Process Safety Studies

Process Safety Studies
Process Safety Engineering
Functional Safety

Structured studies for safer process installations

Safety studies provide a systematic approach to identifying process hazards, evaluating risks and improving the safety and operability of industrial installations. Prove Engineering facilitates and supports multidisciplinary studies that form the basis for safe engineering decisions and project execution.

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HAZOP Studies

Structured Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies to identify process hazards, evaluate process deviations and define practical risk reduction measures.

What-if Studies

Flexible hazard identification studies for concept development, plant modifications and smaller projects.

Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

Assessment of existing protection layers to determine whether sufficient risk reduction has been achieved and to establish the required Safety Integrity Level (SIL), where applicable.

Process Hazard Assessments

Independent reviews of process designs to identify hazards, assess risks and improve process safety.

Design Reviews

Verification that safety requirements have been incorporated into the process design before implementation.

Typical Deliverables

Depending on the project scope, deliverables may include:

  • HAZOP Reports
  • Action Lists
  • LOPA Reports
  • Risk Registers
  • SIL Recommendations
  • Process Safety Recommendations
  • Design Review Reports

Certified Expertise

HAZOP studies are facilitated by certified HAZOP leaders with practical experience in food, pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing.

Jos van der Gugten

HAZOPs are Jos' natural habitat. At Prove, we're convinced he can't walk through a process installation without mentally identifying deviations, safeguards and action points. When he's not facilitating HAZOP studies, you'll probably find him building something around the house, tending the BBQ or perfecting his latest home-brewed beer. As a Certified HAZOP Leader with years of practical process engineering experience, Jos helps multidisciplinary teams identify hazards, challenge assumptions and develop practical solutions that improve both safety and operability.