Functional Safety Workshop

Key takeaways

• LHP's Functional Safety Workshop delivers a current-state ISO 26262 gap assessment, end-to-end HARA walkthrough in your product context, and a prioritized gap ranking in two days.
• The workshop covers the full ISO 26262 safety lifecycle: hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA), safety goal derivation, ASIL determination, functional safety concept, and the work product evidence requirements for certification.
• A structured ISO 26262 knowledge transfer covering the safety lifecycle from vehicle-level hazard analysis through work product evidence requirements, calibrated to your product's ASIL target in the pre-workshop intake.
• Engineering teams leave with a shared functional safety vocabulary, a documented gap picture across ISO 26262 Parts 2-9, and a clear view of the certification work ahead.
• An optional two-week post-workshop analysis produces a full gap report, a prioritized safety program roadmap, and a budget estimate for leadership or certifying body sign-off.
  

Why does a functional safety gap assessment matter before program launch?

ISO 26262 certification programs fail in predictable ways. The team discovers a critical gap in the HARA after design is underway. Safety goals are derived without a clear vehicle-level hazard picture, and the ASIL assignments don't hold up under review. A safety concept is written without a complete understanding of what a certifying body, such as UL Solutions, expects to see in the evidence package. These aren't knowledge failures; they're alignment failures. The team was never in the same room, working on the same problem, at the right point in the program.

The LHP Functional Safety Workshop puts your team in that room on day one. Two days of structured ISO 26262 knowledge transfer, a hands-on HARA and safety concept walkthrough in your product context, and a gap ranking delivered by close of day two. The result is a team that has done the work together on their product before the program starts,  not one that learns what functional safety requires by failing an audit.

LHP's functional safety engineers have delivered ISO 26262 certification programs for automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers across on-highway, ADAS, and powertrain applications. The Functional Safety Workshop distills that certification experience into a fixed, two-day format. Teams that start with the workshop arrive at the implementation phase knowing exactly where they stand, rather than discovering their HARA or safety concept gaps months into development.

Engineering teams that have completed the workshop with LHP have described the experience in consistent terms: the LHP team operates as engineers who have delivered certification programs, not as consultants walking through a process checklist. In more than one case, teams that had been working on the functional safety problem independently, sometimes with other consultants, resolved their foundational alignment challenges within the two-day format.

How does the Functional Safety Workshop work?

Pre-workshop intake

Before day one, LHP aligns on your product's ASIL target, the system boundary in scope, your team's current familiarity with ISO 26262, and whether a certifying body such as UL Solutions is involved. This takes one to two calls and ensures the workshop is calibrated to your program's certification goal rather than a generic safety case scenario.

ISO 26262 knowledge transfer (Day 1)

Your team receives a structured download of the ISO 26262 safety lifecycle: the safety management requirements under Part 2, the product development at the system level under Part 4, the software development requirements under Part 6, and the supporting process requirements under Parts 8 and 9. For teams new to functional safety, this section establishes the working vocabulary: ASIL, HARA, safety goal, functional safety concept, safety case, and confirmation measure, which the rest of the workshop and the broader program require. For teams already working with ISO 26262, it surfaces the gaps between current practice and what the standard actually requires.

Hands-on HARA and safety concept walkthrough (Days 1–2)

The workshop works through a full HARA using your actual product as the subject. Hazardous events are identified from your vehicle's operating scenarios, exposure, and controllability are assessed, and ASIL ratings are determined against the ISO 26262 Part 3 method. Safety goals are derived and reviewed. The functional safety concept is then mapped from those safety goals to the functional safety requirements your architecture must satisfy. Your engineers see exactly how this process applies to what they are building,  not a textbook example vehicle. This is the section that produces the most immediate value: teams that have spent months on a safety concept in isolation often discover, in real time, that their ASIL assignments or safety goal formulations need revision.

Gap ranking and findings (Day 2)

By the close of day two, LHP has documented your current state against ISO 26262 Parts 2-9. Gaps in your safety management system, HARA documentation, safety concept, work product evidence, and confirmation measures are identified, ranked by severity, and reviewed with the team. You leave with a prioritized view of the certification work your program requires,  and a team that has shared the same reference point for what that work involves.

Post-workshop analysis (optional, two weeks)

For teams that need a formal deliverable, LHP produces a two-week follow-on analysis. The report includes a specific remediation recommendation for each ranked gap, a safety program roadmap aligned with your certification timeline, the work product list and evidence structure your certifying body will expect, and a budget estimate for the work required to close each gap. This report is the standard input for leadership-level program scoping and for aligning a certifying body, such as UL Solutions, at program kickoff.

FAQs

How is the Functional Safety Workshop different from Power-Up Training?

Power-Up Training is LHP's two-day ISO 26262 training program delivered to client subject matter experts at the start of a functional safety engagement. It is educational: it gives your SMEs the working knowledge of ISO 26262 they need to participate as peers in the program that follows.

The Functional Safety Workshop is an assessment: it takes your actual product, works it through the ISO 26262 safety lifecycle in real time, and produces a gap ranking and findings summary by day two. The workshop includes a knowledge transfer component, but its primary deliverable is a current-state gap picture, not a training outcome. Teams preparing for a supplier audit or a certifying body engagement typically start with the workshop. Teams starting a new functional safety program with LHP often combine Power-Up Training with the workshop in the same opening engagement.

What ASIL levels does the workshop address?

The workshop can be calibrated to any ASIL target: ASIL A through ASIL D, and QM (Quality Management) for systems where no safety goal applies. Most programs use the workshop to assess readiness for ASIL C or ASIL D development, since those are the levels that impose the most demanding ISO 26262 evidence requirements. The ASIL target is confirmed in the pre-workshop intake.

What does the HARA walkthrough cover?

The HARA walkthrough covers the full ISO 26262 Part 3 method: identification of hazardous events from the vehicle's operating scenarios and use cases, assessment of severity (S), exposure (E), and controllability (C), ASIL determination for each hazardous event, and derivation of safety goals with the corresponding ASIL ratings. The walkthrough uses your actual system and operating scenarios as the subject, so the output is directly applicable to your program rather than a generic exercise.

Does the workshop produce deliverables I can use directly in my safety case?

The workshop produces a current-state gap assessment and findings summary, not a certified safety case artifact. However, the HARA walkthrough and safety concept review conducted during the workshop are grounded in your actual product and can serve as a working baseline for the formal HARA and functional safety concept your program will need to produce. Teams that proceed to the two-week post-workshop analysis receive a structured gap report that maps directly to the ISO 26262 work product evidence structure.

Can LHP deliver the workshop if we already have a partial HARA or safety concept in place?

Yes, and this is often the highest-value scenario. Teams that have already started a HARA or safety concept often use the workshop to obtain an independent assessment of whether their current work meets ISO 26262 Parts 3 and 4 requirements. LHP reviews your existing work products as part of the gap assessment, identifies the gaps between what you have and what a certifying body will expect to see, and produces a findings summary by day two.

What is the difference between the 2-day workshop and the 2-week analysis report?

The 2-day workshop delivers a current-state gap ranking and a summary of findings produced through real-time assessment. The 2-week post-workshop analysis adds a formal report with specific remediation recommendations for each gap, a safety program roadmap aligned to your certification timeline, and a budget estimate. Most teams preparing for a certifying body engagement or a supplier audit proceed to the full two-week analysis.

How long does it take to schedule a Functional Safety Workshop?

Workshops are typically scheduled two to four weeks from initial engagement, depending on team availability. The pre-workshop intake requires one to two calls. LHP can deliver the workshop at your facility or remotely.