RISK AND SAFETY

THE IMPORTANCE OF MITIGATING RISK AND SAFETY ACROSS YOUR ASSET LIFE CYCLE

Risk can be defined as the combination of the probability of an event occurring and its consequence. Understanding and managing risks at any stage in your project lifecycle can therefore prevent risks to personnel safety, environmental impact, asset damage, business interruption, and company reputation and ensure they are prevented or reduced to as-low-as-is-reasonably-practicable (ALARP) standards.

Nowadays, risk management is recognised as an integral part of good management practice, involving identifying, analysing, evaluating, treating, monitoring, and communicating risks that enable companies to minimise losses and maximise opportunities.

BENEFITS

Manage risk effectively

by early identification of hazards and implement safeguards in the design of an asset.
Increase accountability

as actionable responses which are traceable, and auditable by management and legislative inspectorates.
Improve operability

productivity, stability, and quality with thorough lifecycle management of your plant, to ensure facilities are managed safely, alongside acceptable levels of business risk.
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by demonstrating your commitment to managing risks throughout asset lifecycles.

BUREAU VERITAS IS AN INDUSTRY EXPERTS IN RISK AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Bureau Veritas combines decades of international industry and marine experience with technical expertise, delivering solutions across the Middle East. By applying and developing risk methods in every domain and using cutting edge digital tools, we ensure your potential hazards are identified, and risks managed in a cost-effective manner. We work with you to develop, implement, maintain, and continually improve best practices in managing risks. Contact us to help you discover more ways to move forward safely and with confidence.

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HAZARD ASSESSMENT

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION (HAZID)

HAZID studies are carried out in a workshop by a multi-disciplinary team to identify hazards associated with a facility. It is a schematic high-level review of the facility to locate hazards before they happen and eliminate their consequences.

HAZARD & OPERABILITY (HAZOP

HAZOP studies are carried out in a workshop setting by a multi-disciplinary team to examine the process and engineering of new or existing facilities to assess the potential for hazards to take place outside of the intended design, or the possible malfunction of individual equipment.

SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVEL (SIL)/LAYER OF PROTECTION ANALYSIS (LOPA)

SIL/LOPA, is a semi-quantitative tool, carried out in a workshop setting by a multi-disciplinary team in order to identify and assess the categories for initiating event frequency, consequence severity, and the likelihood of failure of independent protection layers (IPLs) to estimate risks.

SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS (SIMOPS)

SIMOPS studies are carried out in a workshop by a multi-disciplinary team to assess issues that may arise from performing two or more operations concurrently.

CONSEQUENCE ASSESSMENT

FIRE AND EXPLOSION RISK ANALYSIS (FERA)

FERA studies are carried out to identify scenarios and vulnerable targets, evaluate intensity, and recommend risk reduction measures to prevent and mitigate fire and explosion occurrences.

SMOKE AND GAS DISPERSION ANALYSIS (SGDA)

SGDA studies are carried out to identify release scenarios and toxic exposure targets, evaluate intensity, and recommend risk reduction measures to prevent and mitigate dispersion scenarios resulting from process and non-process failures.

DROPPED OBJECT STUDIES

These assessments evaluate the consequence of a falling object or colliding equipment. It highlights the probable impact loads that will occur as a result of the object dropping.

SHIP COLLISION RISK ANALYSIS

These studies assess collision probabilities of specific types of vessels, such as ships carrying dangerous goods. They examine potential structural asset damage, as well as harm to the environment and potential loss of life.

ESCAPE, EVACUATION AND RESCUE ANALYSIS (EERA)

EERA studies validates the EER philosophy and allows for complete understanding of the capacity of personnel to reach a safe location in the event of an incident, and the effectiveness of escape routes.

EMERGENCY SYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY ANALYSIS (ESSA)

ESSA is carried out to assess the ability of emergency systems to withstand accident conditions such as fire, smoke, blasts, and hazardous gas releases. It is vital to ensure that these systems perform their functions, should such accidents occur.

VENT DISPERSION STUDY (VDS)

VDS assessments are carried out to model the dispersion of flammable and toxic vapours from the top of the vent mast, evaluate its thermal effects and potential hazardous exposure, and ensure these risks are managed and reduced to acceptable levels.

FLARE RADIATION STUDY

Such assessments are carried out to evaluate the radiation generated by flare and the consequences for both personnel and structures, so that you can provide dispersion limits for flammable gas clouds. This is needed in case of potential flare flameout for continuous and emergency flaring scenarios.

HAZARDOUS AREA CLASSIFICATION (HAC)

HAC Study analyses and classifies the environment where explosive gas atmospheres may occur. This classification system provides guidance for the choice of equipment installed in different zones.

RISK QUANTIFICATION/REDUCTION

QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT (QRA)

QRA is a structured approach to identifying and understanding the risks during the design, operation, and regulation of hazardous activities. These studies are carried out to demonstrate that your risk levels are within defined criteria, including ALARP.

SAFETY CASE/COMAH

Safety Case/COMAH reports are formal demonstrations of the safety of your unit or installation during design, and across construction and operation. It is a complete document summarising every aspect of the facility description, risk management, and safety management system.

RELIABILITY

FAILURE MODE, EFFECTS AND CRITICALITY ANALYSIS (FMECA)

MECA studies identifies failure modes and reliability issues that may cause performance weaknesses or require costly design changes after operation has commenced. A FMECA study considers each mode of failure for every component of a system, and determines local and end effects on system operations, personnel safety, and environment protection.

RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY (RAM) MODELLING

RAM modelling assesses a production system’s capabilities. It can simulate the configuration, operation, failure, repair, and maintenance of equipment. The results from RAM modelling will identify possible causes of production losses, and can examine possible system alternatives.

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RISK AND SAFETY

THE IMPORTANCE OF MITIGATING RISK AND SAFETY ACROSS YOUR ASSET LIFE CYCLE

Manage risk effectively

Increase accountability

Improve operability

Enhance company image

BUREAU VERITAS IS AN INDUSTRY EXPERTS IN RISK AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

DISCOVER OUR COMPLETE RISK AND SAFETY SERVICES

DISCOVER OUR HSE STUDIES SERVICES

ENVIRONMENT

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

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