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Functional Safety Engineering

The fundamentals of Functional Safety have been further highlighted in the industry through highly publicised asset integrity disasters. The importance of following Functional Safety Lifecycle in accordance with IEC 61508 / 61511 standards is key as concepts have become embedded in regulatory requirements.

Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) are critical in maintaining a safe environment within the Oil & Gas Industry. They represent methods of reducing the likelihood of hazardous scenarios occurring by either preventing or mitigating escalation. Functional Safety studies are performed with the objective of providing assurance that safety related systems offer the appropriate level of risk reduction to achieve the required protection for equipment.

MES provides functional safety assurance by reviewing engineering design with an aim to:

  • Reduce the likelihood of systematic failures
  • Improve compliance with regulatory bodies
  • Enhance the overall process safety management
  • Support demonstration of continuous improvement in safety culture

We use our in-house developed software tools primarily for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and Layers of Protection (LOPA) studies.

MES consultants have undertaken intensive training and are certified Functional Safety Engineers. We are able to assist our clients in the following:

  • Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Workshops
  • Verification and Validation
  • Functional Safety Assessments
  • Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
  • SIS Design
  • Safety Requirement Specification Development
  • Functional Safety Audits
Functional Safety Engineering

SECTOR STUDIES

  • Hazard Identification (HAZID) Workshop
  • Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Workshop
  • Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) Workshop
  • Offshore Activities Risk Assessment Review
  • BOWTIE Workshop
  • Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) Workshop
  • Reliability Operability Maintenance (ROM) Workshop
  • Environmental Identification (ENVID) Workshop
  • Best Available Techniques (BAT) Workshop
  • Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Workshop
  • Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Workshop
  • Fire and Explosion Hazards Analysis (FERA/FEA/FRA/FEDHA)
  • Gas Dispersion and Smoke Ingress (GDSI) Analysis
  • Exhaust Vent Study
  • Escape, Evacuation and Rescue Analysis (EERA)
  • Emergency Systems Survivability Assessment (ESSA)
  • Temporary Refuge Integrity Analysis (TRIA)
  • Non-Hydrocarbon Hazards Analysis (NHHA)
  • Dropped Object (DOS) and Material Handling Study
  • Ship/Helicopter Collision and Structural Failure Study
  • Transportation Risk Assessment (TRA)
  • Blast and Overpressure Analysis
  • Topsides/Riser/Subsea/Ship Safety Analysis
  • Fire, Heat and Smoke Detection System Design
  • Active Fire Protection (AFP) Design
  • Passive Fire Protection (PFP) Design
  • Fire and Gas Mapping
  • Fire Dynamics Analysis/Fire Effects Modelling
  • Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) for Onshore and offshore Facilities
  • Offshore/Onshore Pipeline QRA
  • Miscellaneous Risk Assessments (eg. Temporary Buildings, Transportation, etc.)
  • Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) Risk Assessment
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
  • ALARP Assessment
  • Offshore HSE/Safety Case Development
  • Onshore COMAH/CIMAH Report Development
  • HSE/Safety Case Updates/Revisions and Bridging Documents
  • HSE MS Audits and Reviews
  • Hazard and Risk Register Preparation
  • Emergency Response Plan (ERP) Development
  • Procedures for General Safety, Operations and Maintenance (SOP) Development
  • Performance Standards (PS) Development for Safety Critical Elements (SCES)
  • Safety Strategy and Philosophy Development
  • Onshore and offshore Facilities Surveys and Audits
  • Working Environment Risk Assessment (WERA)
  • Human Error and Human Factor Study
  • Job/Task Hazard Analysis (JHA)
  • Study of Human Behaviour during MAE
  • Ergonomics Study
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • EIA Scoping
  • Availability Studies
  • Markov State Modelling
  • Logistics and Transportation Using "Real Time" Simulation Modelling
  • Debottlenecking and Performance Improvement Studies
  • Spare Parts Optimisation Studies
  • System Performance Evaluations
  • Whole Life Cycle Costing Evaluation
  • CAPEX and OPEX Economic Calculations
  • Risk Based Inspection Services
  • Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Studies
  • Maintenance Optimisation Studies
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Verification and Validation
  • Functional Safety Assessments
  • SIS Design
  • Safety Requirement Specification Development
  • Functional Safety Audits
  • Fundamentals of Functional Safety Training
  • Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Determination Training
  • Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Training
  • Introduction to Reliability Concepts, Principles and Applications Training
  • Advanced RAM Analysis Training
  • Reliability Measurement and Improvement Training
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