Functional Safety and Process Safety CPD Seminar - November 24th 2026
Join =Method's specialist consultants for a full day of live online CPD presentations, practical engineering discussions and extensive Q&A covering Functional Safety and Process Safety
- Five live consultant-led presentations.
- 30-minute live Q&A following every presentation.
- You are welcome to join for the topics that are most relevant to you and leave when you wish, although CPD Certificates of Attendance can only be provided to delegates attending the full day.
- Free online attendance via Microsoft Teams.
Each seminar covers a carefully selected programme of current Functional Safety, Process Safety and OT Cyber Security topics. The sessions are designed to support Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including maintaining professional qualifications such as the TÜV Functional Safety IEC 61511 certification.
The seminar is intended for engineers and technical professionals involved in Functional Safety, Process Safety or OT Cyber Security. To allow in-depth technical discussion, delegates should already have a basic understanding of these subjects.
Every presentation is followed by a dedicated 30-minute live Q&A session, giving delegates the opportunity to ask questions directly to our experienced consultants.
The seminar is delivered live in English using Microsoft Teams Webinar and follows UK time. Delegates require a Microsoft Teams account to attend. Cameras and microphones remain muted to protect delegate privacy. Please note that presentation slides and recordings are not provided.
November Topics
09.30am - Why we need to do HazID before HazOp.
10.30am - What’s coming in IEC 61511 Edition 3.
11.30am - Understanding process safety times and response times.
01.00pm - IEC 63187-1 – Systems engineering and system safety for complex systems.
02.00pm - An overview of the new CDOIF “Major Hazard Human Harm Risk Assessment (MHHHRA) for COMAH” guidance.
03.00pm - General Discussion.
Reserve your place
This event is in delivered UK time.
You will need a Microsoft Teams account.
Average delegate rating 91.9%
Recent delegate comments
Appreciate the time and effort all the presenter take in attempting to cover all questions and give not only an answer but the method and logic behind the answer.
The seminar was highly informative and well-structured.
Can't wait for the next one, and hoping to get on some Method training.
Lots of practical perspectives on each of the topics.
The wealth of knowledge here was great for me and i have recommended this seminar and future seminars to my contacts who i believe would benefit from this CPD.
Topics Covered at Previous CPD Seminars
Since 2022, hundreds of engineers have attended =Method's CPD seminars to stay up to date with the latest developments in Functional Safety, Process Safety and OT Cyber Security.
April 2026 Agenda
- Understanding Systematic Capability When Proving SIL levels.
- Integrating Functional Safety and Cyber Security.
- ALARP Explained (as simply as reasonably practicable).
- PFD Calculations and Edition 3 update.
- Key differences between the OG86 and ISA / IEC 62443
October 2025 Agenda
- Effective FSA5's for modifications
- Discussion - How do Process Safety and Cyber Security risk assessments differ?
- Double Jeopardy on Trial - A common HazOp misconception examined.
- Debate - BPCS failures and BPCS independent protection layers.
- What's new with IEC61511 Edition 3.
May 2025 Agenda
- Early hazard studies - Introducing the Early Stage Hazard Studies.
- When Should You Use Machinery Safety Instead of Functional Safety?
- What's new in ISA TR84.00.09:2024 "Cybersecurity Related to the Safety Lifecycle.
- ALARP Explained (as simply as reasonably practicable).
- Functional Safety: More Than a PFD Calculation.
October 2024 Agenda
- Fundamentals of Process Safety Management.
- Lessons Learned: The Smiler ride roller coaster crash.
- Functional Safety Assessments.
- Machinery Safety Devices.
- Fundamentals of Cyber Security.
- Prior Use.
April 2024 Agenda
- Taking the stress out of HSE Visits.
- What happens after a Functional Safety Assessment Stage 3.
- Don't buy security vulnerabilities – Understanding Supply Chain Risk.
- PFD Calculation - The basics.
- What to ask your Design Contractor and your Systems Integrator.
- LOPA pitfalls.
April 2023 Agenda
- A review – 10 years of functional safety, process safety and OT Cyber security.
- Verification and Assessment – the value they add.
- Lessons learnt from HazOp studies.
- What do we typically find from an FSA 4?
- Managing Legacy Systems.
- Senior Management's role in Functional Safety.
- Operations staff and cyber security.
April 2022 Agenda
- Could the correct operation of a safeguard cause a new risk?
- Co-ordinating Project, Process Safety and Functional Safety Lifecycles
- Why Functional Safety works
- If a system isn't Cybersecure, you can't rely on it to be safe
- Managing Legacy Safety Instrumented Systems