Topic outline

  • Overview

    • We are all familiar with the hazards of energy (thermal, electrical, kinetic, etc.) and toxicity. But functioning is also a source of danger. Yet, this functioning concerns many systems such as industrial installations or transport means (plane, train, car). This new hazardous phenomenon is revealed, for example, by the malfunctioning of these systems (failures or deviations), but also by their misuse, both of which can have dramatic consequences. 

      Functional safety offers an original approach to controlling this new hazard. Its interest is demonstrated by its adoption by all industrial sectors: process, automotive, railway, aviation, machine, nuclear, etc. This module will allow you to discover this new perspective on safety.

  • Units

    Unité 1. Sécurité fonctionnelle des procédés IEC 61511 (version française)

    • Author

      • Gilles Motet is a Professor at the National Institute in Applied Sciences (INSA), University of Toulouse (France). Since 2017, he is the Director of the development of “Safety Engineering & Management” online platform: https://seamonline.insa-toulouse.fr/

        Since 2007, he is the Head of “Safety Engineering & Management”, a one-year Advanced Master: https://www.safety-engineering.org/

        He was the Scientific Director of the Foundation for an Industrial Safety Culture, a public interest research foundation (2005-2015): https://www.foncsi.org/

        Previously, he was the Director of a research laboratory at INSA Toulouse, France.