Technical & Process Risk Management

Melios expertise in Technical & Process Risk Management has been acquired over 10 years of consistent, quality value adding service delivery enhanced by vast experience of its personnel across a broad sector of major hazard industry. We don’t just compute risk figures, we help our clients understand what the risk numbers mean, how they should be applied and what impact it has on their operations.

Services offered covers all aspects of Technical and Process Safety Risk Management and include Concept, Front End Engineering Design (FEED), Detailed Design, Hook-up and Commissioning stages of projects, and across operational life of producing asset up to Decommissioning and Abandonment

Process Safety Management
Melios’ Process Safety Management (PSM) offering is tailored towards owners of major hazard installations in the petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, power generation and distribution, Oil and Gas (upstream, midstream and downstream), Nuclear industries.

We recognise that an effective PSM is a prerequisite to achieving and maintaining a safe, sustainable, profitable, and environmentally clean major hazard installation. Melios has practical experience of helping organisations achieve this objective through structured approach that addresses the 14 elements of PSM, and consistent with OSHA 3132 and recommendations of the Baker Investigation Report.

We recognise that an effective PSM is a prerequisite to achieving and maintaining a safe, sustainable, profitable, and environmentally clean major hazard installation. Melios has practical experience of helping organisations achieve this objective through structured approach that addresses the 14 elements of PSM, and consistent with OSHA 3132 and recommendations of the Baker Investigation Report.

Specific services within our capability offerings include:

Formal Safety Workshop Facilitation and Recording

  • Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Study
  • Process Hazard Analysis
  • Design Reviews
  • Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Assessment/ Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
  • Bowtie Assessment
  • Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
  • Simultaneous Operations (SimOps)/ Summary of Operational Boundaries (SOOB) review
  • ALARP Demonstration

 

Physical Effect Modelling Studies

  • Fire and Explosion Modelling using CFD and Empircal software tools
  • Smoke and Gas Dispersion Studies
  • Flare Radiation Assessment Studies
  • Emergency Depressurization Studies

Safety Critical Management

  • Initial Suitability (Design) SECE Identification and Performance Standards development
  • Continued Suitability (Operations) SECE Identification and Performance Standards development
  • Verification Scheme/ Plan

Technical/ Process Safety Resource Support and Capacity Development

  • Production of Safety Philosophies & Specifications
  • Operational safety support and technical safety representation either on ad hoc or temporary basis to cover for manpower shortfalls during busy periods or holidays
  • Technical/ Process Safety Competency framework development
  • Technical/ Process Safety Competency Assessment
  • Specialist Training (Inhouse and Open Class)

Detailed Safety Assessments

  • BowTie Risk Assessment and Management
  • Emergency Systems Survivability Assessments
  • Inherent Safety Design Reviews
  • Human Factors Engineering Assessments
  • Hazardous Area Classification Studies
  • Escape, Evacuation and Rescue (EERA) Studies and Emergency Response Planning
  • Fixed Fire Protection Studies
  • Fire & Gas Survey and Mapping

Quantitative Risk Studies

  • Quantitative Risk Analysis
  • Ship Collision Assessment Studies
  • Dropped Object Assessment

ALARP Demonstration Report

  • HSE Cases Development (Concept, Design, Construction and Operations and Decommissioning)
  • Combined Operations Safety Case
  • HSE Case Revalidation and Renewal
  • ALARP Demonstration Assessments

Audit and Compliance

  • Pre-start up Safety Audit
  • Process Safety Management Audit
  • Development of Roadmap for PSM implementation
  • Design/ Technical Integrity Audit & Compliance Gap Assessment
  • Independent third-party document review and advice
  • Incident/ Accident Investigation

Management of Change

  • Establishment of Management of Change (MoC) process/ procedures
  • MoC Risk Assessments and Advice
First E&P

Project Alpha 1-week HAZOP/HAZID, - 5-days

Project development of an integrated facility comprising a FPSO, Conductor Supported Platform, Offtake tankers and subsea infrastructure.

Value Add

Melios personnel facilitated the Integrated Facilities HAZOP workshop which involved multi-national stakeholders

SPDC

Assa North Ohaji (ANOH) Development Project – 3-week HAZOP

This is an onshore gas and condensate facility development which is also one of the seven critical gas projects in Nigeria.

Value Add

Melios personnel facilitated the 3-week HAZOP study workshop which involved representative from indigenous operator, government officials, NAPIMS, and DPR.

Exxon Mobil

Exxon Mobil – Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) & Berthing Offshore Platform (BOP) - Operations Safety Case

Project involved production of HAZID, Bowtie, Performance Standards and Development of Safety Case for the QIT and BOP facilities.

Our Services

Our services and solutions are streamlined into six vital offerings that deliver value across all aspect of Technical and Enterprise Risk Management, at all project phases and operational lifecycle of assets.

Technical & Process Risk Management

Risk Communication & Operationalization

Enterprise Risk Management

Training

Asset Integrity Management and Assurance

Software Products & Solutions

Phone (UK)

+44 (0) 122 495 3173

Phone (Nigeria)

+234 (0) 818 711 8286 +234 (0) 908 2200 116, +234 (01) 29 111 93

Email

info@meliosltd.com

Lagos Office

287A, Corporation Drive, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria

Aberdeen office

12b Carden Place, Aberdeen, AB10 1UR