Safety Hardware Development
The Safety Hardware Development program applies to personnel involved in the hardware implementation of safety-related systems utilizing electronic or programmable electronic components.
This exam is for the safety hardware.
The CFSE Advisory Board, in conjunction with industry experts, determines curricula based on the competencies required by international standards and industry best practice. As industries evolve through the application of improved, or different technology, the Advisory Board reserves the right to revise curricula to reflect these changes.
Questions related to configuration of Management, Functional Safety Management and Safety Architecture may be asked. These are all areas that must be understood by both hardware and software engineers to avoid safety design errors. Engineers should have a good understanding of diagnostic techniques that often require a combination of hardware and software.
The CFSE Advisory Board highly recommends that you study at least 40-50 self-study hours for preparation of the CFSE/CFSP exam.
Recommended Standards:
- IEC 61508
Recommended Course:
Sample exam:
The CFSE Advisory Board, in conjunction with industry experts, determines curricula based on the competencies required by international standards and industry best practice. As industries evolve through the application of improved, or different technology, the Board reserves the right to revise curricula to reflect these changes.
The curriculum for this program consists of general knowledge plus the knowledge in the applicable field of expertise:
- General requirements of IEC61508
- Common terms and definitions
- Safety, availability, and reliability relationships
- Safety Lifecycle concepts and objectives
- Requirements for Management of Functional Safety
- General documentation requirements
- Change control requirements
- Approval requirements, independence of approval
- Hardware Safety Lifecycle Requirements
- Methods for avoidance of Systematic Hardware Faults
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
- Diagnostic Coverage Analysis
- Safety Requirements Specification requirements
- Typical Failure Modes of Components
- Wear out Mechanisms of Components
- SIL verification concepts and procedures
- Understanding of different calculation methods and limitations
- Understanding of failure rate data and limitations
- Understanding of periodic test procedures and effectiveness
- General design concepts and procedures
- Detailed design concepts and procedures
- Installation requirements for equipment
- Safety validation concepts and procedures
- Management of change concepts and procedures