IEC 61508: Hazard and Risk Analysis
- Date
- 2027-12-08
- Location
- Online
- Host
- IEC 61508 (Functional Safety)
About this event
If you work with functional safety, you already know that hazard and risk analysis is where good intentions become defensible engineering. This session focuses on the IEC 61508 perspective: how to think clearly about hazards, assess risk in a structured way, and connect that work to decisions that matter in real projects. About the Event This online event is centered on IEC 61508: Hazard and Risk Analysis, with a format designed for people who want more than a surface-level overview. It brings together a professional community around one of the most important foundations in functional safety: understanding what can go wrong, how serious it could be, and what that means for system design, safety functions, and lifecycle decisions. Rather than treating hazard and risk analysis as a box to ch
Who should attend
This is for people who want a stronger, more practical grasp of how hazard and risk analysis fits into IEC 61508 and real safety work. - You work in **functional safety, systems, software, hardware, or reliability engineering** and want to better understand the analysis that drives later safety decisions. - You are responsible for **identifying hazards, assessing risk, writing requirements, or supporting safety lifecycle activities** and want a clearer framework for doing that work well. - You participate in **design reviews, safety reviews, audits, or assurance discussions** and want to ask better questions and spot weak assumptions earlier. - You are **newer to IEC 61508** and need a grounded introduction to one of its most important concepts without getting lost in abstract standard language. - You already have experience with the standard, but want to **compare approaches, refine your thinking, and learn from peers** dealing with similar implementation challenges. - You value **community discussion in a virtual meetup format** and want a session that combines technical substance with useful conversation.