LIFTINSTITUUT OFFERS FREE WEBINARS ON FUNCTIONAL SAFETY

       “Functional safety” has become an important consideration in the elevator industry, but many may not fully understand what the term means. Liftinstituut is organizing a series of four free webinars to shed light on the subject. The online gatherings will discuss the most common misconceptions and failures of functional safety, SIL and Programmable Electronic Safety Systems (PESS). PESS experts will introduce functional safety and its application to elevators. Each webinar lasts 1 hr and starts at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. For more information and to register, visit website. The topics are: “What Is Functional Safety?” (April 28), “What Is Safety Integrity Level (SIL)?” (May 12), “The Bigger Picture of Functional Safety: The Interconnection of Standards” (May 26) and "What Is the FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis)?” (June 9).