Definition:
A Competent Person is someone with the necessary education, training, experience, and ability to perform functional safety tasks reliably.
Key Points:
- Functional safety standards require that certain tasks be performed by competent persons. A FSM Plan/Procedure would get more into the details.
- Organizations must have documented competency management systems.
Example:
An engineer certified as CFSE (Certified Functional Safety Expert) would likely be considered a Competent Person to approve SIL verification calculations.
See also: competency management system
Cited Source:
- IEC 61511-1:2016, Clause 5.2.2.