SIS life-cycle: Overview of typical activities and documents
SIS life-cycle: Overview of typical activities and documents
This document provides an overview of typical Functional Safety activities and documents
based on IEC 61511:2017. The overview can be used to manage Functional Safety projects.
1. Set up functional safety management plan statu
s
Responsible Project/plant manager 🗸
Objective To manage the development, realisation and maintenance of a SIS 🗸
Basis Project definition, basis for design, Process Flow Schemes, P&IDs 🗴
Determine which departments / personnel need to be involved
Activities: during the relevant SIS lifecycle phases
Personnel Determine competence requirements for the key personnel
Check competence of key personnel
Determine the applicable SIS life-cycle phases and the relevant
Planning activities and documents (this overview may help)
Make a realistic planning when activities should be performed
A verification system should be set up in order to guarantee the
Developmen
t process
quality of activities and documents
All documents shall be checked and approved
Functional safety management plan
Deliverables
Life-cycle planning
Reference: IEC 61511 clauses 5, 6 and 7
2. Hazard and risk assessment status
Responsibl Process safety engineer / Process engineer
e
Objective To identify all process hazards and to determine associated risks
Basis P&IDs and other relevant conceptual documents
Determine scope of work
Organise HAZOP and risk assessment brainstorm sessions
Determine team composition for the brainstorm sessions
Activities
Check if the proposed HAZOP chairman is well-experienced
Ensure that appropriate HAZOP and risk assessment methodologies
will be used
Deliverable HAZOP and Risk Assessment report
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 8
3. Allocation of safety functions to protection layers status
Responsibl Process engineer / Process safety engineer
e
Objective To select appropriate risk reducing measures
Basis HAZOP and Risk Assessment report and P&IDs
Inherently safe design is preferred
Mechanical safeguards may be selected as well as instrumental
Activities
safeguards or other means of risk reduction
Determine the instrumental safeguards (SIFs) and associated SIL
Deliverable Allocation report (might be an addendum of the HAZOP+RA report)
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 9
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4. Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS) status
Responsibl Process safety engineer
e
Objective To specify the SIFs to be able to design these SIFs.
Basis Allocation report, HAZOP and risk assessment report, P&IDs
Define all SIFs; sensors, logic solver function, final elements,
overrides (if any), reset functions, Process Safety Times, if valves
should be tight shut-off, required risk reduction factor (or PFD)
Activities A SRS is a multidisciplinary document. It must be approved by the
involved disciplines
Make Cause & Effect diagrams to be used by the FLD designers,
during verification / validation and Operations
Deliverable Detailed SRSs
s Cause & Effects diagram(s)
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 10
5. Functional Safety Assessment stage 1 (FSA 1) statu
s
Responsibl Independent competent engineer
e
To ensure that the SIS life-cycle activities up to and including the SRS
have been performed correctly
Objective
Note: The SRS is a critical document, it will be used for the design of
the SIFs and it will be used as basis for the verification / validation
Basis SRSs, P&IDs, HAZOP and risk assessment report, allocation report
Verification if involved personnel are competent
Activities Verification if the SRSs are correct and complete
Verification if the Cause & Effects diagrams are correct
Deliverable FSA 1 report
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 5.2.6.1
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6. Design of the SIS status
Responsibl Instrumentation engineer
e
Objective To develop the detailed design of the SIS
SRS and P&IDs
Basis
Narratives, company / project terms of reference, FSA-1 report
Specify all instruments, systems and auxiliaries to be purchased
Design the wiring / cabling, power supply, instr. air provisions, etc.
Design the human-machine interfaces
Activities Develop the Application Program
Perform a SIS security risk assessment
Perform audits
Verify if the SIF design comply with IEC 61511 / 61508
Specification / requisition of the SIS logic solver
SIS Instruments data sheets
Specification / requisition of the SIS instruments
SIS auxiliary cabinets configuration
Specification / requisition of the SIS auxiliary cabinets
Specification / requisitions of SIS valves / actuators / solenoid valves
Typical SIS Functional Logic Diagrams
design
SIS Application Program
deliverables
SIS Application Program verification report
Human-machine interfaces for Operations and Maintenance
Wiring diagrams
Lay out drawings
SIS Loop diagrams
Supporting provisions, tracing and insulation
SIS security risk assessment report
SIL design verification report
Vendors audit reports. Reviews to be performed to ensure that the
vendors functional safety management systems are in place
SIFs test procedures
Typical Loop test procedures
other FAT procedures
deliverables SIS maintenance management database
SIS installation plan
SIS validation procedures
Evaluation forms of suppliers quotations / documents / safety
manuals
Spare parts list
Reference: IEC 61511 clauses 11 and 12
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7. Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) status
Responsibl Instrumentation engineer
e
Objective To verify if systems / cabinets are realised correctly
SRS and P&IDs, FAT procedures, Design documents, relevant
Basis specification / requisition, vendor documents (e.g. safety manuals),
vendor audit report
Organise FATs, determine participants, vendor to make test
provisions
Activities
Perform FATs
Verify the Application Program in the safety PLC
Deliverable FAT reports
s
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 13
8. Functional Safety Assessment stage 2 (FSA 2) status
Responsibl Competent independent engineer
e
Objective To ensure that the activities of the SIS life-cycle phases ‘Design of
the SIS’ and ‘FATs’ have been performed correctly
Basis SRS and P&IDs, Design documents, FAT reports, specifications /
requisitions and vendor documents
Verification if involved personnel are competent
Verification if the recommendations of FSA-1 are implemented
Activities Verification of design documents
Verification of the Application Program documents
Verification if the FAT recommendations are implemented
Deliverable FSA 2 report
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 5.2.6.1
9. SIS installation and commissioning status
Responsibl Instrumentation engineer
e
Objectives To realise and pre-test the SIS
Installation plan, design documents, vendor documents, FAT
Basis
reports, FSA 2 report, Loop test procedures
Installation of the SIS
Activities Commissioning of the SIS so that it is ready for final system
validation.
Deliverable As built marked-up design documents
s Records of the commissioning of the SIS
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 14
10. SIS safety validation status
Responsibl Instrumentation engineer
e
To validate that the installed and commissioned SIS and its
Objective
associated SIFs achieve the requirements as stated in the SRS
SRS’s, proof test procedures, validation procedures, design
Basis
documents, vendor documents, FAT reports
Activities Perform inspections and tests
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Validation report
Deliverable
s
Update of the SIS maintenance management database with the test
results
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 15
11. Functional Safety Assessment 3 (FSA 3) – SIL Field validation status
Responsibl Competent independent engineer
e
To ensure that the activities of the SIS life-cycle phases ‘SIS
Objective installation and Commissioning’ and ‘SIS safety validation’ have
been performed correctly
P&ID’s, SRS, design documents, vendor documents, validation
Basis procedures & validation results, proof test procedures and proof test
results
Verification if involved personnel are competent
Verification if the proof tests / validations procedures are adequate
Activities Verification if all tests / validations are performed, evaluation of the
test results
Visual inspection of SIS instruments
Deliverable FSA 3 report
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 5.2.6.1
12. Operation and maintenance status
Responsibl Project / Operations / Maintenance managers
e
To maintain the SIL of each SIF, to operate and maintain the SIS in
Objective
a way that sustains the required safety functions
Basis Validated SIS and Up-to-date SIS documents
Implement the recommendations of FSA 3
Take care of awareness and competence of personnel
Organise operators training
Organise maintenance training
Perform periodical proof tests and visual inspections
Keep the maintenance management database up-to-date
Activities
Use approved procedures for bypassing elements of the SIF when
needed
Perform preventive and breakdown maintenance of the SIS, e.g.
periodical overhaul of valves by valve vendor and calibration of
sensors
Take care of adequate spare parts and service contracts
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 16
Abbreviations
FAT Factory Acceptance Test
FLD Functional Logic Diagrams
FSA Functional Safety Assessment
HAZOP HAZARD & Operability
PFD Average Probability of Failure on Demand
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
P&ID Piping & Instrumentation Diagram
RA Risk Assessment
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SIF Safety Instrumented Function
SIL Safety Integrity Level
SIS Safety Instrumented System
SRS Safety Requirements Specification
Reference: IEC 61511 clause 3
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