1. Question Summary of Responses
Supply chain role: End User 12
Consultancy 3
Test house and Certification Body 0
(Respondents: 21) Engineering Contractor 2
System Integrator 0
Safety System Manufacturer 4
Academia / Government 0
Regulator 1
Primary process industry Chemicals 12
sector: Pharmaceuticals 0
Oil & Gas 5
Petrochemical 4
(Respondents: 21) Defence 0
Transport 0
Research 0
Power 1
Multiple 5
Country Situation: Standard generally seen as “Good Practice” 13
Mandatory 1
Regulator encourages 2
Adopted as Standard 2
Resistance to implementation 1
Lack of Awareness 3
Not adopted 2
Do not know/No opinion 1
Company Situation - Pluses: Safer Processes 14
Uniformity / Consistency across industries / sites 2
Uniformity / Consistency across Supply Chain 2
Provides a “Ready made” structure and a model for safety engineering 1
Cost Savings 6
Increased Sales 2
Improved competency 2
More effective delivery of Safe Systems 3
Company Situation - Minuses: Cost to implement; paper-work/bureaucracy 9
Complexity; Familiarity (lack of) 3
Lack of Expertise 2
Lack of Certified equipment 1
Disagree with Standard 1
None / No response/Do not know 6
Company Awareness: Representation on Standards Committees 1
Undertaken training 6
Implementing – fully (appropriate phases) 4
Implementing – partly 9
Company expert 3
Planning to Implement 1
None of the above 1
Company Compliance Mandatory on all / most 4
Requirement: Requested on some 12
None / No Response 5
Demonstration of Formal 14
Compliance: Informal 2
Don’t know 6

2. Question Summary of Responses
Company Implementation System in place 3
Programme: System under development / part implemented 9
No programme 7
Don’t know / Not applicable 2
Industry Issues: Lack of reliability data 3
Lack of knowledge / expertise / manpower 11
Lack of Certified equipment 2
Complexity / Inconsistency of Standard 4
Supply Chain “integration” 1
Cost 1
Understanding of requirements of the standard / Complexity 3
Company Issues: Understanding of requirements of the standard / Complexity 12
Techniques: SIL determination, Calibrating risk graphs, Risk 5
assessment
Reliability data availability 4
Cost 1
Partner Ignorance 3
Lack of Tools 5
Lack of Products 2
No opinion 5
Need for Guidance: SIL Determination / Allocation / Maintenance 2
Risk Analysis 1
Guidelines 2
Database Management 1
No Response / Do Not Know 12
Company Guidance and Extensive Guidance and Checklists exist 4
Checklists: Some Guidance and Checklists exist 7
Bought In 1
None / Don’t Know 9
External Sources used: Clubs and Specialist Organisations 2
Consultants 2
Regulators 1
Other Companies 8
Seminars / Courses 4
Software Systems 3
This Workshop 1
Internet 2
None 3
Workshop Participation: 15/21
Share Material: 12/21
Presentation: 4/17

3. Question Summary of Responses
Required Workshop Topics: o Certification of Products
o SIL Determination
o Guidelines and Examples
o Implementation
o Compliance criteria
o Legal Position / Status
o Future Development / Adoption of the Standard
o Reliability Data
o Testing
o LOPA
o 61508 vs 61511
o Tools (Software)
o Use of 61508 / 11 for other Technologies
o Competency
o Maintenance
Comments: Would like to see a “User Group”