Safety Integrity Levels Management

Analyse and determine appropriate Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) for the selection of safety protection devices and systems to ensure hardware and software meet SIL-rated requirements

Type

Domain

Competency Area

Process Safety Management

Levels

Select and apply appropriate Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) for safety protection systems and equipment to meet SIL requirements

Conduct SIL studies

Select and apply devices, architecture and system voting logic for SIL for safety protection systems and equipment to meet SIL requirements

Conduct system proof- testing

Perform process hazard analysis and FMEDA analysis

Conduct SIL verification and validation audits

Analyse Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) for safety appropriateness to meet SIL requirements

Conduct SIL studies

Identify and calculate system and equipment PFD with, and without, redundancy

Define SIL levels and ranges for systems

Conduct basic PFD calculations

Design new systems or modify existing systems to meet SIL requirements and standards

Conduct hazard and operability (HAZOP) and layers of protection analysis (LOPA) studies and reviews

Conduct Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA)

Perform SIL verification and validation audits

Review and analyse

system test results

Evaluate Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) for safety protection systems and and reliability for process plant operations

Lead SIL studies and projects

Develop and implement SIL performance standards at the organisational level

Carry out system reliability software modelling