Again this year, Global functional Safety has taken an active part in the development of the Functional Safety standards. To improve, we also participate in S-531 “Explosive atmospheres in relation to the ATEX directives”. We gain knowledge of the new requirements and it enable us to influence the preparation and [...]
Last week it was very quiet at the office. Several of our colleagues were travelling abroad. Some were in Norway for a Risk Assessment workshop, while others had traveled to Germany to participate in the annual TÜV Rheinland Symposium in Cologne, where Functional Safety and Cyber Security were in [...]
Global functional Safety has taken an active part in the development of the Functional Safety standards. To improve, we also participate in S-531 “Explosive atmospheres in relation to the ATEX directives”. We gain knowledge of the new requirements and it enable us to influence the preparation and perception of the [...]
At GFS we had the pleasure to conduct the Functional Safety Introduction course on 10. November at Roskilde Congress Center. 12 participants were ready for breakfast and coffee before Mikael Lund would welcome to an exiting but also hard day with lots of information. At the course the participants were [...]
Mikael Lund from Global Functional Safety (GFS) participated as speaker at FS Forum 2021, with focus on the practical approach to Functional Safety for End-users in the process industry including network sessions. Mikael Lund held a presentation on why ISO 13849 is not applicable with process safety, and a review [...]
Most recently, GFS held a COVID-19 safe and company customized ATEX-course at one of our customers within the process industry. The course was about – Practical approach to ATEX and gas detection. All materials were made according to customer requirements and their facilities with focus on gas detection. All companies [...]
This year we celebrate the first 10 years, and what a journey it has been! Starting has a small company, that had to learn to stand on its own two feet, to become a rebel who wants to make a statement. And as today: a grown-up company with many exciting customers and partners. They all make sure to keep us on the marks and help [...]
What types of tasks does GFS perform - part 2 Global Functional Safety (GFS) performs many types of tasks – the priority of them are based on Functional Safety (IEC 61508 and IEC 61511). The tasks are not limited to specific industries, but ranges from the food industry to [...]
What types of tasks does GFS perform - part 1 Global Functional Safety (GFS) performs many types of tasks – the priority of them are based on Functional Safety (IEC 61508 and IEC 61511). When a Safety Report (Column 3 according to the Seveso Directive) needs to be updated [...]
In collaboration with EFSTAS, we in Global Functional Safety held the course “TÜV Rheinland certified Functional Safety Engineer – Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)” back in February 2020. The course was held in Copenhagen over 4 days with a final exam. We have wished all our participants best of luck [...]