGR6PLUS
November 2026
Part one: 3 - 4 November 2026
Part two and three: 10 - 11 November 2026
Early-bird
(Until 11 September 2026)
IET Member - £2059
Non-Member - £2259
Student* - £999
Military / Government - £999
Standard tickets
(From 12 September 2026)
IET Member - £2159
Non-Member - £2369
Student* - £999
Military / Government - £999
Group booking discounts
10% discount for 3 to 5 delegates – 17311G3TO5
15% discount for 6 plus delegates – 17311G6PLUS
Address
IET Stevenage: Futures Place
Kings Way
Stevenage
SG1 2UA
What's included in registration?
- Access to the speaker presentation slides
- Certification of attendance on completion of the course
- Refreshments and lunch (Part B only)
- Technical Visit (Part B only*). Places are limited and you must select to attend when registering
- If there are any available places on the technical visit these will be offered to Part A registrants.
Overseas participants
If you are attending the course from outside of the UK and are paying for your booking using a company payment card where the company is VAT Registered and is the registered card billing address, please use the registration link for a VAT registered overseas company.
This form will capture your Company VAT Registration number and will be subject to Out of Scope VAT. Otherwise, VAT is charged at the UK rate of 20%.
If you are from outside the UK but paying with a personal payment card, please use the overseas individual link.
Terms and conditions
All prices are per person. If you require a proforma invoice before booking and/or wish to pay via purchase order, please contact us: events@theiet.org. We regret that we cannot accept AMEX for online payments.
*All students must provide a copy of their student pass or letter of enrolment from their college or University.
Once registered please email your documentation to events@theiet.org along with your booking confirmation number.
Discount codes are for member and non-member delegate registration only, and not applicable to student bookings.
If you need to pay for your group by proforma invoice, please contact events@theiet.org.
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