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Railway Functional Certification Program Training Held by TUV SUD

TUV SUD
2013-01-05 14:00 2868
 

BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TUV SUD Greater China held its first FSCP for railway training in 2012 at Beijing Landmark Towers. This training was also TUV SUD's first FSCP (Functional Safety Certification Program) training in the railway signalling field globally.

TUV SUD experts and trainees of the first Functional Safety Certification Program (FSCP) in Beijing, China.
TUV SUD experts and trainees of the first Functional Safety Certification Program (FSCP) in Beijing, China.

The training provided railway practitioners with a detailed interpretation of the new version of railway functional safety-related EN standards. Professionals from the China Academy of Railway Sciences, Siemens (Xi'an) Signalling Co., Ltd. and Beijing Hollysys Co., Ltd., among others, attended the training.

TUV SUD Technical Expert in Railway Signalling, Mr. Roland Breuer, and TUV SUD Greater China Functional Safety Senior Manager, Mr. Zhao Yong, explained the functional safety standards in railway signalling and related technology. The experts also introduced the attendees to the requirements of EN 5012X series standards on SW/HW for railway signalling systems and system requirements, computer interlocking and corresponding technology, and functional safety applications in Europe.

After the training, eight attendees from railway signalling relevant fields were granted the TUV SUD Functional Safety Professional qualification. 

Safety in railway systems and applications relies highly on communication, signalling and processing systems. Along with swift development in high-speed and heavy duty railways, ensuring the functional safety of railway systems is a critical safety factor. SC9XA of CENELEC issued a series of advanced railway signalling standards for Europe, which focus on all signalling and communication systems for European railways. This series of standards is also a very important reference for the China railway system. This is exactly TUV SUD's main purpose of this training: to introduce more advanced safety concepts to China's railway industry.

After a series of strict assessment procedures, including qualification training and examination, trainees who pass the TUV SUD expert evaluation will achieve the Functional Safety Certification Program (FSCP) certificate issued by TUV SUD headquarters in Germany, and will be listed in the TUV SUD global functional safety technical expert database (http://www.tuev-sued.de/rail_en/functional_safety_professional_program/certified_people).  

About TUV SUD

TUV SUD is a leading international service organization catering to the business segments INDUSTRY, MOBILITY and CERTIFICATION. It is a leading one-stop global solution provider for product quality and safety testing & inspections, engineering support, management system certification and training solutions. With over 17,000 employees, TUV SUD operates worldwide at more than 800 locations. As partners in our customers' processes, our specialist teams ensure that technology, systems and know-how are optimized, thus strengthening our customers' global competitiveness. More information is available at www.tuv-sud.com.

As a global certification body and a leading international functional safety service provider in the functional safety field, TUV SUD owns the functional safety testing laboratory recognized by DAkks, and owns more than 30 years professional experience.

About FSCP

TUV SUD originally developed the first functional safety certification program (formally CFSE - Certified Functionally Safety Expert) in 1999. Since 1999, over 1,000 professionals in the field of functional safety have been certified by TUV SUD. The original certification program was meant for professionals in the process industry. Today functional safety is such a widespread subject matter and applied in so many different industries that an expansion of the program has been undertaken. A new name was introduced to better represent the new scope of the program. The program is now called the functional safety certification program.

About IEC 61508

IEC 61508 is an international standard in functional safety, as basic or mother standard in functional safety. It is titled Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-related Systems (E/E/PE).

Contact:

Ms. Faith Wang
Marketing
TUV SUD Greater China
No. 88 Heng Tong Road, Shanghai, P.R. China 200070
Tel.: +86 21 6141 0726
Fax: +86 21 6140 8600
Email: haiyan.wang@tuv-sud.cn
Website: http://www.tuv-sud.cn 

Established in Germany over 150 years ago, TUV SUD is one of the world's leading technical services providers offering knowledge services, inspections, testing, expert opinions, certification and training. Approximately 17,000 employees at over 800 locations worldwide provide technology, system and know-how optimization.

TUV SUD has been in business in China for over 20 years. So far, TUV SUD has partnered with over 20,000 local manufacturers.

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