Functional Safety is part of general safety related to the process and the basic process control system (BPCS) that depends on the correct functioning of the Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and other layers of protection (IEC-61511).
The Functional Safety Life Cycle according to IEC-61511, is summarized in the following diagram:
FUNCTIONAL SAFETY SERVICES FOR THE PROCESSES SECTOR
In BFC we have experts certified in Functional Safety and specialized commercial software to develop the various stages and activities of the functional safety life cycle based on the standards IEC 61508 / 61511 / ISA 84.00.01.
The software used to develop our services includes:
PHA Pro
PHAST
exSILentia
PRO II
Dynsim
OUR SERVICES IN FUNCTIONAL SAFETY
Risk and process hazard analysis.
Assignment of the layers of protection to safety functions.
Layers of protection analysis (LOPA).
Safety Requirements Specification for the SIS (SRS).
Design and Engineering of the Safety Instrumented System.
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram of the SPPE.
SIL testing reached of the FIS, (PFDavg and MTTFs).