Nick de With registered as TÜV FS Expert Automation
TÜV SÜD has acknowledged the experience and skills of Nick de With in the field of Functional Safety (PL and SIL) in automation. Mr. De With is founder of Functional Safety Consultants Netherlands (FUSACON B.V.) and since 26 March 2020 he is registered as TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Expert in Automation with ID. TA20011855. See the link: https://bit.ly/2yA3ZPa
The TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Certification Program (FSCP) allows you to be certified as an expert in functional safety. There are 3 levels of personal certification:
- Level 1: FS Engineer IEC 61508
- Level 2: FS Professional IEC 61508
- Level 3: FS Expert IEC 61508
For level 3, at least a Bachelor's degree is required as well as ten years of professional practice in the field of functional safety in the automation industry. To this end, a number of case studies must be handed over to TÜV SÜD and you must have demonstrable competencies in communicating functional safety. The latter can be done by demonstrating publications, dissertations, training (as a coach) and membership of FS committees.
List of certified persons of TÜV SÜD
After passing the exam, participants receive a certificate of the qualification obtained and are added to the list of certified persons on the TÜV SÜD website: see https://bit.ly/2yA3ZPa.Of the 3871 TÜV SÜD worldwide certified persons (on 6 May 2020), only 31 are qualified as experts. De With has now reached the highest level. At Siemens, he is now an instructor for the training of TÜV functional safety professional (level 2): see https://sie.ag/2YJyOLU. In addition, he has been giving various courses for many years in the field of CE marking, risk assessment, machine safety at various training institutes.