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Functional Safety of Machinery Control Systems

A machine guard is only as good as the control system that enforces it, and that is what machinery functional safety governs. This course covers risk assessment for machinery and the design of safety related control systems to recognised standards. Delegates leave able to take part in machinery risk reduction and safety function design.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain machinery risk assessment and reduction.
  • Describe safety functions and their role.
  • Apply performance levels and safety integrity to controls.
  • Select and arrange safety related components.
  • Validate a safety function against its requirement.
  • Document machinery safety for compliance.

Course outline

  1. 01Machinery hazards and risk
  2. 02Risk assessment and reduction
  3. 03Safety functions
  4. 04Standards for machinery safety
  5. 05Performance levels and integrity
  6. 06Safety related components
  7. 07Architecture and fault tolerance
  8. 08Validation and testing
  9. 09Documentation and compliance
  10. 10Maintenance and change

Who should attend

Control, electrical, automation and safety engineers and technicians who design or assess safety related control systems on machinery.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Register
5 to 9 Oct 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Harare5US$1,800Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Accra5US$1,800Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Durban5R18,000Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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