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    New: TRAINING IEC61508 AND FUNCTIONAL SAFETY

Are you a designer, developer or engineer in the lift and escalator industry? Bring your knowledge of functional safety to a high level with the new Liftinstituut training. During this four-day training course in the UK, Liftinstituut trainer Elena Mauro will provide you with a lot of knowledge, best practices and case studies. Don’t miss this opportunity to be trained this specific in your field of work. 

  • ALL DETAILS OF THE FUNCTIONAL SAFETY TRAINING IN THE UK

    • Training form: in-person in the UK
    • Duration: 3.5 days training + half-day exam (with certificate upon passing the test)
    • Date: June 4-7, 2024
    • Location: London Heathrow Marriott Hotel
    • Required prior knowledge: basic knowledge in the field of technical lift safety
    • Maximum number of participants: 15
    • Information or quote: call account manager Dennis Lindeboom at +31 6 520 84 107 or business manager Albert-Jan van Ommen at +31 6 512 43 395
    • Price:
      - early bird rate € 1,900.-- (valid until 1 May 2024) 
      - regular rate € 2,200.--  
    • A reduced bedroom rate with the hotel is available for participants until May 1, 2024
    • Rates include program materials, lunch, snacks, and beverages - other expenses (i.e. travel fare, hotel room, breakfast & dinner) are excluded
  • ABOUT THE TRAINER: ELENA MAURO

    Elena Mauro is certification specialist at Liftinstituut with functional safety as area of expertise. After working for many years as a safety consultant in the process industry, she now uses her functional safety expertise in certification projects of lifts, safety components and machines.

    Elena has an impressive CV. She studied Process Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology, where she also completed her post-Masters in System Engineering to combine process and system engineering. She then worked for a supplier of safety systems for thirteen years. First as a programmer, later as a system engineer and finally as a certified safety consultant. Besides her advisory tasks, she is also a very experienced trainer.

     


    Trainer Elena Mauro:

    “I look forward to sharing all the ins and outs of functional safety with you and your colleagues”

  • WHAT TOPICS ARE COVERED BY THE TRAINING FUNCTIONAL SAFETY AND IEC 61508?

    • Day 1 & 2: stage 1 (training and workshop).
      Introduction & History, IEC 61508 Basic Concepts, Strategy to Achieve Functional Safety, Basic Failure Theory, Exercises; Assigning SIL requirements, Safety Requirement Specification, Lifecycle Activities, IEC 61508 and Elevator Standards, Exercises
       
    • Day 3 & 4: stage 2 (training, exercises, and final assessment).
      Design techniques, Diagnostics, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, Creepage and Clearance, IEC 61508 applied to lifts, SW Design, Exercises; PESS and testing, Mechanics and PESS, Formulae, Reliability Block Diagrams, Example of a project, Assessment (Day 4 afternoon, 4 h)

  • INTERESTED IN THIS TRAINING?

    To register for this training in the UK, fill the form and we will send a confirmation as soon as possible if availability allows.

THE MAIN TOPICS OF THIS TRAINING

This is the first functional safety training focused on the lift and escalator industry. The training addresses these main questions:

  • What is needed to ensure the functional safety of programmable electronic systems during the lifecycle of lift and escalators?
  • Which laws, guidelines and standards do apply?
  • How do you ensure the functional safety of a lift or escalator?
  • How do you apply the IEC 61508 standard within your organization?

INTERESTED IN THIS TRAINING?

Register with the button and fill the form. Would you like more information? Please call account manager Dennis Lindeboom at +31 6 520 84 107, international account manager at +31 6 823 86 755 or business manager Albert-Jan van Ommen at +31 6 512 43 395.

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