Process Safety Consultancy Services

Cantwell Keogh & Associates provide the following process safety consultancy services:

• HAZOP
  HAZOP team leading, HAZOP training courses, Audits of Hazop systems. Computer controlled HAZOP (CHazop). Techniques for assessment of major projects.


• Seveso II Directive
  Development of MAPP, Safety Reports, and Emergency Plans to comply with the requirements of the directive. Land Use Planning Assessments. Audit and review of MAPP, Safety Reports etc.


• Industrial Electrostatic Hazards
  Electrostatic hazard audits and surveys. Incident investigation. Electrostatic measurements.


• Process Safety Reviews
  Review of chemical processes for potential reaction and processing hazards and recommendations for safe operation. Advice on reaction hazard testing. Initial assessment of new processes. Assistance with the development of protection measures.


• Pressure Relief System Design
  Worst case scenario determination and design of pressure relief devices based on DIERS. Design or assessment for fire engulfment, low pressure storage tanks etc. Relief header treatment system design. Building relief.


• Frequency Analysis / Risk Assessment of Major Hazards
  Numerical analysis of incident frequencies. Fault tree analysis, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), SIL determination analysis etc.


• Dust Explosion Hazards
  Assessment of dust explosion hazards in powder handling plant (mills, dryers etc),and recommendations for safe operation. Design / specification of dust explosion prevention and protection systems.


• Process Safety Management Systems
  Development of Process Safety Management systems. Independent Auditing and review of safety management systems.


• Consequence Modelling
  Consequence modelling of vapour cloud explosions, confined explosions, detonation of high explosives. Modelling of thermal radiation from BLEVE’s, pool fires, jet flames. Dispersion modelling of toxic and flammable releases.


• Electrical Area Classification / ATEX Directive


• Permit Systems
  Review / development of Permit to Work Systems.


• Warehouse Safety Studies