Safety, Risk and Compliance

What We Do?

Linda Ezeigwe
Senior Process Safety Engineer
lezeigwe@absgroup.com
ABS Group Organizational Overview
ABS Group Overview
SRC At A Glance?

• Proactive approach to Safety, Risk and Compliance

Management

• Globally trained across multiple process industries

• Integrated Process Safety Assurance

• Accredited Process Safety Training

• Author industry guidelines for safety and risk

• Leading Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis

expertise
 Service Module
 Safety Management
• Process Safety Management
• Process Hazard Analysis
• Human Factors Engineering
• Safety Software
 Risk Management
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Quantitative Risk Assessments
 Compliance Management
• NERC Compliance
• Process Safety Compliance
 Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
Services within this Solution
Safety Management

Linda Ezeigwe
Senior Process Safety Engineer
lezeigwe@absgroup.com
Process Safety Management
 Core experience and in depth knowledge in COMAH/SEVESO
preparation and review.

 Safety Case Development and Review (OSCR)

 ALARP Demonstration and Cost-benefit Analysis.

 Development of accident scenarios for emergency planning (e.g.

FACET 3D, Dispersion Modelling).

 Process Safety Reviews (PSR) on facility at every stage of their safety

lifecycle:
• Analysis Phase – Process Analysis, HAZID, HAZAN
• Realisation Phase – Operating procedures and maintenance.
• Final/Decommissioning Phase – Pre-start-up Safety, SIS start up and
maintenance, etc.
Process Safety Management
 Development of corporate PSM framework for companies looking to
adopt a systematic approach to assure the reliability of their
operations.

 Evaluation of existing operational procedures and practices through

PSM audits and gap analysis.

 Support organisations to implement Standard Operating Procedures

(SOP) and complete task in accordance to regulatory requirements.

 Identification of safety critical equipment, SCE, and activity, along with

suitable maintenance practices and procedures.

 We provide safety audits that help our clients manage their process
risks, and prioritise actions to improve their overall asset integrity.
Process Hazard Analysis
 We have extensive knowledge in the development and application of
various hazard evaluation methods.

 The Hazard - What can go wrong?

 The Consequences - How bad can it be?
 The Likelihood - How often might it happen?

Across most industries we give recommendations on the following:

 PHA program upgrades – to meet Regulatory and internal requirement.
 Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), including Hazard and Operability
(HAZOP), SWIFT, What-if checklist, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
 Perform Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
 SIL determination and verification for safety-related systems, and
specification of SIL-rated equipment (IEC 61508) employing LOPA and Risk
Graph and various other SIS methods.
Process Hazard Analysis
 Combining Hazard Evaluation Procedures - We routinely combine hazard
evaluation methods to most efficiently meet our customer's objectives.

 Hazard Reviews for MOC and PHA Revalidations - We wrote the book on
Guidelines for process hazard evaluation procedures for CCPs

 We offer full range of PHA Training, including:

• HAZOP analysis,
• What-if/Checklists,
• HAZID studies,
• FMEA or FMECA,
• Fault and Event Tree Analyses,
• BowTie analysis using our THESIS™ risk management software and other
appropriate methodologies.

We also wrote the book on the guidelines for Management of Change Process
Human Factors Engineering

Our world-class HFE consultants assists clients understand the importance of HFE.

Some of our services include:

• Human Reliability Analysis (HRA)
• Situational Awareness (SA) studies
• Human performance, perception and cognition studies
• Human-machine interfacing and integration design
• Safety in design incorporating human factors
• Valve and instrument criticality analysis
• Ergonomics, functionality and usability studies
• Escape, Evacuation and Rescue Analysis (EERA)
Safety Software
Developed by ABS Consulting and has been in use for more than 20 years.

 LEADERTM – Process Hazard Analysis Tool

 THESISTM – Safety & Risk Assessment Tool

LEADER™ provides a cost-effective method for conducting comprehensive hazard analysis.

• Works well with Microsoft Office 2013
• Organize your study into multi-level folders
• Apply highlight colors to your analysis sections
• Uses the new consequence-by-consequence (QBQ) mode
• Re-synchronize LOPA and HAZOP worksheet numbers with one click
Services within this Solution
Risk Management

Linda Ezeigwe
Senior Process Safety Engineer
lezeigwe@absgroup.com
Risk Management
Dedicated team of risk management consultants and offer services such as the enterprise risk
management, ERM.

 Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) – Provides long-term internal and external risks management
strategy that improves an organisation's performance.
ERM Benefits:
• Financial Planning,
• Internal Communications
• Overall Business Operations

 Quantitative Risk Assessment

Risk Management
Services within this Solution
Compliance Management

Linda Ezeigwe
Senior Process Safety Engineer
lezeigwe@absgroup.com
Compliance Management
Evaluation of facilities in comparison to the new standards and write recommendation of any
necessary changes to the existing infrastructure.

Process Safety Compliance – Periodically verify compliance for companies worldwide against
mandatory regulations. Our compliance and auditing experience includes:

• COMAH/SEVESO III Directive Compliance

• HSE Compliance
• BSEE SEMS Compliance
• Process Safety Audit
• Safety Management Systems compliance and audit
• Inspection Services
Services within this Solution
Incident Investigation and
Root Cause Analysis

Linda Ezeigwe
Senior Process Safety Engineer
lezeigwe@absgroup.com
Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
Extensive Knowledge on Root Cause Analysis. Structured guide on health and incident investigations.

 Assist organisations with the development of their incident investigation procedures,

 Conduct investigation of process safety incidents and near misses to identify and address root
cause.
 Develop suitable leading and lagging metrics.

Services we offer, include:

• Incident Response Training
• RCA Software Solutions
• Program Support Services
• Investigation Support for Legal Professionals
• Corrective Actions/Preventive Actions (CAPA) Management
Safety, Risk and Compliance
Clients

Linda Ezeigwe
Senior Process Safety Engineer
lezeigwe@absgroup.com
SRC Clients
GKN (GKN Aerospace and GKN Hoeganaes Powdered Metals)
• Delivered process safety management and THESIS BowTieTM training in USA, UK and India (2014/5/6) and on-site support in developing/building/reviewing bowties,
with abbreviated training, in UK, Romania, Sweden (2015) and Holland, USA, India and China

SBM Offshore
• Delivered process safety management training aligned to CCPS’ Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) in Monaco (2016) targeting mid-level managers. On-going
activity for further 2-day and 4-day training courses in Monaco, Holland and Luanda in 2016.

NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij)

• HAZOP Leadership Training for the 50/50 Shell/Exxon JV at their headquarters in Assen, The Netherlands.

CEPSA
• Development Process Safety Framework for the entire corporation (umbrella document defining roles & responsibilities of all from CEO to front-line). Q2/3 2015
Delivered Process Safety overview training to all HSE focal points (Q3 2015) and the Management Team (CEO, COO, CFO, Division Managers) Q3 2016.

A UK Legal Firm
• Technical refinery experience/expert witness preparation regarding a major accident in the UK (Q2 2014 - date).

KPC (Kuwait Petroleum Corporation)

• Developed and delivered 4-day training on Process Safety Management in Kuwait (three courses; Dec 2015 and Jan 2016), based on RBPS.
SRC Clients
MSD (Merck)
• Process Safety Management auditing, based on OSHA standard, on manufacturing site in Ireland

SSE (Scottish and Southern Electricity)

• Developed bowties based on their HAZOPs and then delivered them, with training on use of bowties and facilitating further bowtie development.

Tereos
• Developed corporate Safety Framework and edited/updated many/all corporate Operating Procedures, incl. PTW.

BSEE (Bureau of Safety and Environment Enforcement)

• Guidance on UK-HSE approach to Off-Shore risk management for inclusion in a major project to help BSEE define a new approach to be used in US off-shore waters
for oil exploration and recovery

Shell Fredericia Refinery, Denmark

• Regular on-site support to enable the refinery to comply with Shell Group Asset Integrity-Process Safety (AI-PS) Standard, incl. ensuring critical equipment had
appropriate preventative maintenance plans in place
• Revising previously conducted process safety reviews to propose more cost-effective solutions for MoCs and projects while still delivering residual risk reduction to
ALARP
• AI-PS process simplification: streamlining Shell standards and approaches for a small site
SRC Clients
Shell Projects and Technology - PdVSA
• Delivered Shell training courses: Technical Safety 101 (Q2 2014) and Advanced Flare and Relief Systems (Q4 2014) to PdVSA in Venezuela
• Delivered HAZOP Leadership course to P&T’s Process Safety team in Rijswijk, The Netherlands.

Shell Nigeria
• QRA on a possible new pipeline route. Focus on the environmental risk assessment approaches following the CDOIF (UK Chemicals and Downstream-Oil Industry
Forum) guidance.
• Exceedance study for gas terminal in Nigeria (Q4 2014)

Takreer (Abu Dhabi Refining Co.)

• Business Continuity plans and drills: assisting with definition of and then executing the drills in two refineries and one terminal (Q4 2014)

SGC Energia
• Developed corporate process and personal safety standards/framework for a US-based Gas to Liquids start-up company. (Q1-3 2014)

Essar Oil (UK) Ltd

• Reviewing, editing and updating existing THESIS BowTies TM for cross-country pipelines (Q2 2015)
SRC Clients
Calor (UK)
• On-site training for process safety management and THESIS BowTieTM for an LPG distribution site.
• QRA support, ALARP determination including cost-benefit analysis for Upper Tier COMAH/Seveso sites.
• FMEA study, follow-up after an incident. (Q2 2014)
• Consequence analysis and risk assessment template for Lower Tier COMAH sites

Wood Group
• Guidance on restructuring the COMAH (Seveso-II) Report for a crude oil terminal

Valero Pembroke
• Reviewing the existing COMAH report and advising on their next submission
THE END
Questions?

Linda Ezeigwe
Senior Process Safety Engineer
lezeigwe@abs-group.com