IRC provides quality engineering services to the oil and gas exploration
and production industries.
Our success is based on:
- commitment to excellence;
- operating with integrity;
- providing solutions to problems;
- quality and continual improvement; and
- exceptional value.
We can provide an enterprise wide approach to delivering
rational solutions for your safety and risk challenges. Our solutions
are based on your available resources. We turn risk and safety management
into reality through:
IRC works with companies to develop all elements
required under the OSHA 1910.119 Process Safety Management Standard.
Programs are custom developed and emphasise site-specific systems.
Consistent with the PSM standard and in preparation for Risk Management
Plans, we conduct audits (gap analyses) of existing programs. We
provide you with recommendations that meet the requirements of the
14 elements outlined in the PSM standard. We will actively track
recommendations to ensure strategies are instilled into the performance
culture.
Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) uses risk analysis methods to focus
tests and inspections on process equipment in high-risk service.
This allows potential losses of safety, environmental impacts, equipment
damage and business interruption to be minimised. Its utility is
based on the rough premise that testing and inspection can be focused
on high risk service areas rather than on low-risk items.
RBI will allow you to:
- prioritise your equipment for inspection;
- optimise inspection methods and frequencies; and
- develop specific equipment inspection plans
This ultimately results in improved safety; fewer forced shutdowns
and reduced operational costs.
LOPA is a simplified form of risk assessment. It assists in compliance
with PSM and RMP regulations and with the S84 standard for Safety
Instrumented Systems.
LOPA is used to evaluate scenario risk and compare it with risk
tolerance criteria.
We will provide you with recommendations on whether:
- existing safeguards are adequate;
- existing safeguards are effective; and/or
- additional safeguards are required.
LOPA helps focus limited resources on the most critical safeguards.
Our wealth of real-world, hands-on experience in occupational safety,
process safety, fire protection, emergency response and auditing
can help elevate your Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) to Star
status.
Star status is given if your facility demonstrates superior performance
in health and safety activities.
IRC provides an enterprise wide approach to delivering rational
solutions for you safety and risk challenges through:
- OSHA VPP Reviews: Do you know what to expect?
What programs and issues will OSHA focus on in its pre-approval
review?
- Safety Procedures: Lockout / Tagout, Confined
Spaces, Hot Work... Do you know the difference between effective
systems and window dressing?
- Operating and Maintenance Procedures: Do your
procedures meet OSHA requirements, or do they only address quality
and production issues?
- Health and Safety Systems: Are your health
and safety systems working as well as you think they are? Were
previous audits too generic to identify the true issues?
- Training: Have you covered all the bases?
Is your training effective? Do you have an effective approach
to verifying understanding?
- PSM Coverage: Does your program cover ALL the
required chemicals?
- Mechanical Integrity: Is your program sufficiently
documented? Does anyone look at the data and take action? Are
action triggers.
- Process Safety Information: Can the available
information be used to operate and maintain the process? What
about runaway reactions?
- Process Hazard Analysis, Management of Change, Pre-Start
up Safety Review, Incident Investigation and Compliance Audits:
Are all these programs current? Are your actions up to date? When
someone closes an action, is their logic going to stand up? Is
your tracking system working? Does your incident investigation
system get down to fundamental causes?
- Emergency Planning and Response: Does the
system meet the needs of the plant and the community? Are the
equipment and training adequate?
- Facility Siting: Several Merit sites have
been denied Star status until a siting upgrade was completed.
Do you know what the issues are?
- Employee Participation: Is it real, or is
it merely lip service?
- Contractors: Does your management system really
work? Does your pre-award evaluation contribute to safety?
Our solutions are designed to gain commitment to your risk and safety
vision, assist with understanding and acceptance; and provide a realization
of how it can be put into active use for improved performance.
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