Is this a certification?

It is a foundation for TÜV-style certification, not a replacement for it.

Is functional safety different from safety PLC programming?

Programming an F-CPU or GuardLogix is one part; the courses also cover the standards (ISO 13849, IEC 62061) and the risk assessment that decides what the program must do.

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Free machine safety courses with certificate

Functional safety on real controllers, free and complete: F-CPUs, PROFIsafe, safe I/O, E-stop, safety door, two-hand and drive safety, with notes, quizzes and an optional verifiable certificate.

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6 courses · 76 modules · 59h 55m of video · Updated 27 September 2026

FreeSafetyIntermediate

Siemens Safety Integrated: S7-1500F and S7-1200F in TIA Portal

Functional safety on Siemens hardware: F-CPUs and F-modules, creating an F-project, PROFIsafe addresses, safe inputs 1oo1 and 1oo2, safe outputs and wiring, E-stop, safety door, two-hand, feedback monitoring, operating modes, global acknowledgement, a complete cell example and G120 drive safety.

Explain SIL, PL and Siemens Safety Integrated
Create an F-project, configure F-modules and assign PROFIsafe addresses
Evaluate safe inputs 1oo1 and 1oo2 and wire safe outputs

11 modules 8h 23mView course

FreeSafetyIntermediate

Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380

Rockwell machinery safety from the Safebook to the safety signature: machinery safety principles and safety relays, light curtains, cable-pull switches and laser scanners, GuardLink smart safety, GuardLogix with a SafeZone laser scanner, safety produce/consume, signatures and version control, and the CompactLogix 5380 with Compact 5000 I/O.

Apply Safebook 5 principles and select safety relays
Install light curtains, cable-pull switches and laser scanners
Configure GuardLink and GuardLogix safety I/O

7 modules 3h 51mView course

FreeSafetyAdvanced

Safety Instrumented Systems and SIL to IEC 61511

The protection layer that acts once control has already failed: why the SIS is kept apart from the BPCS, safety instrumented functions written with a trip point and a safe state, LOPA and the SIL target, PFDavg arithmetic, sensors, logic solvers and shutdown valves, de-energise against energise to trip, bypass and MOS discipline, 1oo2 and 2oo3 voting, common cause failure, the safety requirements specification, application programs, validation, proof testing and repair deferral.

Say in one paragraph why a safety instrumented system is kept independent of the basic process control system
Write a safety instrumented function with a trip point, a safe state and a response time a designer can build from
Follow a LOPA to a SIL target and check it with a PFDavg calculation and a proof test interval

15 modules 11h 9mView course

FreeSafetyBeginner

HSE Safety Officer Foundations: Risk, PTW and ISO 45001

The daily work of a site safety officer, built on the ISO 45001 management system: hazard identification and risk matrices, the hierarchy of controls, JSAs, permits to work and isolation, work at height, confined spaces, lifting, fire and emergencies, health hazards, incident investigation, safety KPIs, and leadership and reporting.

Explain why accidents happen with the Swiss cheese and domino models, and what a safety officer does each day
Map ISO 45001 clauses 4 to 10 onto Plan-Do-Check-Act and run worker consultation
Identify hazards and score risk on a written 5 x 5 matrix, then choose controls in hierarchy order

14 modules 8h 10mView course

FreeSafetyIntermediate

Machine Safety: ISO 12100, ISO 13849 and SISTEMA

Do the whole machine safety job, not one vendor's part of it: an ISO 12100 risk assessment, guards and interlocks, light curtains with a checked safety distance, the required performance level, a category 3 or 4 design, MTTFd, DCavg and CCF, PL verification in the free SISTEMA tool, validation to ISO 13849-2, IEC 62061 compared, and the technical file the EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 expects from 20 January 2027.

Carry out an ISO 12100 risk assessment task by task and apply the three-step method in order
Choose fixed guards, interlocks and guard locking, and the ISO 14119 device type and coding level
Calculate light-curtain safety distances to ISO 13855:2024 from measured stopping times

14 modules 13h 27mView course

FreeSafetyIntermediate

HAZOP and Process Safety Management

Process safety for oil, gas, chemical and refinery engineers: why major accidents happen, the OSHA PSM elements, CCPS risk based process safety and COMAH, process hazards, HAZID and what-if, reading P&IDs into nodes, HAZOP guidewords and deviations, causes, consequences and safeguards, risk matrices and ALARP, running and recording a HAZOP, LOPA as the bridge to SIL, bow-tie analysis, management of change, PSSR, mechanical integrity, CSB case studies and API RP 754 indicators, ending with a full HAZOP of a separator node.

Explain how process safety differs from personal safety, using BP Texas City and other major accidents
Map a site's documents to the 14 OSHA PSM elements and the CCPS risk based process safety pillars
Judge fire, explosion, toxic and runaway hazards from safety data sheets and Le Chatelier's rule

15 modules 14h 55mView course

Compare the Machine safety courses

Course	Level	Modules	Video	Brand
Siemens Safety Integrated: S7-1500F and S7-1200F in TIA Portal	Intermediate	11	8h 23m	Siemens
Allen-Bradley GuardLogix Safety and CompactLogix 5380	Intermediate	7	3h 51m	Allen-Bradley
Safety Instrumented Systems and SIL to IEC 61511	Advanced	15	11h 9m	Vendor-neutral
HSE Safety Officer Foundations: Risk, PTW and ISO 45001	Beginner	14	8h 10m	Vendor-neutral
Machine Safety: ISO 12100, ISO 13849 and SISTEMA	Intermediate	14	13h 27m	Vendor-neutral
HAZOP and Process Safety Management	Intermediate	15	14h 55m	Vendor-neutral

Why learn Machine safety in India

Every new machine in India needs a documented safety function, and engineers who can program and validate one on Siemens hardware are rare.

Questions

Is this a certification?: It is a foundation for TÜV-style certification, not a replacement for it.
Is functional safety different from safety PLC programming?: Programming an F-CPU or GuardLogix is one part; the courses also cover the standards (ISO 13849, IEC 62061) and the risk assessment that decides what the program must do.

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