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With your RealPars membership, you'll have ongoing access to the course as long as your subscription is active. This means you can revisit the course material anytime for a refresher or deeper understanding.

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Is this course suitable for beginners?

Absolutely. The course is ideal for beginners and also serves as a solid refresher for those with more experience. Lessons are crafted for clarity and ease of understanding.

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Industrial Automation Safety Basics

Learn the basics of industrial automation safety, from circuit breakers and grounding to safety PLCs and shutdown systems.

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Beginner

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Why Enroll in This Course?

Safety in a plant starts with the basics. You need good protection for the power and the right systems to stop a process when something goes wrong. This course explains these parts in simple terms.

The course has 13 lessons. First you learn about circuit breakers, grounding, and IP ratings. Then you learn about safety instrumented systems, safety PLCs, interlocks, and intrinsically safe areas. You also learn what SIS, SIL, and MooN mean. The last part covers redundant power supplies, UPS systems, fire alarm systems, and emergency shutdown systems.

This course is part of our maintenance and automation courses. With a RealPars membership, you get this industrial automation safety course and all our other courses. When you finish, you get a certificate from RealPars.

Ideal for you if...

You are new to safety in industrial automation.
You want to understand the safety systems in your plant.
You hear terms like SIS, SIL, and MooN and want to know what they mean.
You work on power systems, panels, or shutdown systems.

Skills you'll gain

Explain how circuit breakers and grounding protect a system.
Read an IP rating.
Explain what a safety instrumented system and a safety PLC do.
Explain SIS, SIL, and MooN in simple terms.
Describe how UPS, redundant power, and emergency shutdown systems work.

CURRICULUM

Journey to Mastery

Core Electrical Concepts

Advanced Safety Systems

Power and Protection Systems

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