This session we're reviewing a live burner management system SIL scenario brought by Tomasz Barnert CFSE PhD. The scenario: a protection system with multiple SIFs protecting a furnace. The vendor is claiming SIL 2. Several genuinely contested questions around independence, compound SIF analysis, and LOPA conservatism. Tomasz has three specific questions for the group — and a third point of view he's been holding back for the session. No slides. No lecture. Bring your read on it. Premium members only. Link below.

Founding member pricing is still available. When the last 2 spots are gone, Premium moves to $59/month. I won't announce it — it will just change. What Premium includes: ✅ Decision Review Live — bring a real scenario from a live project. Peer review, not a lecture. First session 14th April 2026, 18:00 UK time. ✅ Weekly Discussion — one question, open conversation between working engineers. Fridays 10:00 UK time. ✅ Full template library — FSMS, proof test procedures, SRS, competency assessment, MoC register, project safety plan, LOPA procedure. All aligned to IEC 61508 and IEC 61511. ✅ Nuclear guidance notes — technical comparison of process industry vs nuclear practice across eight areas. Based on ONR Technical Assessment Guides. ✅ SILVerify access — IEC 61508/61511 three-barrier SIL verification with automatic Word report generation. $30/month. 2 founding spots remaining. "This is so helpful in so many ways. Never seen anything quite like it before — good access to material and real live engineers." — Anth Gunn, I&C and Functional Safety Engineer. [Upgrade to Premium →]

Glad you're here. This is a community for functional safety engineers who are tired of making hard project decisions alone. The grey areas in IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 rarely come with clear answers — just pressure. This is where we work through those problems together. What to do first: Head to the Classroom and start with the Case Studies — real engineering scenarios from live projects with the decision reasoning explained. Then browse the community feed and jump into any discussion that's relevant to what you're working on. If you have a live project question, post it under the Functional Safety Question tag. Someone here has dealt with it. One thing before you go: Drop a comment below and tell us: - Where you're based - What sector you work in - One challenge you're currently navigating Looking forward to getting to know you. — Richie