HSE in design: safe design, safe operations
Stricter supervision, more rules, higher expectations. Pressure is mounting across Europe, from SEVESO inspections and labour audits to sector-specific checks. Consequently, industrial players now face a crucial task: how do you maintain compliance with increasingly stringent, complex safety regulations while building a decisive safety culture and efficient, forward-looking production?
Your licence to operate depends on your proactive approach to safety, health and the environment, firmly embedded in your policies. We help you establish a robust HSE strategy so that you minimise risks and ensure a safe working environment: from design to implementation.
Carefree compliance with HSE in design
Safety and operational continuity are crucial. Safety is an absolute must for construction, production and growth. With our in-depth knowledge of national and international legislation, standards and best practices, we help you meet all requirements with enduring quality. Examples include ATEX, HAZOP, CE, functional safety, fire safety, emergency planning, crisis management and product safety. These are essential in order to maintain your licence to operate. We offer both stand-alone HSE expertise and support within larger, complex and multidisciplinary projects. This allows you to focus on your core business, with the assurance that your installation meets all requirements and your plant and people operate safely.
Integrate sustainability from day one
HSE in design is all about proactively integrating health, safety, environmental and quality requirements into your design. By embedding safety and sustainability as early as the design phase, we help mitigate risks before they arise. Based on comprehensive knowledge of your site, processes and installations, we support you with a wide range of services over the entire life cycle of your installation or project: from audit to engineering, from consultancy to troubleshooting. Our focus is on process safety, functional safety, explosion safety, fire safety and regulatory compliance.
Always up-to-date on legislation and technology
Our HSE specialists are not only technically proficient, they are also part of the extensive Sweco network and undergo continuous training. This ensures they stay up-to-date on evolving standards and technology. As a result, apart from peace of mind, you get support that is state-of-the-art and perfectly tailored to your sector and risks. We take essential engineering tasks off your hands, so you can control your installations safely and with confidence.
Your licence to operate depends on your proactive approach to safety, health and the environment, firmly embedded in your policies.
Our HSE in design services at a glance
Process safety & Risk analyses
- HAZID (Hazard Identification Study)
- SWIFT (Structured What-if Study)
- HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study)
- LOPA (Layer Of Protection Analysis)
- E-HAZOP (Electric HAZOP study)
- RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety) analysis
- Safety concept report
Functional safety (IEC 61508 / IEC 61511)
- Guidance on functional safety management
- Compilation of safety requirement specifications (SRS)
- Determination and calculation of SIL loops
- Procedures for periodic testing
Fire safety
- Fire protection advice
- Fire protection technology (sprinklers, deluge, compartmentalisation, detection, fire water pumps, etc.)
- Compliance check (national and international regulations such as NFPA)
- Emergency planning and evacuation management
Functional safety (IEC 61508 / IEC 61511)
- Guidance on functional safety management
- Compilation of safety requirement specifications (SRS)
- Determination and calculation of SIL loops
- Procedures for periodic testing
Legislation & compliance
- CE technical construction file
- Compliance with the PED (Pressure Equipment Directive)
- VLAREM
- Machine safety
Water hammer
- Identification of possible water hammer scenarios
- Dynamic simulation of pressure waves
- Specific recommendations to avoid damage
Safety valves, rupture discs & breather valves (API 520/521/2000)
- Scenario analysis
- Calculations of discharge situations
- Valve size determination
- Specification and selection of safety valves, rupture discs and breather valves
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