Course description
CPD (Continuing Professional Development) in Fault Tree and Event Tree Analysis
Developed by practitioners for practitioners, TÜV Rheinland Risktec CPDs in Risk and Safety Management are designed to help risk and safety professionals certify their skills and prove their commitment to the industry.
The course is delivered entirely by distance learning, giving learners the opportunity to study part-time and to plan their study around their professional and personal commitments. Risktec offers a choice of 23 different CPD topics, and each course lasts 12 weeks.
Pre-requisites
None.
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
Managers, engineers, operators, HSE advisors and risk management practitioners.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Upon successful completion of the end of course assessments, an electronic TÜV Rheinland Risktec CPD certificate will be awarded, stating that you have achieved 20 learning hours in the topic.
Training Course Content
The learning outcomes of the Fault Tree and Event Tree Analysis CPD course are:
- Consider when it is appropriate to apply fault tree analysis and event tree analysis
- Design and analyse fault tree models incorporating appropriate reliability data for components, human error and dependent failures
- Generate and analyse event tree models
And the course consists of the following topics:
- Introduction to Fault Tree Analysis
- Fault Tree construction
- Minimal cut sets
- Basic event reliability data
- Dependent failures and human errors
- Fault Tree quantification
- Fault Tree analysis advantages & disadvantages
- Introduction to event tree analysis
- Event Tree construction and quantification
- Fault and Event Tree software
- Further study and additional exercises
Course delivery details
Course format & materials
Enrolment on the course gives students access to the Risktec Online learning environment. The course material includes slides, explanatory notes, videos and references to further reading and useful websites. Students engage in online activities including optional tests to confirm their understanding.
End of course assessment
The assessment consists of 2 parts:
- Part 1: a short multiple choice quiz containing 10 questions, worth 25% of your final mark
- Part 2: three questions each requiring a short paragraph answer, with each answer contributing 25% to your final mark. Upon successful completion of the assessment, you will receive a TÜV Rheinland Risktec CPD Certificate of Assessment for this course. If you do not pass, you will receive a TÜV Rheinland Risktec CPD Certificate of Attendance.
- The pass mark is 50%.
Other training formats
The course is also available as a private, customisable course for corporate clients (face-to-face, distance learning or blended learning).
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TÜV Rheinland Risktec
With headquarters in Warrington and local offices across the UK, Middle East, Far East and North America, Risktec is a specialist provider of risk management and safety training for companies all over the world. As part of the TÜV Rheinland Group, Risktec operates...