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contents january 2019 The news that business confidence is recovering steadily in the UK’s offshore oil & gas sector is to be welcomed. According to the 29th Oil and Gas survey conducted by Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (see p10), workforce recruitment is on the rise among oil and gas contractors and 65% of firms expect the level of core staff to increase next year, with only 5% expecting a fall over the same period. Companies report a sharp rise in the number of staff moving from contractors to other oil-related companies, up from 27% in 2017 to 47%; while retirement was reported as a reason for loss of staff by 36% of firms, up 32% from 2017, suggesting the demographics still have the potential to be a significant challenge in the years ahead.
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at least one discipline in short supply, with a significant number pinpointing a lack of engineers. Firms also reported a lack of suitable technical staff and those with IT experience, particularly programmers and software engineers, with a number further noting problems attracting sales and management staff. The price of oil is driving a more positive sentiment across the industry, but the survey does highlight the importance of retaining the best people and ensuring that the next generation has the right type of skills for the coming energy transition.
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…Alan Franck, Editor, Hazardex Weaknesses in the Process and People aspects of risk management are creating opportunities for major incidents
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• California utility faces bankruptcy, breakup following wildfire • US federal regulator blames utility for Massachusetts gas network blasts • Oil leak from FPSO off Newfoundland coast said to be province’s largest ever • Global energy giants unveil plans for major integrated carbon capture project in UK • Drax starts Europe’s first carbon capture and storage bioenergy pilot project • Recruitment and business confidence recovers in UK oil & gas sector • BP announces start of oil production from giant Clair Ridge field offshore UK • France to close 14 nuclear reactors by 2035
17 Standards: Some thoughts on IEC 60079-28 19 Maintaining Safe Operations – Is it time for a verification scheme for Management Systems?
To build a collaborative environment, there needs to be a culture in which individuals and companies can see how they can benefit
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There were no work-related fatalities offshore UK in 2017 and the non-fatal injury rate also continued to fall
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hazardous conditions was partially responsible for starting the fire. On November 30, authorities said the Camp Fire had been responsible for 88 deaths with 196 others still unaccounted for. The blaze destroyed nearly 9,000 homes, including the town of Paradise, and forced at least 52,000 people to evacuate. In anticipation of the expected lawsuits, PG&E has already drawn down $3 billion from its credit line, CNBC reported. Investors are watching for clues about whether California’s government will step in to save PG&E should it eventually be
California utility faces bankruptcy, breakup following wildfire
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found responsible for the fire and should any potential liability exceed the utility’s resources. PG&E is still dealing with 200 or so lawsuits from the 2017 wildfires, which also caused a number of fatalities.
he admission by California’s biggest power company that it may be to blame for at least one of the deadly fires ravaging the state sent company
Earlier, the PUC voted to order PG&E to adopt recommendations designed to improve its safety practices in response to the 2010 San Bruno explosion that killed
stock prices crashing by more than 50% compared to its pre-fire level. PG&E told the US Securities and Exchange
eight people.
Commission on November 13 that its equipment may have sparked the Camp Fire in Northern California, the worst fire
than 50% since the wildfire broke out on fears that without help from California’s government, the utility could go bankrupt
PG&E CEO Geisha Williams told stockholders on November 5 that she would once again try to change a state
in the state’s history in terms of fatalities.
should it eventually be found responsible.
“While the cause of the Camp Fire is still
On November 14, PG&E was hit with the
policy called “inverse condemnation,” which holds utilities responsible for any damage done by their equipment, even if
under investigation, if the Utility’s equipment is determined to be the cause, the Utility could be subject to significant liability
first of what is likely to be many lawsuits alleging that the fires were the result of negligence and that the utility was more
they have done nothing intentionally wrong.
in excess of insurance coverage,” the company said in the document filed with the SEC, which was obtained by CNBC.
interested in boosting profits and salaries than investing in infrastructure.
crosshairs. Southern California Edison (SCE) faces at least two lawsuits over the second most destructive blaze in the state this year, the Woolsey Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection blamed PG&E equipment for starting at least 16 of the 2017 fires, which could cost the utility up to $15 billion in damages.
The company’s stock had slumped more
PG&E is not the only utility in the public’s
That would “have a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows,” the document said.
The suit in San Francisco County Superior Court alleges that PG&E failed to properly maintain, repair and replace its equipment and that its “inexcusable” behaviour contributed to the cause of the Camp Fire.
On November 29, California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) President Michael Picker said the regulator would examine the utility’s corporate structure and governance to determine whether a breakup of the
Before that blaze broke out, PG&E warned customers it might turn off power in some areas because of the high risk of igniting a wildfire. The suit alleges the decision not to proceed with a power shutdown
negligently operated, repaired and maintained, and that poor vegetation management and substandard electrical safety practices were also partially responsible for the blaze, which killed three and led to the evacuation of 250,000
utility was needed.
despite its own recognition of impending
people.
The plaintiffs in these cases allege the company’s electrical equipment was
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US federal regulator blames utility for Massachusetts gas network blasts
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he US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on November 15 that utility company NiSource failed to adequately draft and oversee natural gas pipeline work orders and
The NTSB said that a field engineer who developed the work orders, told investigators that he did not recognise the critical role of pressure sensors in the pipes where work was taking place which resulted in the network
be in operation continuously, not only when work was underway, and would operate like circuit-breakers. The program would also include installing remote monitoring devices on all low-pressure systems so that gas
those lapses led to deadly blasts in three Massachusetts communities in September. The federal regulator said ineffective oversight of works by Columbia Gas Co of Massachusetts, a subsidiary of NiSource, was
being flooded with high-pressure gas.
control centres had the ability to monitor pressure at regulator stations in real time, 24/7.
responsible for the disaster. Explosions and fires killed one person, injured 21 and damaged 131 buildings in
during repairs. It said Massachusetts should require professional engineers to sign off on utility company work orders, which is not currently required.
the towns of Lawrence, North Andover and Andover, Massachusetts, on September 17 as Columbia Gas replaced cast-iron pipes with plastic lines.
NiSource, based in Merrillville, Indiana, said in a statement that it would adopt the agency’s safety recommendations at all of its utility
State regulators are overseeing the replacement by utilities of thousands of miles
companies, and spend $150 million to install devices that would close gas lines when they sense pressure reaching risky levels.
of old natural gas pipelines in Massachusetts to reduce leaks.
NiSource said the “slam-shut” devices would
The agency recommended that NiSource revise its review process, update its records and documentation and be able to immediately shut down gas pipeline systems
It said it had also conducted a field survey and engineering review of regulator stations and would ensure NiSource personnel were present whenever excavation work is being done in close proximity to a regulator station. The company said in a regulatory filing this month that the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts was conducting a criminal probe of the company as a result of the disaster. It was the largest US natural gas pipeline accident since 2010 in terms of structures involved.
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News Extra SeaRose FPSO - Image: Husky Energy
Oil extraction remains suspended as the cause of the spill is investigated, but ocean
All offshore oil rigs in the province’s waters were temporarily shut down while the environmental
swells of up to seven metres are preventing any underwater examination, Husky spokesperson Colleen McConnell said. The spill cannot be contained or cleaned up until waves subside.
conditions were being assessed, but the offshore board said on November 19 that the nearby Hebron platform had restarted following safety checks.
The company said that once swells shrink
Oil leak from FPSO
off Newfoundland coast said to be province’s largest ever
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to four metres, remote-controlled vehicles can be sent to navigate the area around the FPSO, a floating production, storage and offloading tanker permanently moored over the White Rose field.
On November 27, a Husky spokesperson told local media that the company was still working on a plan to retrieve the flowline connector and that when this had been achieved and the investigation completed, the company would be able to identify future repairs and mitigations. The SeaRose was shut down earlier this year
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board said in a statement that there had been no injuries
after the petroleum board found Husky violated operations protocols during a near miss with an iceberg in 2017. In that incident, the vessel did
250,000 litres of crude to leak into the ocean, Husky Energy said on November 16. The leak, from a flowline to the SeaRose FPSO, stationed about 350 kilometres off the coast, happened in
and all wells were in a safe state.
not properly disconnect lines used to bring oil onboard as the iceberg approached.
Husky said it had deployed tracker buoys, specialised equipment used to track oil spills. Aircraft from Newfoundland have
More than 80 crew members and 340,000 barrels of oil were on the vessel at the time,
the White Rose field while crews were preparing to restart production after operations were suspended the previous
carried out observation flights and six vessels were observing surface sheens, it said.
according to the board. An investigation showed the decision not to disconnect was “economically driven,” according to documents
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n oil spill off the coast of Newfoundland caused an estimated
day due to high winds and rough seas.
obtained by CBC News at the time.
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pound energy project will pave the way for our region to become the clean energy powerhouse of the UK, creating and safeguarding thousands of jobs. He said the Tees Valley chemical and process industries contribute almost £1billion to the economy each year and support a workforce of more than 7,600 people.
Global energy giants unveil plans for major integrated carbon capture project in UK S
ix major oil and gas companies announced plans on November 28 to
study the development of the first fullscale commercial carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) facility at a site in
The statement did not include a timeline or cost estimate for the project.
Pratima Rangarajan, CEO of OGCI Climate Investments, said: “Carbon capture utilisation and storage is critical to meeting the climate goals of the Paris Agreement and Climate Investments is proud to move this project forward within the structure of the Tees Valley Cluster. “The Clean Gas Project is an example of how industry can work together to bring forward proposals that support the government’s ambitions for CCUS.”
CCUS is seen as a key technology to reach the UN-backed goals to limit global
Claire Perry, the Minister for Clean Energy,
Teeside, UK. To advance the project, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Eni, Equinor, Occidental Petroleum and Total have formed a strategic partnership within
warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century to fight climate change. The project will be an important technology
said the UK Government believed in the necessity of CCUS and was working to persuade other countries of its importance to climate change.
the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a global consortium of hydrocarbon producers.
demonstrator for oil and gas companies, which claim that natural gas must play a major role in any low-carbon future.
On November 28, Perry announced a new £20m dedicated fund to help build carbon
OGCI, whose members include the six named companies involved in the project and
The CGP is claimed to be the world’s first gas-powered energy plant to deploy full-
seven others, seeks to develop low-carbon solutions for the oil and gas industry, one of the world’s biggest polluters. The consortium
chain CCUS at scale. It will be sited on land managed by the
This news follows the announcement by the Chancellor in the Autumn Budget that the South Tees Development Corporation
is responsible for a $1billion+ fund, investing in technologies and business models which lower the carbon footprint of the energy and
South Tees Development Corporation (STDC). The area covers approximately 4,500 acres (1,820 hectares) of land south
will become the UK’s first Special Economic Area – meaning rent and business rates collected on site will be used to fund further
industrial sectors.
of the River Tees, in the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland, and includes the former SSI steelworks site as well as other industrial assets.
land remediation work.
The Clean Gas Project (CGP) in Teeside, in northeast England, will capture carbon dioxide emitted from a new power plant fired by natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel. Industrial complexes in the area will also be able to capture and store CO2 they have
The area benefits from river access and includes the deep-water port of Teesport, England’s largest exporting port.
produced. The compressed CO2 will then be transported by pipeline for storage in a formation under the southern North Sea. The clean CO2 could also be used by companies requiring CO2 for their production, according to the OGCI.
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The Tees Valley was selected as the best configuration for a CCUS cluster out of 50 business models considered by OGCI.
capture equipment at industrial sites in the UK, on top of an existing £100m pot.
OGCI Climate Investments currently has four investments in CCUS and is exploring several early stage CCUS projects for future investment with the goal of leveraging the knowledge gained in advancing the Clean Gas Project. In 2019, the OGCI and Climate Investments said they would focus significant collaborative efforts to inject momentum into a global CCUS industry.
Tees Valley Mayor and STDC chairman
The consortium set its first methane emission targets for members in
Ben Houchen said: “This multi-billion
September.
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Drax starts Europe’s first carbon capture and storage bioenergy pilot project
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According to the Energy Institute, BECCS could enable the UK to capture 55 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2050 - approximately half the nation’s emissions target - and repurpose it for industrial use or storage.
K energy utility Drax has started a pilot project to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions at
power plant, as, when coupled with CCS, the overall process of generating electricity from biomass removes more CO2 from the
its biomass plant, the first of its kind in Europe, the company said on November 26. Drax said the CO2 will initially be stored on site but that eventually it will seek to find a use for the gas, such as in the drinks industry
atmosphere than it releases. The £400,000 six-month pilot project is part of a collaboration with chemical engineers C-Capture, and could be the first in a series of Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage
aimed to confirm that the solvent C-Capture developed was compatible with the biomass flue gas at the Drax power plant. A lab-scale study into the feasibility of reusing the flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) absorbers at the power station was also carried out to
which earlier this year was hit with a CO2 shortage.
(BECCS) pilot plants across the UK.
assess potential capture rates.
Drax has already converted four of its coal units to biomass, and said that depending
FGD equipment is used for reducing sulphur emissions from coal but had become
burns biomass - wood pellets - and the carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot would capture a tonne of CO2 a day from the gases produced when renewable
on the outcomes of the pilot it could extend the BECCS capabilities to deliver further reductions emissions.
redundant on three of the generating units at Drax that have been upgraded to use biomass, because the wood pellets used produce minimal levels of sulphur.
power is generated, the company said in a statement.
“Our BECCS pilot project is the UK’s first step to delivering a key technology in the fight against climate change,” said Will
This, Drax said, would enable the company to operate the world’s first carbon negative
Gardiner, CEO of Drax Group.
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The second phase of the pilot, which will now proceed, involves the installation of a demonstration unit to isolate the CO2 produced by the biomass combustion.
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Recruitment and business confidence recovers in UK oil & gas sector W
orkforce recruitment is on the rise among oil and gas contractors in the UK Continental
on growth opportunities, with 58% of firms forecasting an increase in profits in 2018 and a net balance of 50% of firms
to October 2018, asking firms about their prospects in the year ahead as well as the next three to five years in order to assess
Shelf (UKCS) as business confidence reaches its highest level since 2013, according to the 29th Oil and Gas
anticipating an increase in the value of production-related activities.
trends in exploration and production, decommissioning and other related oil and gas extraction activities both in the UK and
survey conducted by Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Fraser of Allander Institute and KPMG.
The trend in the value of UKCS explorationrelated work amongst contractors had been negative since 2014, dipping to its lowest point in 2016. Since then it has eased steadily but remained negative until Survey 28 in April this year where it rose to a net balance of 3%. This has now risen further to a net balance of 11%, with expectations the positive momentum will continue with
international markets. The autumn survey also asks firms what has happened and what they expect to happen to their UKbased workforce.
2019. Looking further ahead, 34% of firms expect their headcount for contract staff to rise over the next three years. Some 65% of firms expect the level of core staff to increase and only 5% expect a fall over
a net balance of 28% forecasting a rise in value in the year ahead.
reported as a reason for loss of staff by 36% of firms, up 32% from 2017, suggesting the demographics still have the potential to be a significant challenge in the years ahead.
the same period.
capacity, with 44% at or above optimum levels. While this is the highest figure since 2014, there is still some way to go to get back to the 79% recorded in the spring of 2013.
The survey reveals that 21% of firms have increased their total UK-based workforce by more than 10% in the last 12 months, with 33% anticipating this trend will continue in
Another finding is that 63% of contractors are more confident about their current UKCS activities compared to the previous survey, the highest level since 2013. The industry appears to be setting its sights
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The results do show, however, that contractors are still not working at full
The survey looked at work in the six months
Companies report a sharp rise in the number of staff moving from contractors to other oil-related companies, up from 27% in 2017 to 47%; while retirement was
Looking at skills requirements, 44% of respondents identified at least one discipline in short supply, with a significant number pinpointing a lack of engineers. Firms also reported a lack of suitable technical staff and those with IT experience, particularly programmers and software engineers; with
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a number further noting problems attracting sales and management staff.
afoot and the direction of travel is positive, but there continue to be potential traps
steady since the low points of 2015 and 16 however a level of uncertainty does
Moray Barber, partner at KPMG, said: “Despite a recent reduction in the oil price, the relative stability of recent months is driving a more positive sentiment, and it’s hugely positive to see business confidence amongst contractors improve further on the
along the way, not least the impact of Brexit, a potential impending skills gap and environmental and climate change risk. We believe the industry is alive to these challenges as we are seeing our clients develop growth strategies and scenario planning to deal with the risks
remain. We are all watching and trying to understand the implications of political declarations relating to the UK’s divorce from the EU. Interestingly, the views of firms in the sector on Brexit have remained relatively unchanged since we first asked them to predict the impact of the vote in
already high levels witnessed over the past two years, and that optimism for the future outlook of the sector is high.
these present, as well as driving forward their technology and innovation agenda to become disruptors in their own right.”
“The price of oil is driving a more positive sentiment across the industry, but the
Salaries in the sector are also recovering. The proportion of firms reporting that they
2016. This survey again demonstrates a clear divide in opinion with half of firms anticipating this will have no effect on business activity in the UKCS, while 45% are predicting a negative impact.
survey does highlight the importance of retaining our best people and ensuring that the next generation of talent has the
have reduced pay rates fell once again; in the 2016 survey 43% of firms reported reducing salaries, falling to 15% in 2017
“Contractor optimism not only remains high for UKCS operations but is continuing to grow for international markets too, where
right type of skills for the coming energy transition. We need to be asking where the next generation of talent is going to come from, what skills do they really need, and what are we doing in industry and academia
and now just 5% in 2018. The share of firms reporting that they had increased pay during this last survey period rose from 16% in 2017 to 38%.
we are now seeing the highest figure since autumn 2006. It is vital however, if we are to achieve the ambition of creating a world class all-energy hub here beyond the operational phase of the UKCS, that supply
to ensure we have enough people to help sustain that headcount growth.
Russell Borthwick, chief executive of Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, said: “The recovery of the
chain companies continue to think about internationalising rather than simply re-filling order books with emerging contracts on
“Overall, this survey tells us that change is
oil and gas sector has been slow and
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harshest conditions in the UKCS, is the result of years of planning and hard work by BP, our partners and supply chain colleagues. We are proud to have played our part in this pioneering project and are excited for the Clair region’s continued potential.” In addition to the platforms, the Clair Ridge project also included new pipeline infrastructure with the installation of a 5.5-kilometre, 22-inch oil export pipeline tying into the Clair Phase 1 export pipeline. Oil from Clair is exported to the Sullom Voe Terminal on Shetland. A new 14.6-kilometre, six-inch gas export pipeline tying Clair Ridge into the West of Shetland Pipeline Systems (WOSPS) was also installed as part of the project. The WOSPS transports gas from West of Shetland to the Sullom Voe Terminal.
BP announces start of oil production from giant Clair Ridge field offshore UK B
P, on behalf of co-venturers Shell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips, has
Clair Ridge also features an advanced drill rig which will deliver a drilling programme over several years. There are 36 well slots, two of which are being used for the tieback of predrilled wells. The drilling programme, which is likely to last more than 10 years, includes drilling and completing development wells from the remaining 34 well slots.
Clair was the first discovery we made in the West of Shetland area in 1977. But trying to
Dr Andy Samuel, Chief Executive at the Oil
announced first oil production from the giant Clair Ridge project in the West of Shetland region on the UK continental
access and produce its seven billion barrels proved very difficult. We had to leverage our technology and ingenuity to successfully bring
and Gas Authority said: “First oil from the newly built Clair Ridge platform is a major milestone for the UKCS. The OGA continues
shelf (UKCS). Clair Ridge is the second phase of development of the Clair field, 75 kilometres west of Shetland. The
on the first phase of this development in 2005. “And now more than 40 years after the original
to view the West of Shetland as strategically important with substantial remaining potential. The Clair Field has in excess of 7 billion barrels
field, which was discovered in 1977, has an estimated seven billion barrels of hydrocarbons.
discovery, we have first oil from Clair Ridge, one of the largest recent investments in the UK. This is a major milestone for our Upstream
in place and is expected to sustain production for many decades to come, with significant scope for further phases of development.”
Two new, bridge-linked platforms and oil and gas export pipelines have been constructed as part of the Clair Ridge project. The new facilities, which required capital investment in excess of £4.5 billion, are designed for 40 years of production. The project has been designed to recover an estimated 640 million
business and highlights BP’s continued commitment to the North Sea region.” Clair Ridge is the first offshore deployment of BP’s enhanced oil recovery technology, LoSal, which has the potential to increase oil recovery from reservoirs by using reduced salinity water in water injection. This is expected to result in
The start of production of Clair Ridge follows the start-up earlier in 2018 of five other Upstream major projects from BP: Atoll Phase One offshore Egypt, Shah Deniz 2 gas development in Azerbaijan, TAAS expansion project in Russia, Western Flank B offshore Western Australia and Thunderhorse
barrels of oil with production expected to ramp up to a peak at plateau level of 120,000 barrels of oil per day.
up to 40 million additional barrels being costeffectively recovered over the lifetime of the development.
Northwest Expansion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Bernard Looney, BP chief executive Upstream, said: “The start-up of Clair Ridge
Ariel Flores, Regional President for BP’s North Sea business, said: “Safely delivering
This string of developments will follow from 2017’s seven major project completions and is key to delivering the 900,000 barrels of oil equivalent new production that BP expects
is a culmination of decades of persistence.
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low prices for electricity in the European markets”. A press release from the Ministry for an Ecological and Solidarity Transition said: “The government will maintain a dialogue with EDF in order to plan this decrease [in nuclear capacity] and designate sites on which the closures will be made.” It said closures should take place primarily at the sites housing the country’s oldest reactors: Blayais, Bugey, Chinon, Cruas, Dampierre, Gravelines, Saint-Laurent and Tricastin. However, it will be up to EDF to specify which reactors will be closed. “The final confirmation of the reactors to be shut down will take place at least three years before the date of effective closure of the chosen reactors,” the ministry said.
France to close 14 nuclear reactors by 2035: Macron P
Macron said he has requested state-owned EDF to “work on the development of a new nuclear programme”. The government will lead a work programme with EDF on industrial capacity issues of the nuclear industry, “economic optimisation” of the EPR reactor design, storage of waste from a new reactor fleet, financing models, as well as
resident Emmanuel Macron said
French reductions in nuclear power must be
on November 27 that France would shut down 14 of the 58 nuclear reactors currently in operation by 2035, of which
at a pace which allows the country to retain energy sovereignty.
six will be closed by 2028. The total includes the previously announced shutdown of France’s two oldest
The 14 reactors, all of 900 MWe capacity, will be shut down by 2035. France’s two oldest reactors - units 1 and 2 at the
EDF has been building the first EPR reactor at Flamanville on the Atlantic coast
reactors in Fessenheim, eastern France, which Macron said was now set for summer 2020.
Fessenheim plant in eastern France will close in the spring of 2020, he said. Two further reactors will be shut down in
of northwest France since 2007. It was originally scheduled to go online in 2012 but the project has been plagued by technical
In a speech laying out the country’s energy policies for the coming years, Macron said
2025/2026, with two more following in 2027-2028. The remaining reactors would close by 2035. Macron said there would be
problems and budget overruns and the latest forecast start date is 2020.
that “reducing the role of nuclear energy does not mean renouncing it”.
no complete closure of any existing nuclear power plant site.
France currently relies on nuclear power for nearly 72% of its electricity needs, and has a target of reducing this to 50% by 2030 as more renewable energy sources come on stream.
The closure schedule will depend on the transition of France’s energy mix, including the planned increase of renewable energy sources and the expansion of interconnection capacity with neighbouring
Macron also announced that France will close its four remaining coal-fired power plants by 2022. “This is a pioneering measure. Because the reality is that, all over the world, alas, not only are we not closing, but we are opening up new coal-fired power plants.”
In June 2014, following a national energy debate, the last government ruled the country’s nuclear generating capacity would be capped at the current level of 63.2 GWe, and when he was elected, Macron promised
countries. Macron said reactors would only be shut on the condition that “security of supply is ensured”. In addition, neighbouring countries will need to accelerate their energy transition, reduce their generating capacity from coal-fuelled plants and “massively”
He also announced that support for renewables will increase from the current 5 billion euros to between 7 and 8 billion per year. Onshore wind capacity will be trebled and photovoltaic capacity increased five-fold by 2030. Offshore wind will also be
to respect this target. However, he has said
develop renewables, “which would lead to
developed.
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Some thoughts on IEC 60079-28 (prevention of ignition from optical radiation) current work or to seek permission for a particular way forward.
Every two months, SGS Baseefa Technical Manager and IECEx Service Facility Certification Committee chairman Ron Sinclair MBE gives his perspective on the latest developments in the world of standards
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I had been at the Maintenance Team
the light beam was never considered. The traditional sources of illumination generally produced sufficient heat for that to be the overriding problem. LEDs,
meeting for IEC 60079-28 earlier in the fortnight. This standard, relating to the prevention of ignition from Optical Radiation has proved an awkward child,
though, are different, in that the way they and their luminaires are constructed separates the light from most of the heat, which is dissipated at a comparatively
since an attempt was made to increase its scope beyond the original brief of lasers and optical fibres. As the second (current) edition was being prepared, the scope
low temperature in a heat-sink. This is necessary in order to ensure that the LED junction temperature is kept low enough to avoid early destruction.
was specifically increased to include some types of LED light sources. The revised scope of the second edition was then
The ignition mechanism considered is that of the intense light beam falling on
fter the September IECEx meetings in France, October saw us arrive in Busan, South Korea, for the General Meeting of the International
issued as an official Interpretation Sheet (I-SH) for the first edition. It is now realised that the way the scope
an “absorber”, such as dust particles in the atmosphere, causing the absorber to significantly exceed the auto-ignition temperature of the atmosphere. If the
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Technical Committee TC31 is one of the bigger IEC committees and we
was changed brought in some LEDs that need not be considered, but also failed to bring in some other light sources that
optical power is above the safe level, protection can be either by keeping the atmosphere or the absorbers away
held meetings on 11 days over the two week period.
could be as problematical as high power LEDs. The real problem is when the light source is either collimated (as with a laser)
from the beam (for example using the techniques of Dust Enclosure Protection “Ex t” or Restricted Breathing “Ex NR”) or
For the first time, I learnt that there are approximately 600 individuals registered as experts or National Committee
or brought to a focus in a hazardous atmosphere, irrespective of the actual form of the light source.
by containing a possible explosion (using a flameproof enclosure “Ex d”). In all cases, care must be taken to ensure that there is
representatives across the various committees involved in TC31. My best guess is that over 150 of those people were in Busan at some time during the fortnight, with about 80 present at the final two day plenary meeting. The resources expended in creating the IEC 60079 and ISO 80079 standards are phenomenal. Those who use the standards owe a real debt of gratitude to those who put in the effort to ensure that they are all up to date and fit to keep people safe in a world of changing technology. The TC31 plenary is essentially a means for the various Working Groups and Maintenance Teams to report on their
Work is starting on the next edition of the standard, which should better fit the understanding of the problems. But to solve the immediate problem, MT 6007928 sought the permission of the TC31 plenary meeting to yet again change the scope of the standard by way of an I-SH. TC31 accepted the request and agreed that the document should be circulated to National Committees for acceptance. We don’t yet know the outcome of that circulation, and whether or not the scope is “clarified” in the intended way will depend on the votes of the National Committees, when received. Historically, ignition by the intensity of
not a focusing point of sufficient intensity outside the enclosure.
About the author SGS Baseefa Technical Manager Ron Sinclair MBE is chairman of BSI Committee EXL/31, responsible for the UK input to both European and International standards for Electrical Equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. He is also chairman of Cenelec TC31, represents electrical standardisation interests on the European Commission’s ATEX Standing Committee and chairs the IECEx Service Facility Certification Committee.
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Welcome to the Hazardex 2019 Conference & Exhibition Holiday Inn Hotel, Runcorn, Cheshire, UK February 27 & 28 Following the success of the 2018 edition, in Runcorn for the fourth time, the 2019 Conference & Exhibition will be a unique event capturing and distilling decades of process safety experience from across Europe in two thought-provoking days of practical knowledge exchange. The Conference brings together leaders and experts from across the region with one goal in mind: creating safer workplaces. The varied programme will give the latest insights from regulators, certification bodies, end-users, manufacturers, consultants, scientists, engineers and safety specialists involved in hazardous area operations, with a particular focus this year on process safety leadership. The associated Exhibition features many of the most prominent companies that supply products and services to the sector, and delegates will have many opportunities between conference sessions to browse displays and engage with some of the top experts from companies
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whose efforts ensure process and occupational safety continues to improve across the industry. The 2019 edition will also see the launch of PPTex, the event for Personnel Protection Technologies (PPT), types of equipment incorporating electronic and technological systems that the user can wear, hold or use to minimise hazards at work. There will be a separate PPTex stream within the conference and a number of our event exhibitors will showcase the latest products within this sector, now seeing runaway growth. Guests will also enjoy a drinks reception, fine dining and after-dinner entertainment, and the 2019 Hazardous Area Operations Awards Ceremony. Most of all, the Conference & Exhibition will provide a valuable networking opportunity with top experts and industry peers from across the UK and Europe. We would like to express our gratitude to Event sponsor PR electronics, and to Event and Awards Ceremony sponsor Trolex, and hope you have a fulfilling and useful event!
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HAZARDEX CONFERENCE 2019 – DAY 1 8.00 – 9.20: Registration & coffee Day 1 Morning - Keynotes, Leadership Main conference room Chairman: Lee Allford, Energy Institute 9.20 – 9.30: Chairman’s introduction
9.30 – 10.10: Ken Rivers - President, IChemE, and CoMAH Strategic Forum Chair 2019 - The Year of Leadership in Managing Major Hazard Risks
10.15 – 10.55: Paul Logan - HSE, Head of Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Managing Major Hazard Risks - A Cross-Industry Initiative 11.00 - 11.25: Coffee & exhibition viewing
11.30 – 12.10: Brian Cowell - Managing Director, EDF Energy Generation UK Nuclear Generation - A Decade of Transformation
12.15 – 12.55: Dr Jo Nettleton - Environment Agency Deputy Director, Radioactive Substances & Installations Regulation: Major Hazards Leadership: Past lessons and future challenges
13.00 – 13.55: Lunch Day 1 Afternoon - Stream 1 – Challenges & Lessons Learned Main conference room Chairman: Lee Allford, Energy Institute
14.00 – 14.40: Peter Davidson - Executive Director, Tank Storage Association Decarbonisation and the Road to Zero
14.45 – 15.25: Tom Nobes - Process Instruments Capability Leader, Sellafield Decommissioning at Sellafield - Implications for Control & Instrumentation
15.30 - 15.55: Coffee & exhibition viewing
16.00 – 16.40: Geert Vercruysse - Process Safety Expert, BASF Lessons Learned from Incidents
16.45 – 17.25: Terry Cooper - Former Global Head of Integrity & Major Risk Management, Total Forty Years of Major Hazard Prevention
Day 1 Morning/Afternoon - Stream 2 – PPTex Seminar room (Access open to all registered attendees) Chairman: Ron Sinclair, Technical Manager, SGS Baseefa 11.30 – 12.10: Mark Bernstein - CEO, Wearable Technologies Evolution and Safety for Wearable Technology 12.15 – 12.55: Matt Cliffe, Technology Lead, Trolex Optical Particle Characterisation – new technology for highly accurate particulate identification and monitoring Day 1 Afternoon - Stream 2 – PPTex & Process Safety Seminar room (Access open to all registered attendees) Chairman: Ron Sinclair, Technical Manager, SGS Baseefa 14.00 – 14.40: John Hartley - CEO, Extronics Enhanced Worker Safety in Process Industry Environments
14.45 – 15.25: Jon D. Miller - Technical Compliance Manager, & Matthew Cutler, Regional Sales Manager, Det-tronics The Role of Combustible and Toxic Gas Detectors in Plant Safety
16.00 – 16.40: Jackson White, UK Sales Director, Getac The challenges of deploying mobile devices in an ATEX environment
16.45 – 17.25: Neil Smith - Head of Workforce Development, Cogent Skills Process Safety or Managing Major Accident Hazards – What’s the difference?
18.00: Exhibition closes 18.30: Drinks 19.30: Evening event & awards dinner 22.30: Drinks
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HAZARDEX CONFERENCE 2019 - DAY 2 8.30 – 9.20: Registration & coffee Day 2 Morning – Stream 1 – Competence, Functional Safety & Cybersecurity Main conference room Chairman: Lee Allford, Energy Institute 9.20 – 9.30: Chairman’s introduction
9.30 – 10.10: Thorsten Arnhold - Chairman, IECEx Competence in Hazardous Areas – How the IECEx System can Help
10.15 – 10.55: Martin Jones - Operations Manager, JTL CompEx Reflecting 25 Years of Validating Core Competencies
11.00-11.25: Coffee & exhibition viewing
11.30 – 12.10: Sarabjit Purewal - Principal Specialist Inspector, HSE Managing Cybersecurity and Functional Safety
12.15 – 12.55: Colin Easton - Principal Safety Consultant, Prosalus Security Risk Assessments for Functional Safety
Day 2 Morning - Stream 2 - Investigations & Risks Seminar room (Access open to all registered attendees) Chairman: Ron Sinclair, Technical Manager, SGS Baseefa
Day 2 Afternoon - Stream 1 – Case Studies & Guidelines Main conference room Chairman: Lee Allford, Energy Institute
14.00 – 14.40: James Jenkins - Principal Consultant, DNV GL EI Not Permanently Attended Installation Guidelines
14.45 – 15.25: Carolyn Nicholls - Director & Process Safety Expert, RAS Hazardous Area Classification Chemical Plant Case Study
15.25 - 15.35: Chairman’s closing remarks Day 2 Afternoon - Stream 2 – Practical challenges & solutions Seminar room Chairman: Ron Sinclair, Technical Manager, SGS Baseefa
14.00 – 14.40: Jonathan Hichens - Lead Certification Engineer, CMP Products Eliminating Explosion Risks Through Properly Sealed Cables
14.45 – 15.25: Keith Plumb - Process, Equipment and Safety Consultant, BPE
Using Equipment Protection Levels to Break the Chain
9.20 – 9.30: Chairman’s introduction
15.25 - 15.35: Chairman’s closing remarks
9.30 – 10.10: Joe Murphy - Head of Health, Safety, Security and Wellbeing, Southern Water Gaining Value from Investigations
15.35: Exhibition closes
10.15 – 10.55: Paul McCulloch - Risk Management Process Safety & Implementation, CGE Barrier-based learning from incidents
11.00 -11.25: Coffee & exhibition viewing
11.30 – 12.10: Roger Stokes - Principal Engineer, BakerRisk Failure to Understand and Manage Risks
12.15 – 12.55: Harvey T. Dearden - Engineering Director, HTS Engineering Group Risk Management & Engineering Judgement
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2019 CONFERENCE PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS
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DAY ONE – 27/2/2019 Ken Rivers - President, IChemE, and CoMAH Strategic Forum Chair 2019: The Year of Leadership in Managing Major Hazard Risks The hazards that can destroy your business should be top of mind right through any organisation and yet they are not. The lack of danger signals means that organisations can get lulled into a false sense of security or simply just not recognise the risks / potential for catastrophe that exits in their activities. While Great Britain has one of the best records in the world for managing major accident hazards, these incidents are still happening. These risks can be managed and the tool kit is there for businesses to use. Indeed, the CoMAH Strategic Forum, which I chair, has highlighted that making “good practices” into “common practices” is the main challenge to improving standards and raising performance in the UK . Individual companies do not have a monopoly on good practices and so being open to learning from others is a critical success criteria. Indeed, the lessons from Grenfell have highlighted just how important being open to cross sector learning is. So clearly identifying what is good practice and making it available is important as is improving the consistency of application of these practices across businesses. However, the most critical activity is reaching out to the currently unengaged and as you might expect, leadership is a vital element in delivering this change and we now have a very clear picture of what good leadership looks like. Getting leaders interested, curious and committed is critical and 2019 will be the Year of Leadership in Managing Major Hazard Risks where there will be a concerted push from both the Competent Authorities and Industry . What it will mean for you and your company is the focus of this presentation. Ken Rivers is President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). He also chairs the UK’s Control of Major Hazards (COMAH) Strategic Forum, which is the joint industry/regulator group tasked with raising standards and improving the effectiveness of major hazard legislation. Ken’s extensive international career included being CEO of Refining NZ and responsibility for Shell’s UK refining and petrochemical operations. He is a past President of UK Petroleum Industry Association and chaired the joint industry/regulator task force in the wake of the Buncefield terminal explosion. He was one of the founding members of the New Zealand Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum. More recently, he chaired the “Midstream Oil Sector Government and Industry Task Force”, which considered ways of improving the resilience and viability of the UK refining and fuel import sectors following the recent government review. Paul Logan - HSE, Head of Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division Managing Major Hazard Risks - A Cross-Industry Initiative (Abstract available on Hazardex website shortly) Dr Paul Logan joined the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in 1989 as a scientist, before training as a specialist inspector in the biotechnology and microbiology sector. After this he transferred into a policy role, leading UK negotiations on the GMO contained use directive. He then moved back into operational inspection work, eventually heading the biological agents unit. In 2007 he led the Government investigation into an outbreak of foot and mouth disease following an escape from the Pirbright laboratories. Following this he was appointed head of major hazards policy in HSE, and led teams negotiating the Seveso III and offshore oil and gas directives, as well as reform of mines and explosives legislation. After a further spell heading up a wider HSE policy division, he became head of the chemicals, explosives and microbiological hazards division in April 2015. Brian Cowell - Managing Director, EDF Energy Generation UK Nuclear Generation - A Decade of Transformation EDF Energy owns and operates the United Kingdom’s eight operational nuclear power stations, providing 9GW of capacity, around 20% of the UK’s electricity, from 14 advanced gas cooled reactors (AGR) and one pressurised water reactor (PWR). Over the last decade the safety and operational performance of EDF Energy’s nuclear plants has been transformed. After years of sustained improvement, combined safety and operational results now represent the best overall performance in the past 40 years and are, in many instances, world leading. These reactors are now demonstrably, the safe, reliable “workhorses” of the UK’s low carbon electricity sector playing a key role in supporting the UK electricity system. Brian Cowell, Managing Director of EDF Energy’s Generation Business will discuss how this transformation has been achieved and the lessons that could help support the UK’s Nuclear Industrial Strategy in the decades to come. He will also cover the evolution of the UK nuclear generation assets as they move towards the end of generation phase into defueling and decommissioning. Brian Cowell is Managing Director of EDF Energy’s Generation business in the United Kingdom. He has responsibility for EDF Energy’s nuclear, coal, gas and renewables operations, bringing together under one management team a diverse portfolio of generation assets. Brian has spent most of his career in nuclear operations having been Station Director of Hunterston and Torness power stations, Chief Nuclear Officer, and was most recently Director of Nuclear Operations before appointment to his current role in 2017. A Control and Instrumentation Engineer, Brian is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Technology.
Dr Jo Nettleton - Environment Agency Deputy Director, Radioactive Substances & Installations Regulation Major Hazards Leadership: Past lessons and future challenges Jo will look back over the experiences of her 30 year career, working in and regulating sectors and industries that do great things for individuals, communities, the environment and the economy.... but which, without great leadership, also have the potential to cause great harm. These include healthcare, research, nuclear, chemical and biological industries. There are some great lessons (all too often learned from devastating events) that we ignore at our peril if we are to meet challenges such as EU Exit, climate change and the new political world, as well as to maximise the opportunities presented by government strategies for industry, clean growth, clean air and a thriving environment. This presentation will explore some of those from a personal perspective. Following a career in medical physics and radiation research, Jo Nettleton joined HSE as a radiation specialist inspector, regulating the use of ionising radiations across medicine, research, education and industry and working on related strategy and policy. Jo moved to join the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, leading teams to regulate nuclear decommissioning (including environmental impact assessment), conventional health and safety and nuclear safeguards, before joining HSE’s Hazardous Installations Inspectorate, leading regulation of biological agents, explosives and chemical industries. She joined EA in 2015 and is now Deputy Director and Head of Radioactive Substances and Installations Regulation. Jo lives in Southport and is married with a stepson, daughter and two cats. Peter Davidson - Executive Director, Tank Storage Association Decarbonisation and the Road to Zero On the 9th July 2018 the UK Government released The Road to Zero – Next steps towards cleaner road transport and delivering our Industrial Strategy. The Downstream Oil Sector recognises the need for decarbonisation and the focus on road transport as a major contributor to this goal. However, the strategy raises several concerns for the sector. This presentation will discuss the challenges for: Terminal Operations and Energy Security; Alternative Fuels; Infrastructure; Fuels Duty Peter Davidson is the Executive Director of the Tank Storage Association, representing the interests of over 45 companies who operate around 300 terminals in the UK or provide equipment and services to the sector. Peter is responsible for all aspects of advocacy and lobbying on behalf of the sector, and is also tasked with promoting process safety leadership, helping members achieve excellence in this area and work toward becoming high reliability organisations. Peter works in close collaboration with the UK Government and Regulators and is a leading member of cross-industry committees, Process Safety groups and the Federation of European Tank Storage Associations. Prior to joining TSA in April 2016, Peter was the Director of Safety, Commercial and Projects at the UK Petroleum Industry Association and formerly the Regulatory Compliance Manager for ABB Automation in the UK, specialising in the delivery of automation systems to highly regulated industries, including the Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical and Nuclear sectors. Tom Nobes - Process Instruments Capability Leader, Sellafield Decommissioning at Sellafield - Implications for Control & Instrumentation The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority owns several site-license companies in the UK. One of them is Sellafield Sites Ltd®. Sellafields’ traditional role of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel will cease in 2021. The respective plants then enter POCO (Post Operations Clean Out), decommissioning and waste management. Sellafield is also actively seeking new missions. But what will all this mean for control & instrumentation? What new measurement techniques and information technologies will be required? Thomas S. Nobes is Principal Engineer, Process Instruments, at Sellafield Ltd. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of Engineering with the Institute of Measurement & Control. His first 6 years of working life was at ICI, among other things developing high-level control programmes for DCS systems. Tom joined the then named BNFL-Capenhurst in 1980 working on the designs of the uranium centrifuge plants and transferred to the BNFL-Sellafield reprocessing division in 1991. He undertook parts of the design and commissioning of the THORP reprocessing plant which recycled used nuclear fuel. Later he became subject matter expert for process instruments and in particular the adoption of new instrument technologies. Tom is Capability Leader for Process Instruments, effectivly an internal consultant, owner of the company standards and procedures for process instrument design and is a design auditor for safety assesments. A large part of his role is the promotion and introduction of new technologies within Sellafield. These included HART, ProfiBus, ISA100Wireless and asset management systems. His latest thoughts are on the Industrial Internet Of Things, non-contact measurements and Johnson Noise Thermometry and their application to nuclear decommissioning. He is a local section committee member for the Institute of Measurement & Control and a member of its national Standards Policy Special Interest Group for instrumentation. He is also a Registered Explosive Atmospheres Engineer via the Institute of Measurement & Controls’ R.Ex.E scheme.
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Geert Vercruysse - Process Safety Expert, BASF Lessons Learned from Incidents Recent incidents in the Benelux region have shown that there is still a strong need to focus on knowhow and competence in Process Safety. Accidents are still happening and these may have been a trigger within your organisation to revalidate existing risk analysis studies and/or start up procedures. Further steps should be taken to reduce the amount and severity of process safety incidents. The first part of the presentation will highlight the setup of a safety concept for two generic units in a chemical production plant, a batch reactor and a distillation column. In the second part some new tools, which are still under development, will be presented to support the communication between operations and maintenance. It is the expectation that the number of process safety incidents will drop when these are applied correctly. Geert Vercruysse graduated in 1992 from the University of Ghent. He started his career at BASF Antwerp as a production manager for the EB/Styrene plant where he became project manager in 1998 and plant manager in 2001. As of 2004 he became plant manager at the Steamcracker, which is also located on the Antwerp site. In October 2012 he took responsibility for the Butadiene Project as Project Manager. At the moment he is responsible as project coordinator for all Steamcracker related projects at the BASF Antwerp site. Since October 2010, Geert has combined his professional activities with the role of guest professor in Process Safety Engineering at KU Leuven where he teaches “Process Safety of Unit Operations” and facilitates the course “Competence in Operations”, in cooperation with essenscia. Terry Cooper - Former Global Head of Integrity & Major Risk Management, Total Forty Years of Major Hazard Prevention Terry will pose some challenging questions on the “art of keeping hydrocarbons where they need to be – contained!” These will include: • Are Major Accidents as rare as you think they are? In six years, there have been at least 14 major accidents since Macondo, with 137 fatalities. • Is the UK still a world-class safety leader? Are you aware that in some other parts of the world they have surpassed the UK sector? • Does the industry focus enough on Process Safety? On average we see a 4+ fatality disaster every 18 months! • Do companies share “lessons learnt” for the benefit of all? One challenge that we face is overcoming the legal firewall hurdles that limit sharing lessons. • Are we pushing our Ageing Assets too hard? How far can one go beyond the ‘best before date’ before calling it a day?” The introduction of Common Industry Process Safety Fundamentals, alongside the life-saving rules, has the potential of reducing fatal events by 75%. Terry Cooper’s last position before retirement was Global Head of Integrity & Major Risk Management at Total Exploration & Production, ensuring that major risks are known and managed throughout the organisation’s chain of command, from CEO to Operator/Technicians. Terry is a chemical engineer by training, with 40 years of experience in the Petrochemicals, Oil and Gas Industries. He started his career in 1979 with Davy McKee International, a design and engineering contractor. In 1985 he joined Total in Paris specialising in process engineering, following which he moved offshore to the Alwyn North Platform and then became responsible for new business opportunities for the St Fergus gas terminal and southern North Sea assets. After several assignments overseas on projects and commissioning, Terry returned to Total UK to take on a leadership role as the Alwyn and Dunbar Operations Manager. After a hectic three years Terry became the HSE Director, during which time he started Total’s Safety Culture behavioural programme. Mark Bernstein - CEO, Wearable Technologies Evolution and Safety for Wearable Technology (Abstract available on Hazardex website shortly) Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young, Mark Bernstein spent the bulk of his career taking early stage technology companies from inception to exit. He has been involved in five IPOs, and has sat on UK LSE and AIM public company Boards for 20 years, including Moss Bros. Plc, a leading UK clothing retailer. Mark has worked with VCs and strategic equity partners including IBM, Motorola, BT, Sky and Dixons. His latest venture capitalises on an increasingly important area of technology – wearables. Wearable Technologies reduces risk and increases industrial safety using Bluetooth-enabled environmental sensors within workwear in high hazard and other industries. John Hartley - CEO, Extronics Enhanced Worker Safety in Process Industry Environments RTLS (real-time location system) is increasingly used in the process industries to improve worker safety, for example through worker location, automatic mustering, emergency assistance alerts, and security. This paper will look at improvements in RTLS technologies over recent years, and how the growth of complementary technologies - such as Wi-Fi, GPS, BLE, UWB, and RFID access control - has enabled RTLS deployments to demonstrate clear business improvements and higher ROI. John Hartley is Managing Director of Extronics Ltd and cut his teeth at Siemens before going on to found Extronics in 1992. He has over 30 years’ experience of working in the process industries, especially hazardous areas such as in the oil and gas and chemical sectors. With a technical grounding in automation and instrumentation, wireless networks, and RFID systems including RTLS, John is passionate about innovation and the adoption of modern technologies.
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Matthew Cliffe - Technology Leader, Trolex Ltd Optical Particle Characterisation – new technology driving real-time, continuous and highly accurate particulate identification and monitoring. Here we present a new and highly innovative real-time particulate characterisation technology that is IECEx certified for use in Group I explosive environments and general purpose heavy industrial applications. It provides real-time and continuous data regarding the concentration and size makeup of airborne particulate matter. Real-time data enables instant responses to raised particulate levels -from alarms to automated dust suppression systems - and allows for unique trends and patterns to be identified on an unprecedented level, allowing critical process improvements to be made. This fundamental advancement in technology allows for the collection of data from dust and all other particles with optical diameters from 0.38 μm to 40 μm. All the data relating to the particulate concentration and size profile can be stored and simultaneously displayed according to industry standards such as PM 1, PM 2.5, PM 4.25 (respirable) and PM 10. Additionally, custom size profiles such as top-hat or Gaussian profiles, can be programmed, enabling customisation to process and hazards that are unique to the end-user application. Matthew Cliffe is Technology Leader – Particulate Monitoring, at Trolex Ltd. He completed his degree in Physics at the University of Hertfordshire, then moved to Manchester University where he completed his MSc and PhD in Laser Physics.He has worked as a researcher in laser physics at both the University and Government Laboratory in Daresbury and has designed products for the biomedical market. Whilst working for the University and Laser Quantum, he published a book on the physics of laser-matter interactions. Jon D. Miller, Technical Compliance Manager & Matthew Cutler, Regional Sales Manager, Det-tronics The Role of Combustible and Toxic Gas Detectors in Plant Safety There can be confusion between equipment for process gas monitoring and gas detection systems for life safety. Life safety systems mitigate risks stemming from leaks of toxic and/or combustible gases, help prevent explosions and harm to workers caused by leaking gas, and in turn, reduce costly downtime. The paper begins with an overview of the hazardous location standards that impact gas detection needs and product certification requirements. Another consideration for understanding gas detection requirements is the target Safety Integrity Level (SIL). Jon D. Miller has over 25 years’ experience in functional safety and hazardous locations, focusing on fire and gas detection and systems with Det-Tronics since 1996, and is currently the company’s Technical Compliance Manager. He is Chairman for the U.S. and International Gas Detection Standards Development Committees and is a member of IEEE, ISA, UL, and IEC committees responsible for hazardous locations and functional safety electrical equipment. Matthew Cutler is Regional Sales Manager, Fire & Security Products at Det-Tronics. He has over 20 years’ experience in instrumentation applications and sales, with over 17 years focused in the field of gas detection. He has significant experience with supermajor oil and gas projects, and has been involved in product development programs. He holds a BEng (Hons) in Engineering with Business Studies. Jackson White, UK Sales Director, Getac The challenges of deploying mobile devices in an ATEX environment An insight into some of the challenges which could be faced, when looking to deploy mobile end-user devices into the field. Currently we are going through the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) with emerging data rich technologies, such as IOT, AI, QC and AV, all of which are rapidly evolving to support organisations in becoming more digitalised. In order to capture, utilise and manipulate data, end-users are relying on feature rich devices to aid them in this Deploying end-user devices in any enterprise business can be a challenge, however, this challenge is multiplied given the nature of ATEX environments. When deploying mobile devices into such environments, it is imperative to consider factors such as; device format, platform stability, data security and also to ensure that the correct eco-system is being established. During the presentation, Jackson will be sharing his experiences and highlighting some of the significant challenges which end-users may face. Jackson White is UK, Ireland & Nordic Sales Director, Getac, and has extensive experience within both the IT and telecoms industry. Having joined Getac in 2014, Jackson has gone on to become a senior figure in developing Getac’s sector solutions. Neil Smith - Head of Workforce Development, Cogent Skills Process Safety or Managing Major Accident Hazards – What’s the difference? You may be inclined to think that this doesn’t apply to you. What does good practice in process safety or major accident hazard management look like? (Not the technical stuff!) How can you make a positive change in the way all your employees proactively contribute to protecting themselves, your assets, your local communities, the environment and your businesses reputation? Find out how Cogent Skills is supporting local businesses and global corporations to create a positive safety culture – Process Safety or Managing Major Accident Hazards – what’s the difference? A founder member of the PSM Competence Programme Board, Neil Smith has taken a leading role in the development of PSM Skills Strategy, supporting the development of the PSM training standards and assuring the programme is supported with the highest quality training provision since the establishment of the PSM programme in 2010. He provides ongoing support to the PSM Competence Programme Board and Expert Panel. Working in partnership with Cogent Skills expert training partners, Neil also leads the on the establishment of tailored and bespoke PSM training solutions for employers both within the UK and internationally, with clients including National Grid, Unilever, GSK, Tata Steel, British Steel, Centrica and Johnson Matthey.
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DAY TWO – 28/2/2019 Thorsten Arnhold - Chairman, IECEx Competence in Hazardous Areas – How the IECEx System can Help Investigations show that the overwhelming majority of accidents in hazardous areas are caused by a lack of competence, of clear responsibilities and of commitment. In the presentation, this statement will be illustrated by current accidents in European process plants and I will show how a third-party certification system such as that provided by IECEx can help. Due to commercial pressures, many companies have reduced the number of in-house safety experts and transferred these obligations to external service providers. This reduces costs and gives some flexibility, but without sufficient internal experts it is very difficult to control the competence and experience of external service providers and of new employees. A Third Party Certification system such as IECEx helps to bridge that gap. Based on the international standards of the IEC 60079 series, service providers for plant design, equipment selection, installation, inspection, maintenance, repair and overhaul are assessed and certified by independent external experts. Furthermore the Certification Scheme for personal competency offers an independent evaluation of the knowledge and skills of people who works in hazardous area - both employees of the process companies as well as external service providers. These certificates are available 24/7 on the IECEx homepage, giving responsible persons at end user companies the ability to select the right partners for their safety critical jobs. Prof. Dr. Thorsten Arnhold is Chairman of the IECEx System and VP Strategy & Technology at R. STAHL AG. Earlier, he was Chairman of the German National Committee of IECEx and VP Product Management and Marketing at R.STAHL, and before that a Quality Manager for ISO 9000 system implementation. He studied electronics at Dresden Technical University and gained a PhD in Hybrid Integrated Circuits, and has a Diploma in Marketing from St. Gallen Business School. Martin Jones - Operations Manager, CompEx Reflecting 25 Years of Validating Core Competencies This Conference Paper will stress the importance of validating core competencies with independently accredited organisations to help protect both the workforce and the expensive capital asset whilst also protecting the Owners and Responsible Persons. Throughout the development and growth of the CompEx Scheme during the last 25 years, with Industry and Regulator guidance, modules have significantly grown from the original Gas & Vapour suite of modules to a full suite of 14 core competency modules and various Foundation Awareness Modules all of which address the requirements of the international IEC Standard 60079 Parts 14 (Installation) & 17 (Inspection). Additionally, the North American National Electrical Code NEC 500 & 505 Modules and American Petroleum Institute API 500 / 505 Modules were developed specifically for users having assets in the Gulf of Mexico. Managing this growth and ensuring certification turnaround is maintained is not without its challenges, moving paper-based examinations to online examinations and moving practical assessment recording onto iPad technology presented unique challenges. The way forward offers new frontiers, the first being Functional Safety Foundation and followed quickly by a core competency module for Functional Safety Technicians against the International Standard for Process Safety IEC 61511, which take CompEx into new frontiers, mapping the proven core competency validation model across into new international standards. Martin Jones is Operations Manager at JTL CompEx.He manages the global operations and strategic development of the CompEx Core Competency Scheme for Electrical and Mechanical practitioners and professional Application Design Engineers who work in Explosive Atmospheres. Recent achievements are:• Managed the growth of the CompEx Scheme from 10 centres in 2007 to 60 worldwide centres in 2018 • Driven the growth of new CompEx Modules to include Foundation, Mechanical, Application Design Engineer and Responsible Person • 2010 Achieved Accreditation for the CompEx Scheme to the International Standard IEC/ISO 17024 : 2003 – ‘Competency of Persons who work in explosive atmospheres’. • 2014 Achieved the updated Accreditation for the CompEx Scheme to the International Standard IEC/ ISO 17024 : 2012 – ‘Competency of Persons who work in explosive atmospheres’. Sarabjit Purewal - HSE, Principal Specialist Inspector Managing Cybersecurity and Functional Safety Cybersecurity is a relatively new topic that industry is becoming familiar with. New standards such as IEC 62443 are at an advanced stage of completion. New guidance is being published by the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) and new regulations such as security of Network Information Systems (NIS) have come on statute in 2018. This presentation will explore the key technical and organisational issues in manging safety systems securely. Cybersecurity is a relatively new topic that industry is becoming familiar with. New standards such as IEC 62443 are at an advanced stage of completion. New guidance is being published by the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) and new regulations such as security of Network Information Systems (NIS) have come on statute in 2018.
Cybersecurity impacts on many systems that are designed for functional safety where the design methods do not assume that someone is deliberately trying to introduce malware into the systems. So what are the issues around managing safety systems from a cybersecurity perspective? Other than the issues in managing safety systems securely, the presentation will also explore technical issues around risk assessments, risk appetite, and managing cybersecurity including supply chain to organisational issues of leadership, and competency. Sarabjit Purewal leads an electrical, control and cybersecurity team in the onshore major hazards section of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). He is a chartered engineer, an associate of City and Guilds Institute, and member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Sarabjit started his career with the CEGB in the electricity supply industry working on automation of conventional and nuclear power stations. He later worked with Kennedy and Donkin Consulting Engineers as the engineering manager of the Power Group, and then with Mott MacDonald as divisional director, before moving to the Health and Safety Executive working on various technical and policy issues. Colin Easton - Principal Safety Consultant, Prosalus Security Risk Assessments for Functional Safety Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) are more vulnerable today than ever before due to the prevalence and sophistication of attacks specifically targeting them. Although these attacks may be initially intended to hold a business to ransom by denial of service, the resultant consequences can be catastrophic, leading to a failure or unpredictable operation of the SIS resulting in a safety or environmental incident. These vulnerabilities are not just as a result of the availability of commercial off-the-shelf technology; high connectivity to business and manufacturing enterprise systems; requirements for remote access and availability of OEM system data in the public domain, but can also be related to the training and awareness of a business’ core staff. BS EN 61511:2017 2 nd Edition and the UK HSE Operational Guidance OG-00086 introduce requirements for all owners of process safety systems to carry out a security risk assessment (SRA) to identify these threats. However, the security standards and practices for industrial automation and control systems continue to evolve while the process industry is struggling to keep abreast of the changing threat and regulatory landscape. In addition, the plethora of standards, guidance and articles being published to help address the SRA requirement has resulted in information overload. This presentation will break down the requirements of BS EN 61511:2017 2 nd Edition in the context of IEC, ISA, API and NIST requirements. It will also provide a practical methodology for meeting the requirements of BS EN 61511:2017 2 nd Edition to be able to satisfactorily demonstrate to the regulatory authorities that the risks from security breaches have been reduced to a level that can be considered ALARP. Colin Easton is a Principal Safety Consultant at ProSalus Limited and has over 30 years of safety related experience as well as an international reputation for the provision of consultancy and training services, predominantly in the process industry sector, assisting clients to meet their safety, legislative, and regulatory obligations. His main areas of specialisation are delivering safety training, the Functional Safety Assessment, Verification and validation of new and legacy plant safety systems, facilitation of safety studies, quantitative risk analysis and developing functional safety management systems including gap analysis He has an MSc Eng. in Process Safety & Loss Prevention from the University of Sheffield, is an accredited TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety Senior Expert and a member of the Institute of Measurement and Control Safety Panel. Joe Murphy - Head of Health, Safety, Security and Wellbeing, Southern Water Gaining Value from Investigations (Abstract available on Hazardex website shortly) Joe Murphy is Head of Health, Safety, Security and Wellbeing at Southern WaterPrior to that he was Head of Health, Safety and Security - Area South - at High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd for over five years, Managing Director of a risk compliance consultancy, HSEQ Manager at Morrison Utility Services and has extensive work experience in both the rail and water industry sectors. He also developed a training facility for Thames Water and network partners. Paul McCulloch - Risk Management Process Safety & Implementation, CGE Barrier-based learning from incidents By mapping barrier performance from an incident on a BowTie assessment allows an organisation to lock learning into corporate memory, and over time as more and more incidents get mapped to the BowTie, an organisation builds up a profile of positive and negative performance of their barriers from their incidents. By establishing a connection of barrier performance to risk management BowTies, an organisation has a picture of real barrier performance against its proactive risk assessments and can take corrective action. Paul McCulloch is a Risk Management Process Safety & Implementation Consultant at CGE Risk Management Solutions working on the implementation of BowTie risk management programs. Previously he worked within E.ON Next Generation business as a Process Safety Specialist and was the chief architect of E.ON’s award winning Process Safety project using BowTies and BowTie Server from CGE. Before joining E.ON, Paul spent four years as a process safety specialist with ABB Engineering Services delivering solutions to their clients in Petrochemical/Oil & Gas/Power and Speciality Chemical industries. Key focus was technical process safety - consequence modelling, ALARP assessment, SIL assessment and Hazard Study leadership.
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Roger Stokes - Principal Engineer, BakerRisk Failure to Understand and Manage Risks This paper presents a case study of an incident that occurred outside the traditional area of process safety, although the circumstances and the learnings are highly relevant to the high hazard process industries. Key areas of failure include leadership, accountability, risk assessment, following established procedures, management of change, consideration of off-site impacts, and emergency procedures. Organisational issues associated with culture and whistleblowing also played a key role in the incident. Roger Stokes joined BakerRisk in 2015 and is Principal Engineer in the Process Safety Group, where his main focus is on incident investigation and insurance risk engineering. After graduating as a chemical engineer he took a position in ICI’s Mond Division, ending up as a plant manager. Later, he joined a firm of Loss Adjusters dealing with commercial insurance claims including fires, explosions and machinery breakdown on chemical, food processing and other manufacturing facilities. Harvey T. Dearden - Engineering Director, HTS Engineering Group Risk Management & Engineering Judgement: 4 Shades of Grey The effective exercising of engineering judgement may be identified as one of the hallmarks of the true professional engineer. But in embracing this notion, there is perhaps a danger that individual engineers may become over eager to exercise their judgement in demonstration of their professionalism. We may identify a further hallmark as an awareness of this danger and the recognition of the need to guard against it. The all too human traps of arrogance and hubris are set to ensnare us. We need to exercise appropriate metajudgement; judgement about judgements. Our primary defence must be an awareness of this situation, and in this regard, it may be useful to consider the ‘space’ within which engineering judgement is exercised by the individual engineer. This presentation identifies the dimensions that characterise this space and the degree to which engineers should validate their judgements and how they might do this. (The ‘4 shades’ refers to the distinct areas by which the space is characterised.) It considers the responsibilities and liabilities placed upon the professional engineer and the apparent reluctance shown by many ostensibly competent engineers to exercise judgement and asks from what this may spring? The ‘case for the prosecution’ is also considered. It also considers the relevance of rigour and uncertainty in the evaluations that should inform our judgements. Harvey T. Dearden BSc CEng is FS Expert TUV Rheinland 188/12, InstMC Registered Functional Safety Engineer 16/003, a Professional Process Safety Engineer (IChemE), and the author of ‘Functional Safety In Practice’ and ‘Professional Engineering Practice’. James Jenkins - Principal Consultant, DNV GL EI Not Permanently Attended Installation Guidelines In June 2010 the Energy Institute issued the first edition of the Not Permanently Attended Installation (NPAI) guidelines. The document sought to provide best practice guidance on issues of safety, welfare and the environment consistent with optimising the benefits of NPAI’s for the international petroleum industry. The EI and DNV GL have recently revised the NPAI Guidelines to more accurately reflect current international best practice. The topics that a presentation will cover are: • Design of remotely operated installations; • Transition from normally manned to remotely operated installations (and vice-versa); and • Operation of remotely operated installations. Each topic will look at several key themes that are important to consider with remote operations including: staffing demand versus the productive hours; benefit of safety systems versus the risk exposure associated with maintaining them; simplification/minimisation whilst providing adequate welfare provision; safety management; environmental aspects; reliability/availability; maintenance strategies; asset integrity; changing production profiles; and legislative compliance. With over 100 NPAI’s and numerous NPAI operators within the UK Continental Shelf, the NPAI guidelines are a distillation of the learning from these operations which attendees should find informative, insightful and useful. James Jenkins is a Safety Engineering Consultant with thirteen years’ experience in a wide range of process industries. James is a Principal Consultant within DNV GL Manchester Advisory, and has been significantly involved in projects for the offshore oil and gas industry, as well as the LNG, gas transmission and food & beverage sectors. He has worked extensively on consultancy projects which establish risk management frameworks, assess risks in operation, support regulatory compliance activities and assessment of major accident management activities. He has participated in due diligence projects both on behalf of sellers and prospective buyers. James is a primary author of the OGUK guidelines for NUI helideck Fire Fighting Equipment and the Energy Institute’s NPAI guidelines (2nd Edition). Carolyn Nicholls - Director & Process Safety Expert, RAS Hazardous Area Classification Chemical Plant Case Study It is important that care is taken when determining hazardous zones. The consequences of applying the wrong technique are clear: hazards can be underestimated and inadequately controlled, or can be overestimated resulting in resource expenditure and prioritisation in the wrong places. In this paper, Carolyn Nicholls RAS Ltd. explains the methods that have been used to overcome this challenge using a case study from a chemical manufacturing site currently revising their hazardous area classification, which considers both gaseous and liquid releases. Workplaces that handle dangerous substances with the potential to form an explosive atmosphere fall under the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR). These regulations require workplaces to be classified into hazardous and non-hazardous areas, with the aim of ensuring potential ignition sources are properly controlled so as to reduce the risk of workers to as low as reasonably practicable. The regulations do not provide a methodology for how to classify these zones. As a result, a number of organisations have developed their own methodologies to do this, the most notable of these being the British Standards Institute and the Energy Institute.
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For accidental releases, both the British Standard and Energy Institute methodology follow the same core steps: 1. Select an appropriate hole size. 2. Estimate the size of the LFL cloud from that hole size. In this paper, RAS Ltd. explain the methods that have been used to overcome this challenge using a case study from a chemical manufacturing site currently revising their hazardous area classification, which considers both gaseous and liquid releases. In summary, the key findings and method include: • Use of both point source and risk-based approaches provided in the Energy Institute methodology in combination to determine the hole size for releases. • Use of dispersion modelling inputs provided in the Energy Institute methodology. • Use of surrogate materials that are selected based on similar key material properties justified by comparison of consequence modelling results. • Identifying the key assumptions for modelling liquid pool diameters. Carolyn Nicholls is a process safety specialist and a Director of RAS Limited, with more than 10 years’ experience of the risk and hazard management industry. She has worked with a number of UK COMAH sites to develop safety reports and provide support in all aspects of risk management. She leads the RAS teams of risk and hazard management consultants and has been instrumental in creating the company’s assessment methodologies. Her particular area of interest is the demonstration of ALARP, an often misunderstood concept. Jonathan Hichens - Lead Certification Engineer, CMP Products Eliminating Explosion Risks Through Properly Sealed Cables This report was commissioned in order to establish the correct type of cable gland for a particular type of cable construction when used in Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous areas. This resulted into an investigation and testing program to establish if selecting cable glands using the guidance from IEC 60079-14 Electrical installations design, selection and erection - is in fact safe for flameproof applications using cables typically used in marine and offshore. Several varied cable/cable gland assemblies were put through the following tests to collect data on how non-barrier cable glands, employing an elastomeric sealing ring, performed in the prevention of flame transmission and gas migration under test conditions: • Test 1: Flame non-transmission of an internal ignition. IEC 60079-1:2014 Cl 15.4.4 • Test 2: Restricted breathing test. IEC 60079-14:2013 Annex E (Informative) • Test 3: Gas migration test (Bespoke) These test results were then assessed against the requirements of the installation standard (IEC 60079-14), and the standard itself is examined for its potentially dangerous guidance on the selection of cable glands. For example in the clause 9.3.2 of this edition 5.0, when it states “where there is a likelihood that gas or vapour migration may occur through the interstices between individual cores of a cable, and the cable leads to a non-hazardous area or between zones, then the construction and application of the cable shall be taken into account.” This can be seen as an attempt to pass the responsibility onto end users to use “good engineering practice” and assess each case independently. It is thought however, that this has the opposite effect and is in fact conducive of “bad engineering practice”. The results of the investigation show that the selection criteria detailed in the IEC-60079-14:2013 (edition 5.0) installation standard, allows for situations where non-barrier type cable glands can be used with unsuitable cables for various applications, and how the standard could be improved to promote safer selection of cable glands for flammable atmospheres. Jonathan Hichens is Lead Certification Engineer for CMP Products Ltd, a market leader of cable glands, cable cleats and accessories. He has been with CMP for over two years where he oversees the team responsible for testing and certification of a portfolio of products for industrial and hazardous applications. Prior to working at CMP Products he spent several years as a project engineer and project manager for a bespoke fluid handling systems OEM, primarily for hazardous locations applications, and before that was an Aircraft Mechanic in the Royal Air Force. Keith Plumb - Process, Equipment and Safety Consultant BPE Using Equipment Protection Levels to Break the Chain It is clear that a hazardous area classification plus equipment selection does not constitute a complete risk assessment because an assessment of the consequences is not included. EN IEC 60079-10-1 reflects this and states,” Subsequent to the completion of the area classification, a risk assessment may be carried out….”. It then goes on to suggest that as a result of the risk assessment the required EPL may be higher or lower than normal. In the UK the requirements are mandatory because the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations require a risk assessment to be carried out and that risk assessment needs to include “the scale of the anticipated effects of a ?re or an explosion”. Carrying out such a risk assessment allows the chain: grade of release leading directly to a hazardous zone directly leading to an EPL to be broken. Which means that a number of scenarios can be considered e.g. unusually high consequences or unusually low consequences (resulting from a small scale, for example), which in turn can result in changes to the EPLs selected for equipment to be used in the designated hazardous zones. Another area where breaking the chain can be advantageous is in respect of blanket zoning which is frequently used to allow future proofing and potentially a simpler operating and maintenance regime. This paper presents practical examples of breaking the chain when the consequences of an explosion would be high or low and when blanket zoning is advantageous. Keith Plumb is Process and Equipment Consultant at BPE Design and Support Ltd. He is on the Pharma Special Interest Group and Board of Trustees at IChemE and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Chester covering Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering. He has more than 40 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, fine chemical and allied process industries. His experience covers multinational manufacturing companies, engineering design companies and consultancies. Keith’s specialties are: Dust explosion risk reduction; Dust hazardous area classification; ATEX and non-electrical equipment; Safety of machinery in the process industries and Process mechanical design for pressure equipment.
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Hazardex 2019 Sponsors PR electronics - Event Sponsor - Middle Barn, Apuldram, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7FD, UK Stand 20 Tel: +44 (0)1243 776 450
Email: lmo@prelectronics.co.uk
The company’s core expertise is the production of high quality analogue and digital signal conditioning modules for both ATEX and safe area applications. The product range covers a wide variety of functions within signal conditioning such as displays, Ex barriers, and field mounted Ex transmitters. PR electronics is a consolidated, international company with its headquarters in Jutland, Denmark since 1974. The UK head office is based in Chichester, West Sussex.
Products • 5 years product guarantee • Product approvals: SIL, CE, UL, CSA, FM, ATEX, IECEx, Marine (DNV, GL), NEPSI, InMetro & GOST • Customer access to PC and switch configuration • Standard and Ex versions available in most product categories • Ex dust and gas approvals • Analogue, digital and bus communication
Web: www.prelectronics.co.uk PR electronics is SIL company certified by exida and therefore approved to develop and produce SIL equipment according to IEC61508. Manufacturers of such devices should have a company functional safety management certificate; PR Electronics is one of the first electronics companies in the world to achieve this certification. PR Electronics 9000 series IS interfaces, are the first in the world to be fully assessed according to IEC61508 parts 1 – 7, and to have full functional safety assessments.
Trolex - Event & Awards Sponsor - Newby Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 5DY, UK Stand 7 Tel: +44 (0)161 483 1435 Trolex Ltd is a leading provider of workplace safety technology solutions to the mining, industrial and tunnelling sectors. Trolex has over 50 years’ experience catering for international businesses, providing state-of-the-art equipment and pioneering safety technology to highly diverse workforces operating in hazardous environments. Trolex creates safety technology solutions and products that are functional under any condition, in any environment and for any worker. Through the development and introduction of disruptive technology, Trolex ensures workers operating within challenging and hazardous environments can maintain a healthy work and wellbeing balance. Trolex deploys its products across 35 countries for some of the world’s leading corporations, meeting international standards of compliance and certifications. Trolex products protect both employees and business assets, maximizing efficiency and improving the experience of workers in the field.
Email: sales@trolex.com Combining over five decades of experience within the mining, industrial and tunnelling sectors, Trolex creates products that are highly functional, easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. Trolex is motivated by the aim of saving lives, saving money and improving the wellbeing of its customers. The Trolex range of products have been developed to give its customers the very best safety and monitoring technology for improved working life. These include: • Trolex Air X Series - Real-time, continuous and highly accurate Particulate Monitoring Systems. • Trolex Falcon Series - Robust, rapid-assembly, Power, Data and Fibre Ex Connectors for use in hazardous areas. • Trolex Rock Monitor Series - Strata Monitoring and Ground Control Instrumentation for safe and efficient mines. • Trolex Sentro Series - The world’s foremost range of fixed, portable and truly wireless Gas Detection Systems for hazardous areas.
Web: www.trolex.com • Trolex GasHawk - Personal 1-to-6 gas detector with automatic wireless charging and extended battery life. This detector which comes with a replacement sensor package - reduces the cost of ownership by about 80% compared to competitors. Trolex Group is a privately owned, Manchester based business, headed up by Group CEO Glyn Jones. Jones has successfully grown a number of businesses, and has spent the last eight years at Trolex acquiring a wealth of experience in the industrial, mining and tunnelling sectors. As CEO, his role not only sees him responsible for the management of a 100+ workforce, but also requires him to ensure the successful delivery of partnerships, acquisitions and progressive products. Jones is leading Trolex as it embraces the latest technological advancements, challenging employees to embrace creativity and innovation, and to develop products and manufacturing solutions that position Trolex as the leading name in safety technology.
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SGS United Kingdom Ltd is a UKAS Approved Test House accredited to EN ISO 17025 and a Notified Body under the Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Directive 2014/30/EU. The company specialises in a single in-house Electro-Magnetic Compatibility testing in combination with RED, Machinery and Electrical Safety requirements and is also able to provide full consultancy services and training, enabling
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Exhibiting Partners Anamet Europe B.V. - Galwin 5, 1046 AW Amsterdam, The Netherlands Stand 9 Tel: +31 (0)20 586 35 86
Email: sales@anamet.nl
Anamet Europe is the manufacturer of Anaconda Sealtite conduit systems. Our Anaconda brand products are known worldwide for their outstanding quality and durability. The full range of conduits and fittings offers excellent mechanical protection and exceptional flexibility to meet even your highest specifications. Anamet Europe strives to consistently provide customers with innovative products and excellent service. All Anaconda flexible conduits and fittings are developed especially to meet your requirements and are suitable for practically every
feasible application, whether electrical or industrial. Anamet Europe develops and manufactures products to meet the highest specifications to guarantee a high level of performance under extreme conditions. Not only is this crucial for our clients to continue their operations without disruption, but also it is vitally important for the safety of the individuals and the environments where our products are used. For this reason, we offer a complete range in conduit and fittings viable for various applications in hazardous areas and explosive atmospheres.
Web: www.anamet.nl Our offering includes a complete range of Exd cable glands, barrier glands up to 130°C, cable protection up to 220°C and accessories. We provide all common types and solutions, for loose wires and both unarmoured and armoured cables. The fittings are available in nickel-plated brass and stainless steel AISI 316. All of the ATEX products are approved according to Inmetro (excluding our BXA and BXC fittings), IEC and ATEX. These have been certified and marked according to Directive 94/9/CE: Ex I M2/II 2GD.
Blackline Safety Europe - Unit 11, Wakes Hall Business Centre, Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DY, UK Stand 16 Tel: +44 (0)1787 222684 Blackline Safety is the global connected safety technology leader. Providing comprehensive live-monitoring and wireless gas detection, we help teams working in hazardous environments respond to emergencies in real-time and manage efficient evacuations, accounting for everyone’s safety along the way. With millions invested in technology research and development, Blackline Safety is recognized for quality and innovation. Our talented team of designers and engineers create and manufacture in-house — from wearable technology and personal gas detectors to cloud-hosted infrastructure and web-based interfaces for global industry. We deliver the world’s first turn-key, workanywhere, connected safety monitoring solution with gas detection, 2G/3G wireless, two-
Email: eusales@blacklinesafety.com way speakerphone, push-to-talk, employee messaging and live monitoring to meet the demanding safety challenges and increase productivity of organizations in over 100 countries. In 2018, Blackline introduced the world’s hardest working gas detection system - G7 Insight - bundling gas detection with real-time compliance and business analytics tools. Businesses are required to meet gas detection regulations and ensure the compliance of their detectors. For traditional gas monitors, this means that safety supervisors must go into the field to manually retrieve data from devices and report back to stakeholders. G7 Insight eliminates the need for these time-consuming practices by delivering a simple solution to address gas detection compliance regulations
Web: www. blacklinesafety.com while keeping workers in the field safe and productive. Requiring only ten minutes of connectivity a day, G7 Insight automates the challenges of regulatory compliance and business reporting. G7 devices are worn just like traditional gas detectors, but record and store bump test, calibration, usage and alert data throughout a shift. When devices enter areas of 2G/3G connectivity, they automatically send all recorded data to the Blackline Safety Network, where it is displayed on a live compliance dashboard and in Blackline Analytics reports. Where traditional systems often leave timedelayed gaps in compliance reports, G7 Insight allows teams to quickly to see which devices have been properly tested and which require immediate attention.
C&P Engineering Services - Gorseinon Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 9GE, UK Stand 19
Tel: +44 (0)1792 897002
Established in 1973, C&P Engineering Services Ltd is an award-winning Electrical and Instrumentation Services company that has built a reputation of minimising risk through safe, professional and versatile high quality E&I services. The company operates across a wide range of industries, including the Oil, Gas, Chemical, Petrochemical, Steel, Power Generation, Industrial Manufacturing and Renewable Energy sectors. C&P are a total solution electrical engineering contractor and deliver electrical and instrumentation services to the whole of
Email: info@cpengineering.co.uk the UK and internationally. From design to start up through to on-going LV & HV electrical and instrumentation maintenance, the proactive company ethos and ability to integrate with your operations ensures your LV, HV electrical and instrumentation projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, to specification and with minimal downtime. Services: LV Electrical Services; Instrumentation, Control and Automation Design & Build; ATEX / IEC Inspection, Verification, Installation & Consultancy Services; HV Electrical Design & Build - 11kV, 33kV &
Web: www.cpengineering.co.uk 132kV; HV Electrical Operation & Maintenance; CompEx Electrical Training Services; Commissioning; and Project Management & Turnkey E&I Contracting Services; C&P’s high hazard electrical services include hazardous area ATEX Inspection, Installation, Consultancy, Training and High Voltage Electrical Services. C&P assist customers with optimising their Ex asset performance, safety and integrity through delivering the following hazardous area inspection, installation, consultancy and training services.
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Exhibiting Partners CCG UK Ltd - Unit B, Metcalfe Road, Skippers Lane Industrial Estate, Middlesborough, TS6 6PT, UK Stand 11 Tel: +44 (0)1642 430346
Email: sales@ccgcablegland.co.uk
Web: www.ccgcablegland.co.uk
CCG began manufacturing cable glands in 1972 with the introduction of the original Captive Component Gland. The gland design was a direct response to a call by international mining companies that experienced problems with cable glands having loose components being incorrectly installed in deep-level mines. Very quickly the concept of the CCG cable gland was adopted by other industries including the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries that recognized the safety advantages that the Captive Component Gland offers, especially
for installation in safety-critical hazardous areas installations. From the beginning, CCG has placed emphasis on the user’s input to enhance design innovation. CCG’s policy of “built-in safety” and “designing out complexity” has meant that discerning engineers worldwide have recognized CCG’s products for their time and wastage saving features. The simplicity of the “Captive Component Gland” concept means that no matter where in the world CCG products are being installed, the simplest of instructions will
ensure that all the parts have been correctly fitted. This concept is very important for installations and projects in developing countries where unskilled CCG labour is very often used. CCG designs and manufactures all its products and is ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 listed with UL USA. CCG is also quality audited by ATEX, ABS USA, DNV, Australian Standards, the IEC, INMETRO, EAC and the SABS. Its products are certified to Australian, British, Brazilian, European, Russian, South African and IEC standards where applicable.
Centrica Business Solutions - First Floor, Reresby House, Bradmarsh Business Park, Rotherham, S60 1BY, UK Stand 31 Tel: 0800 9808150
Inspecting electrical equipment, training your staff and meeting regulations are all key to improving your business performance and keeping your people safe. But they are also time consuming and can interrupt your productivity. What businesses need is an energy partner who can help them take control of their electrical infrastructure: the equipment and its maintenance, the energy it uses and how it’s consumed, and training for the people who use it. Centrica Business Solutions is just such a partner. We offer a full range of electrical services across four main areas: Electrical training; Design and installation; Compliance and periodic inspection; and Water engineering.
Email: centricabusinesssolutions@centrica.com
Web: centricabusinesssolutions.com
We are proud to be one of only 55 approved centres in the world who offer CompEx training. CompEx is the national training and assessment scheme for electro technical crafts personnel who work in potentially explosive atmospheres, such as on and off-shore Oil and Gas Pharmaceuticals, Energy and Chemical industries. Our courses aim to deliver competence based training and assessments in the selection, use, maintenance and inspection of electrical apparatus in potentially explosive atmospheres in accordance with the requirements of BS EN 60079 series relevant standards.
If your business operates in hazardous areas, it is vital you regularly have inspections to determine whether your electrical installations are safe and suitable for use, will not lead to fire and explosions and cause any danger to the workforce/public. Hazardous Area Inspections can support your business in complying with current legislation, including the fundamental requirements of: Electricity at Work Regulations 1989; Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998; Dangerous Substances & Explosive Atmosphere Regulations 2002 (DSEAR); ATEX Directives; and BS EN 60079.
CompEx Certification Body – JT Ltd, CompEx National Administration Centre, Redwither Tower, Wrexham, LL13 9XT, UK Stand 4 Tel: 0800 0852308 The CompEx Scheme, developed by industry for industry, is the global scheme for users in the oil, gas and chemical sectors as well as other worksites that contain explosive atmospheres. Accredited by UKAS, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, to ISO/IEC 17024 : 2012 – Conformity Assessment – General Requirements of bodies offering Certification of Persons. It is the only internationally accredited core competency scheme for safe working in explosive atmospheres in the world. Currently, enjoying its 25th Anniversary Year, the CompEx Certification Body has issued over 80,000 core competency certificates since the scheme was launched
Email: info@compex.org.uk on 28th May 1993, confirming its place as the premier scheme for core competency validation of persons who work in explosive atmospheres. Currently, on a worldwide basis, the scheme has close to 10,000 candidates annually undertaking core competency validation and the 5 year Refresher Courses, for the various CompEx Modules that address the requirements of the IEC Standard 60079 Parts 14 & 17. The CompEx Scheme uses only licensed centres for course delivery, as well as using only professionally registered CompEx Instructors and CompEx Assessors to provide separate training and assessment staff to ensure there is no conflict of interest
Web: www.compex.org.uk between Instruction and Assessment, borne out by its ISO/IEC 17024 : 2012 Accreditation status. The current modules for Gas & Vapours (Ex01-04); Dust (Ex05 & 06); Fuel Forecourts (Ex07 & 08); Water Utilities (Ex09 & 10); Non Electrical/Mechanical (Ex11); Application Design Engineers (Ex 12A & 12B) & Responsible Persons (Ex 14) meet the requirements for all the roles identified in the IEC Standards 60079 Parts 14 (Annex A) & Part 17 (Annex B) in relation to competency of staff. The new Functional Safety Foundation Course will be supplemented in 2019 by a Functional Safety Technician Course.
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Understanding and facilitating the effective management of risk is our core business. Our expertise covers the full range of risk assessment and management services across:
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Only when the risk facing an organisation is well understood can it be effectively managed.
Key to the successful identification, assessment and management of risk is engagement with the right
people, using the right processes at the right time. We believe we are different to many of our competitors and our approach is distinctive, we don’t always walk the well-trodden path but look at each client’s particular risk context and develop a tailored solution, working in partnership with our client. We work across all aspects of risk, from Quantitative Risk Assessments and Predictive &
Consequence modelling, through to the ‘softer’ risks which may affect an organisation’s reputation.
+44 (0) 1244 674 612 • enquiries@ras.ltd.uk • www.ras.ltd.uk
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Exhibiting Partners CorDEX Instruments Ltd - Unit 1, Owens Road, Skippers Lane Industrial Estate, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS6 6HE, UK Stand 22 Tel: +44 (0)1642 454373 We are the recognised global authority in the manufacture of Intrinsically Safe Tools & Instrumentation. We are known for bringing straightforward solutions to complex safety challenges which others haven’t dared to tackle. We are copied, envied and respected across the industry. We understand and embrace the challenges associated with hazardous environments. We look to design and manufacture products which are new and different in the marketplace and which tackle those challenges. Our focus is on unmet
Email: sales@cord-ex.com needs and simplified process. We will not be deterred. We invest time, money and energy in getting things right. Our products are strong and functional – they can be relied upon. At CorDEX we are leaders in the innovation and manufacture of instruments used every day in the world’s most challenging work environments. All of our instruments are specifically created for safe use in hazardous environments, which make us the authority in Intrinsically Safe Instrumentation. We invest in product development and certification to make sure our customers have the confidence that
Web: www.cord-ex.com you need to stay safe. So our tools offer more than just safety, performance and accuracy – they give our customers the confidence to do the job. Our products may be Intrinsically Safe but you won’t see a trade-off in terms of usability or features. Our products, such as our range of IR Windows, have all of the usual advanced functionality you would expect from an industrial instrument. And like any other high quality instrument it comes with a full warranty and ongoing support from our in-house technical team.
CSA Group - Unit 6, Hawarden Industrial Park, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3US, UK Stand 30
Tel: +44 (0)1244 670900
CSA Group has unmatched expertise in industrial and hazardous locations (HazLoc) equipment certification. We offer HazLoc product testing, inspection, and certification services to Canada, the U.S., Europe, and worldwide. Located in Hawarden (near Chester), CSA Group is a world leader in conformity assessment solutions, specialising in product certification to ATEX, IECEx, and North American approvals, as well as offering a range of training, audits, and inspection services
Email: ukinfo@csagroup.org from our UK location. We are a leading provider of training courses covering HazLoc, ATEX, IECEx, and environmental compliance. Our courses help organisations achieve their objectives including compliance with legislative safety standards, risk reduction, and certification best practices. Our Environmental division provides certification under the MCERTS scheme, and is the sole partner of the UK Environment Agency for the scheme. Expand your business and tap into new markets with reliable expertise that simplifies
Web: www.csagroupuk.org certification for markets around the world. We test, inspect, and certify a variety of products for use in hazardous locations, such as: • Explosion proof enclosures • Gas and flame detection • Motors, generators, and turbines • Industrial control panels and assemblies • Machinery Visit CSA Group at stand no. 30 during Hazardex 2019 International Conference & Exhibition
DEKRA Process Safety - Phi House, Southampton Science Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 7NS, UK Stand 3 Tel: +44 (0) 2380 760722 The breadth and depth of expertise in process safety makes us globally recognized specialists and trusted advisors. We help our clients to understand and evaluate their risks, and work together to develop pragmatic solutions. Our value-adding and
Email: adam.bell@dekra.com practical approach combines specialist process safety management, engineering and testing. We seek to educate and grow client competence to provide sustainable performance improvement. Partnering with
Web: www.dekra-insight.com our clients we combine technical expertise with a passion for life preservation, harm reduction and asset protection. As part the world’s leading expert organization DEKRA, we are the global partner for a safe world.
We are your trusted source for ATEX, IECEx and North American certification
As the number one provider of hazardous locations certifications worldwide, we offer you the product testing, inspection and certification services you need for North America, Europe and Asia. Access global markets efficiently by working with us today. To learn more, visit csagroup.org or stop by at stand 30 csagroup.org
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Exhibitor Profiles S27
Exhibiting Partners Draeger UK Ltd - Ullswater Close, Blyth Riverside Business Park, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 4RG, UK Stand 32
Tel: +44 (0)1670 352891 Email: marketing.uk@draeger.com
For over 125 years, both in the UK & Internationally, Dräger has proven to be a trusted partner in safety. In addition other key sectors for us include Fire & Rescue, Oil & Gas and Chemical. We also serve in areas such as Hospital, Power Generation, Construction and many more. Our innovative products & services have established us as a leading safety and medical solutions provider, ultimately protecting and saving the lives of our customers, when they
find themselves in potentially hazardous situations. At Dräger, innovation and quality is at the heart of everything we do and we take our responsibility seriously - right from the customer requirements process, through to our Research & Development and rigorous testing phases. Our SixSigma approach to manufacturing ensures that our product quality is of the highest standard. With a wide range of
Web: www.draeger.com products and solutions that protect both personnel and plant & operations, our portfolio includes Gas Detection devices (both portable & fixed), Air Sampling Tubes, Personal Protection & Breathing equipment, Emergency Escape Devices and leading Drug & Alcohol detection and screening solutions. All of this is supported and underpinned with extensive Service, Maintenance, Training & Rental options – providing our wide customer base with a truly holistic set of safety solutions.
Entrematic Belgium NV, Waverstraat 21, 9310 MOORSEL, Belgium Stand 1
Tel: +32 (0) 53 72 98 98
Dynaco is a brand of the Entrematic group, offering an extensive product range of industrial and high performance doors, docking, residential garage doors, pedestrian door automation, operators, gate automation and automatic barriers. Each Entrematic product brand contributes its own speciality and expertise, making Entrematic a powerful partner present in over 25 countries with about 2200 employees. Dynaco has specific products and numerous field experiences to answer specific needs such as freezer, cleanroom, large highly-exposed outside openings, and the needs of industries such as food,
Email: info@dynaco.eu pharmaceutical, health, automotive, high technology, agricultural, waste, steel, retail and department stores. Recently, Entrematic has added a new and exceptional type of high-speed doors to its product range. The Dynaco S-5 Atex doors are especially suitable for use in zones with a high risk of explosions. According to the official Atex classification, these doors can be used in zones 1 and 2 for gases and in zones 21 and 22 for dust, depending on the chosen door type. Or to express it in technical terms: the doors are suitable for zones Ex II 2GD IIC T4, IIIB 135 ° C and Ex II 3GD IIC T4, IIIB 135 ° C
www.dynacodoor.com/en What makes these doors so unique is the fact that each door is individually tested and certified by a European Notified Body. Upon delivery, the customer receives an official certificate of conformity, linked to the serial number, which gives him the certainty that the entire door meets the specified Atex conditions. Finally, Dynaco doors offer the important advantage in explosion-sensitive environments that they can easily partition different zones. For example, you limit the surface area that must meet Atex conditions to the absolute minimum.
Exloc Instruments UK Ltd - Unit 7, Riverside Court, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5FZ, UK Stand 27 Tel: +44 (0)1457 239301 Exloc Instruments UK Ltd and our staff have many years’ experience in the process industry and in hazardous area protection. We lead the way in supplying hazardous area products which enable manufacturing facilities and processing plants to operate more efficiently with the use of forward thinking technology and solutions. We pride ourselves on being able to offer the widest range of ATEX mobile device such as tablets and smartphones, as well as more advanced devices. Having a wide range puts Exloc in the unique position of being able to offer the ideal device and solution, no matter the challenge. In addition to these devices, we
Email: atither@exloc.co.uk also offer a range of thermal imaging digital cameras, lighting and more hand portable devices specifically designed for use hazardous and rugged environments. As a sole agent for GMI International within the UK, Exloc continue to supply the highest quality intrinsically safe interfaces, SIL relays and power supplies which have been leading the market for the last quarter of a century. We are continuously enhancing our range of products and services to meet the most rigorous and demanding of industry environments both technologically and environmentally. To support this, we offer TUV
Web: www.exloc.co.uk (Rheinland) Functional Safety Engineer training courses throughout the UK several times a year to support the increasing demand for meeting site safety requirements to IEC61508/61511 standards. We also retain strong business relationships with major Ex suppliers of ATEX rated plant equipment such as hazardous area display instrumentation and high performance audible and visual signals. No matter the challenge, Exloc have the technical expertise to advise the best solution and the customer service to make the procurement process as easy as possible.
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Exhibiting Partners Extronics Ltd - 1, Dalton Way, Midpoint 18, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 0HU, UK Stand 14
Tel: +44 (0)845 277 5000
Email: info@extronics.com
Extronics helps customers in potentially explosive and harsh industrial environments improve productivity, efficiency, and safety. With over 25 years’ experience designing and manufacturing intrinsically safe, explosion proof, and fully rugged solutions, we’re dedicated to delivering world-class products and solutions that enable our customers to work smart, safe, and connected. Extronics has been leading the way in hazardous area wireless since the launch of our first ATEX certified wireless solution in 2005. Our flagship iWAP range of access point systems enables customers to use the latest access points from market leading vendors like Cisco and Aruba in hazardous areas. Extronics leverages that expertise to bring
a range of IIoT and Industry 4.0 compatible location solutions to support our customers’ business success, including AeroScout Real Time Location Systems (RTLS). Extronics has worked with AeroScout technology since 2005, providing hazardous area versions of their location tracking tags. Since 2015, we’ve been the developer and supplier of the RTLS technology for industrial customers. Our RTLS solutions enable customers to improve worker safety and accountability with updates in real time, emergency alerting to distressed workers, and automatic mustering in evacuations. Extronics also offers a variety of Auto ID solutions with passive RFID and traditional barcode options. These are ideal for inventory
Web: www.extronics.com management, maintenance purposes, and track and trace visibility throughout supply chains. We underpin these solutions with a range of power solutions, including the iUPS range of uninterruptible power supplies and the accompanying iBATT battery series. These provide backup power to protect critical equipment, such as instrumentation and control systems, navigation lighting, or blow out prevention systems in the event of a blackout or brownout. We pride ourselves on doing right by our customers, and that’s reflected in our core values – innovation, accountability, can do attitude, customer care, teamwork, and integrity.
F.E.S. (EX) Ltd - Cleethorpes Business Centre, Jackson Place, Wilton Road, Humberston, Grimsby, DN36 4AS, UK Stand 29
Tel: +44 (0)1472 598987
F.E.S. (EX) provides a range of tailored, specialist services for industries that operate within potentially hazardous and explosive atmospheres. Our team of experienced, competent personnel have proven skills within the areas of design, process safety, Health & Safety, operations, maintenance, inspections and installations within potentially explosive atmospheres. With the requirements of ATEX (Atmospheres Explosibles) Directives within the member states of Europe and DSEAR 2002 (The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002) in the UK, F.E.S. (EX) can provide hazardous area compliance, inspections, risk assessment and project management for companies of all sizes.
Email: enquiries@fes-ex.com We at F.E.S. (EX) Limited can offer a comprehensive service with our own experienced Electrical/Instrument & Mechanical CompEx trained personnel to carry out the following services: • Hazardous Area Systems Process and Classification; Audit, Inspection and Assessment of Equipment, Plant and Processes; Installation of Equipment in Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Areas; Health, Safety and Environmental Solutions; Training; and Project Management and Solutions. Some brief points with regards to our company are • 0% accident record to date. • 1SO9001, ISO14001 & OHSAS 18001.
Web: www.fes-ex.com • Energy Institute Co., EI Electrical committee member & EI Humber committee member. • CompEx supporter, Energy Institute member, IOSH Members, Expert Witness, FPAL, Achilles, NICEIC Hazardous Areas accredited. • Contributions to EI Model codes of safe practice. • Areas of Work : Worldwide In addition to the services provided by F.E.S. (EX) Limited, our sister company Roxby Training Solutions Limited are a leading provider of technical training and assessment, committed to quality, as evidenced by their ISO 9001 and ISI Educational Oversight Certification.
Getac - Getac House, Stafford Park 12, Telford, TF3 3BJ, UK Table Top 1
Tel: +44 (0)1952 207231
Getac is an industry leading provider of rugged mobile computing solutions and has been dominating the market for over 30 years with its innovative solutions. The company produces a range of mobile computing capabilities which allow organisations to fully digitalise their mobile work processes in extreme hazardous environments. Getac recognises the challenges of mobile digitalisation in hazardous environment and as such has recently launched its EX80 fully rugged tablet with a host of supporting software and hardware solutions, to seamlessly integrate into
Email: EMEAsales@Getac.com legacy, current and future digital mobile architectures. The EX80 rugged tablet built to digitise processes and deliver productivity gains for mobile workers operating in particularly hazardous, explosive environments. The tablet is Getac’s first Zone 0 device and is ATEX / IECEx Zone 0/20 and UL913 certified (Class I / II Division 1), making it intrinsically safe for use in oil and gas, petrochemical, manufacturing and munitions storage environments. The Getac EX80 incorporates a sealed anti-static exterior with surface temperature control to limit the possibility of
Web: www.getac.com explosion due to electrostatic charges, hot surfaces, heat energy or friction. Getac also offers options for ATEX and IECex Zone 2/22 certification for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, insulating mechanical material and exceptional circuit designs are applied to ensure devices are ignition-proof and intrinsically safe under its intended use. This option exists for Getac’s most popular devices including its F110 11.5 inch tablet, T800 8.1 inch tablet and the 7 inch ZX70, all designed to meet the varying needs of field service professionals operating in hazardous environments.
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Exhibitor Profiles S33
Exhibiting Partners GfG Gas Detection UK Ltd – Unit 8, Griggs Business Centre, West Street, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1NT, UK Stand 5
Tel: +44 (0)1376 561 463
A subsidiary of GfG GmBH, GfG Gas Detection UK Ltd is focused on supplying and supporting our range of personal and fixed-point gas detection equipment to the UK and Ireland. We can offer a broad range of sensors for many applications, many years of gas
Email: sales@gfggas.co.uk detection experience and most importantly, offer a complete solution for our customers. With a never say “no” approach our flexibility enables us to meet individual requirements that cannot be met by “off the shelf” products.
Web: gfggasdetection.co.uk After sales support is imperative and our technical team provides training, support and advice for the lifetime of the equipment. Our “5-year Care” plan is a true equipment cost of ownership, no more unexpected cost surprises..!!
Hanley Technology - Algo Business Centre, Glenearn Road, Perth, PH2 ONJ, UK Stand 14
Tel: +44 (0)1382 731200
Hanley Technology is an Extronics Certified VAR for the United Kingdom and Ireland, providing and supporting Extronics wireless, tracking, backup power, and vision products. Since 1987, Hanley Technology has worked to delivered best-in-class solutions to measure and control critical processes. With the ongoing development of IOT,
Email: sales@hanleytechnology.com Hanley Technology are providing primary sensors, wireless infrastructure and smart interfaces for harsh and hazardous environments enabling our customers to measure and control locally whilst also enabling data to be transmitted to MES and control system. Hanley Technology is particularly
Web: www.hanleytechnology.com focused on serving the pharmaceutical, bio pharma, chemical, and oil and gas markets. Hanley’s core value is customer support, from pre-sales reviews and surveys to order assistance and documentation, along with project support through the installation, commissioning, and handover periods as well as full product life cycle support.
Moore Industries - 1 Lloyds Court, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9QU, UK Stand 6
Tel: +44 (0)1293 514488
Moore Industries is a world leader in the design and manufacture of exceptionally rugged, reliable and high quality field and DIN rail mounted instrumentation for the process monitoring and control industries. Our Functional Safety ‘FS Series’ features instruments that have been designed and built in compliance with IEC 61508:2010, the worldwide functional safety standard. Designing instruments in accordance with the standard from the ground up forces the company through its Functional Safety Management and process for selection of components, quality of firmware and circuit design to undergo additional scrutiny, This affords the highest levels of functional safety and reliability. Selecting products from the FS Functional Safety Series gives safety practitioners confidence that their choice of
Email: rstockham@mooreind.com instruments will perform as expected and when demanded. The FS Functional Safety Series products include: • STZ Safety Dual Input Smart HART Temperature Transmitter • STA Safety Trip Alarm • SFY Functional Safety Frequency to DC Transmitter • SLD Functional Safety Programmable Display • SSX 2-wire Safety Isolator • SST 4-wire Safety Isolator and Splitter • SRM Safety Relay Module These FS Functional Safety Series instruments give you layers of protection that reduce risk and deliver reliable performance when you need it most. Key features for these products include:
Web: www.miinet.com • Designed and built from the ground up for use with confidence in your Safety Instrumented System • Full third-party certification to IEC 61508:2010 eases the burden of proven in use on unapproved products. • SIL 2 and SIL 3 capable product family designed to meet your safety loop instrumentation needs. • Instrumentation designed and built for reliable performance year after year. For Hazardous Applications: • Associated I.S. inputs added to our STZ Safety Temperature Transmitter and also our popular SPA2 Site • Programmable Alarm, eliminating the need for additional Intrinsically Safe barriers to be designed and installed in the sensor loop.
ENSURING SAFETY IN EXPLOSIVE ENVIRONMENTS COMPATIBLE FROM FRONTLINE TO BACK OFFICE We recognise the challenges of mobile digitalisation in hazardous environments and have a range of fully rugged devices, with a host of supporting software and hardware solutions. Our range of products brings unmatched image clarity, precision input ability and maximum safety.
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Exhibiting Partners Mutech Ltd - Unit 9, Wharfside Business Park, Irlam Wharf Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5PN, UK Stand 10
Tel: 0161 872 0400
Mutech is a centre of excellence for Electronic Design and Manufacturing services. The keys to our success are establishing a clear understanding of our customers’ needs, and ensuring that we deliver with a “right first time” philosophy. Mutech has over 25 years of experience in the design and manufacture of electronics for hazardous environments. Our customers range from small privatelyowned businesses all the way up to globally-recognised brands, and come from a wide variety of industries including mining, industrial processing, safety and consumer electronics.
Email: Julia.Cameron@mutech.co.uk At Mutech we believe our technical excellence comes from the quality of our people. Every member of staff is highly skilled and takes a real pride in their work. We strive to be experts in our field, and our leadership and participation in several BSI, IEC and other industry-related committees ensures that our knowledge remains up-to-date, as well as playing our part in developing the future standards that products will be assessed to. Our specialist skills include: Intrinsically Safe design, design for hazardous areas, ATEX, EN60079-11, Functional Safety, SIL, EN61508, RF design, GSM, CDMA,
Web: www.mutech.uk communications, electronic security circuit design, power supply circuit design, SMPS, consumer electronics, industrial control, PCB layout, standards and approvals testing, microprocessors, embedded systems, real time development, RTOS, assembler, C, C+, C++, C#, *.NET, Visual Basic, Delphi, Foxpro. Colin Cameron, Mutech’s MD, is a leading technical expert representing the UK globally, including as Chairman of the UK national committee for the IECEx certification scheme and as Convener of the IEC maintenance team for the IEC 6007911 Intrinsically Safe Equipment standard.
Oncam - Building 4, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5YE, UK Stand 25 Tel: +44 (0)20 7371 6640 Oncam is an independent, specialised IP video and technology company with a reputation for being one of the most innovative firms in today’s market. Our expertise is in 360-degree and wide-angle smart IP video – working with partners to deliver high-value business solutions for customers that leverage Oncam’s awardwinning technology. We have deep industry knowledge in Healthcare, Retail, Education, Transportation, Maritime and Ports, Banking, Casinos and Hospitality.
Email: sales@oncamgrandeye.com Oncam achieved ISO9001 certification in its UK locations in 2013 and in its US location in mid-2014. These Oncam locations use the same Quality Management System helping to ensure global consistency. Oncam has engaged UKAS accredited Alcumus ISOQAR Ltd to audit and certify our Quality Management Systems. Oncam’s new explosive environment ExD camera range, housing the 5MP or 12MP modules, addresses this need by bringing the company’s innovative
Web: www.oncamgrandeye.com 360-degree technology to hazardous areas in key markets such as oil and gas, power, storage and more. In potentially explosive environments, the ExD camera range is designed to prevent flames from leaving the housing in the event of a spark. The ExD camera range is IECEx and ATEX certified and features a heavy duty, 316L stainless steel housing and is rated IP66, IP67 and IP68 against water and dust ingress.
Phoenix Mecano Ltd - 26 Faraday Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 8RY, UK Stand 21
Tel: +44 (0)1296 611660
The Phoenix Mecano Group is a global player in the enclosures and industrial components segments, has a streamlined operating structure and is a leader in many markets. Geared towards the professional and cost-effective manufacture of niche products, it helps to ensure the smooth operation of processes and connections in the machine industry and industrial electronics. Its products are used in the mechanical engineering, measurement and control technology, medical technology,
Email: enclosuresales@pmgb.co.uk
Web: www.phoenix-mecano.co.uk
aerospace technology, alternative energy and home and hospital care sectors, amongst others. Standardised and customised enclosures made of aluminium, plastic and glass-fibre reinforced polyester and stainless steel, machine control panels and suspension systems protect sensitive electrical equipment and electronics in mechanical engineering and measurement and control Enclosure technology includes Aluminium enclosures, Plastic enclosures,
19“-enclosures, Display enclosures, Touch / display enclosures, Hand-held enclosures, Terminal enclosures, Console / desktop enclosures, Control-panel mounting enclosures, DIN rail enclosures, Profile enclosures, Wall-mounted enclosures, Electronic enclosures, Ex enclosures, Ex Control Stations, Suspension arm system and Control enclosures. High-quality sandwich keyboards offer a reliable human/ machine interface, even under extreme conditions.
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Phoenix Mecano Ltd, 26 Faraday Road Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP19 8RY T: + 44 (0)1296 611660 www.phoenix-mecano.co.uk
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Worker Safety Wireless Networking Hazardous Area Certified Intrinsically Safe RF Outputs and Choice of Antennas
Real Time Worker Location Automatic Mustering Lone Worker Protection • Improve safety in both standard and emergency operations • Reduce human error and optimise decision-making • Increase accountability and compliance with full audit trail
Latest Technology from Leading Vendors
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HIGH SPEED ROLL-UP DOORS
• for installation in explosion sensitive areas • suitable for Atex zones 1&21 and 2&22
Entrematic Belgium NV Waverstraat 21 B 9310 Moorsel Belgium Tel. +32 53 72 98 98 Fax +32 53 72 98 50 info.dynaco.eu@entrematic.com
www.dynacodoor.com
Hazardex January 2019
Exhibitor Profiles S41
Exhibiting Partners RAS Ltd - 73 New Crane Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 4JE, UK Stand 28
Tel: +44 (0)1244 674612
RAS Ltd is an independent firm of risk specialists based in the North West of England. Established in 1993, RAS works with the leading companies in the oil & gas, pharmaceutical and specialist chemical sectors across the UK to manage risk to the safety of people, business and the environment. The specialised knowledge of RAS allows for an undiluted focus on the specific risk challenges of the client, who can be assured of up to date knowledge and best practice advice to industry recognised standards. Working in partnership with the client,
Email: enquiries@ras.ltd.uk we provide the tools and knowledge that will enable them to manage their own challenges and ensure that risk is managed sustainably throughout the life cycle of their hazardous installation. The area of Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) is a particular specialism within the company. We have supported over 70 of the Upper Tier and Lower Tier sites in the UK, and have developed the Pre Construction Safety Reports for the majority of the new large industrial developments in the UK over the last 10 years. Services offered by RAS in the three key
Web: www.ras.ltd.uk areas of safety, environment and business risk management include: • Hazard identification • Quantitative risk assessment • Predictive & consequence modelling • ALARP demonstration • Regulatory compliance • Environmental risk assessment • Change management • Permitting • Planning and new developments • Training and development • Emergency response planning
Rheintacho UK - Enterprise Court, Pit Lane, Micklefield, Leeds, LS25 4BU, UK Stand 23 Tel: +44 (0)113 287 4411 RHEINTACHO UK Ltd., formerly known as Foundrometers Instrumentation Ltd, and RHEINTACHO Messtechnik GmbH located in Freiburg, Germany, are both companies with longstanding traditions. They have been engaged for over a combined 220 years in the field of rotational speed, a crucial control quantity for mechanical processes. Just under 100 employees are employed at the company’s headquarters in Freiburg and 10 are employed in Leeds. RHEINTACHO UK Ltd., which is a subsidiary of the German company
Email: sales@rheintacho.co.uk RHEINTACHO Messtechnik GmbH, is specialized in the production of nonelectronic measurement and indication instruments, ATEX certified products, tachogenerators. It also acts as a sales and service centre for other Group products primarily for the UK and Ireland, with customers all over the world. RHEINTACHO UK is also the Center of Competence in the RHEINTACHO Group which is responsible for ATEX products. Four years ago, the first product, a handheld mechanical tachometer (HTM) was Zone
Web: www.rheintacho.com 2 approved for use in hazardous areas. One year later, approval was upgraded to Zone 1, so that it can be used in mining environments. RHEINTACHO’s ATEX product portfolio took a further step in the second half of 2016 when a stationary stroboscope solution was introduced. The strobe was put into a zone 2 enclosure enabling usage in hazardous environments. A typical application can be found in the printing industry. In 2018, we also ATEX certified our complete product line of Eddy Current Tachometers including all available gearboxes.
RUGGED MOBILE Systems - Park View Business Centre, Combermere, Whitchurch, Cheshire, SY13 4AL, UK Table Top 4 Tel: +44 (0)845 6520816 Now in our 12th year, RUGGED MOBILE Systems are specialists in the provision of robust, durable and well supported mobile computers. Several of the hardware solutions we offer are approved for use in a wide range of hazardous environments. You can now access information and capture data within explosive atmosphere areas on a range of robust ATEX approved Tablet PCs, Smartphones and PDAs. Through a choice of WiFi or 4G LTE connectivity these devices allow you to quickly relate this data back to your office or client, allowing for more streamlined processes and
Email : sianjones@rm-systems.co.uk cost savings. With option for integral camera, barcode reader and RFID readers our ATEX approved computing hardware provides users with a selection of data capture options at your finger tips. Our ATEX approved devices can also be used in conjunction with a range of Bluetooth peripherals. We will presenting a broad range of rugged ATEX Zone 0/20, Zone 1/21 and Zone 2/22 mobile computers at the Hazardex 2019 Event – a show that is ideal for hazardous area and process safety specialists to get hands-on with the latest devices available. Whether you require a Windows 10 or Android
Web : www.ruggedmobilesystems.co.uk platform we offer a range of rugged ATEX approved Tablet PCs, Smartphones and PDAs to meet your requirements. We provide demonstration devices for trials and offer technical support in-house. We work closely with all our manufacturers and ensure that all our devices come with excellent long term support. We love to talk so either visit us at Hazardex 2019 or call us on 0845 6520816 as so we can advise you on the most appropriate ATEX approved mobile computing solution for your business and at a competitive price.
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Exhibitor Profiles S43
Exhibiting Partners SGS Baseefa - Rockhead Business Park, Staden Lane, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9RZ, UK Stand 8 Tel: +44 (0)1298 766632 SGS Baseefa is the leading internationally recognised certification body for explosion protected equipment, successfully delivering ATEX certification and IECEx certification to customers around the globe. We have consistently issued more internationally acceptable IECEx certificates year on year than any other certification body in the world. SGS is also an Nationally Recognised Test Laboratory (NRTL), and is officially recognised by the American Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for safety and compliance and can assess, test and certify equipment for the US and Canadian ‘Hazloc’ market. SGS is the first NRTL able to provide certification to the ISA versions of the IEC 60079 series of
Email: carolyn.featherstone@sgs.com Web: www.sgs.co.uk/sgsbaseefa standards, in addition to the more common “division” standards. Both the management team and internal processes were re-organised at the end of 2016 in order to provide a more customer focussed approach. This has resulted in faster turnaround times (benchmark of 8 weeks) whilst retaining our focus on quality and integrity. We can facilitate product approvals for most regions including China, South Korea, Russia, South Africa and Brazil. Using our global network of SGS offices and partners, we can provide a cohesive and managed approach to our customers’ global Ex certification requirements. At SGS Baseefa, activities extend well beyond just certification, and we deliver a
comprehensive range of training courses that provide knowledge on subjects such as product certification, quality systems, and DSEAR risk assessment and hazardous area classification. We are part of a world-wide organisation that provides independent services across the globe. SGS provides industry leading inspection, verification, testing and certification services - anywhere in the world. SGS Baseefa is currently one of the largest organisations in the world with a laboratory dedicated to certification in this area. With over 300 years collective experience, the staff at SGS Baseefa has extensive knowledge of the applications of industry standards in many areas, and customers have access to a wealth of information and support.
Tempa Pano UK - Unit 5, Tempa Pano House, Centre 21 Industrial Estate, Bridge Lane, Woolston, Warrington, WA1 4AW, UK Table Top 2 Tel: 01925 811290 Established in 1989 to specifically manufacture and export enclosures and cabinets for low voltage applications, Tempa Pano has since proved its market presence through affordable high quality products. With offices based in the UK, France, Romania, Bulgaria and Russia, as well as distributors in Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Morocco – Tempa Pano constantly strives to be within close reach of the markets’ demand. Tempa Pano’s UK operations have been present since 2000 serving its UK customer base with bespoke engineering solutions and customer oriented support.
Email: info@tempapano.co.uk As part of an extensive enclosure and electrical distribution range, Tempa Pano also manufactures ATEX & IECEx approved explosion proof terminal boxes. These are produced using high grade stainless steel or pre-galvanised painted steel, with the option of including certified combinations of terminals fitted to mounting rails on the rear panel. Designed with the highest safety measures and a high degree of protection the TEX & TES Series of junction boxes are guaranteed to answer your requirements for increased and intrinsically safe applications.
Web: www.tempapano.co.uk Aiming to provide customers with integrated solutions, Tempa Pano correspondingly supplies a range of exproof products including isolators, plugs, sockets, signalling technologies, thermal management elements and cable glands which can easily combined utilising the ergonomic design of our terminal boxes. Coupled with a highly experienced and qualified engineering team whose expertise is readily available to Tempa Pano UK, our sales team is confident in finding the best technical solutions with effective designs and competitive market prices.
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Exhibiting Partners Vega Controls Ltd - Kendal House, Victoria Way, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9NF, UK Stand 24 Tel: +44 (0)1444 870055 VEGA Controls Ltd manufactures level transmitters and sensors, pressure transmitters and point level switches. It is a world leading provider of specialist instrumentation technologies and solutions for the safe measurement and control of Liquids, Solids & Gases. Products featured • 80GHz contactless radars VEGAPULS 64 and VEGAPULS 69, high performance for level measurement of liquids or bulk solids. Capable of measuring ranges from a few cm, up to 120m. This proven technology facilitates measurement down long nozzles, through process isolation valves, small vessels, condensation and build up has no effect. Their industry leading sensitivity delivers confidence even when measuring the levels in liquid hydrocarbons, plastic powders or liquid gases.
Email: doug.anderson@uk.vega.com • Bluetooth set up and operation across every technology with Ex approvals (available and pending) use Smartphone, Tablet or PC* without the need for ‘hot work permits’ to set up and monitor asset performance on the plant. (*observing ATEX zones/approvals) • Radar with ATEX, SIL and EMPHASIS (NII) approvals, proven design and accomplished performance across many industry sectors. • Pressure transmitters: VEGABAR pressure range: with a host of features including Electronic DP with class leading performance, sensitivity and overload resistance and SIL2/3 approval. VEGADIF DP transmitters with SIL, Bluetooth and additional static pressure output. • Water level radar contactless sensors transmitters: VEGAPULS WL61 and WL S61 affordable, versatile radar level
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Cogent Skills - Unit 5, Mandarin Court, Warrington, WA1 1GG Table Top 3 Tel: +44 (0)1925 515200 The development of the training standards for process safety in 2011 provided the opportunity for Cogent Skills and the Process Safety Management Competence Programme Board to develop a suite of courses that allowed the Process Safety Management programme to be rolled out in companies through a top down approach; starting at boardroom level and all the way through to operators. Over 11,500 have now taken part in the Process Safety Management Competence Programme Process Safety Leadership for Senior Executives was launched in 2011, followed by Process Safety Management Foundations in 2012 for operational managers and supervisors, and Process Safety Management for Operations in 2013
Email: industry@cogent skills for front line operators and maintenance personnel. The purpose of these standards was to provide a clear knowledge and understanding of the principles of process safety management across an organisation, and help organisations to develop and maintain a strong process safety culture. Cogent Skills know that leadership is becoming increasingly important within industry, and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are keen to improve this in 2019. They want to see commitment to the delivery of training and coaching for board members and managers in process safety. The HSE state that it is essential that the momentum on improving competence in process safety management and leadership is maintained throughout the sector in
Web: www.cogentskills.com order to ensure those involved in managing major hazard risks gain and maintain the knowledge and skills essential to avoid a major accident. They have recognised that the adoption of this standards-based approach can help companies achieve and demonstrate effective process safety management. Achieving a milestone like this demonstrates the importance of senior leaders recognising their influence on the safe operation of hazardous processes worldwide. If you would like to find out more about Cogent Skills, or speak to them ahead of the HazardEx conference in February, contact details are provided above.
Beamex Ltd, Newtown Grange Farm Business Park, Desford Road, Newtown Unthank, Leicestershire, LE9 9FL, UK Stand 12
Tel: +44 (0)1455 821920
E-mail: beamex.ltd@beamex.com
Web: www.beamex .com
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Booking Form S45
2019
February 27th & 28th • Runcorn • Cheshire • UK
C o n f e re n c e : E x h i b i t i o n : Aw a rd s
Delegate Booking Form Simply complete & return as soon as possible to events@imlgroup.co.uk Places & hotel availability are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Delegate 1: ......................................................................................... Job Title: ........................................................................................ Delegate 2: ......................................................................................... Job Title: ........................................................................................ Delegate 3: ......................................................................................... Job Title: ........................................................................................ Delegate 4: ......................................................................................... Job Title: ....................................................................................... Company: ................................................................................................................................................................................................... Address: ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Postcode: .......................................................................................... Contact Email: ................................................................................. Tel: .................................................................................................... Fax: ...............................................................................................
Please complete ALL of the following sections: I wish to book ...................... place(s) on PACKAGE ...................... of the HazardEx 2019 Conference, as follows: Delegate 1
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I will attend on: Day1 Day2 Both Days Please book me accommodation on: Wednesday 27th February ² I would like to attend the inclusive Awards Gala Dinner ³
I will attend on: Day1 Day2 Both Days Please book me accommodation on: Wednesday 27th February ² I would like to attend the inc. Awards Gala Dinner ³
I will attend on: Day1 Day2 Both Days Please book me accommodation on: Wednesday 27th February ² I would like to attend the inc. Awards Gala Dinner ³
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² Inclusive for Package ‘A’ & ‘B’ delegates or at an additional £99.00+VAT for Package ‘C’ delegates. ³ Inclusive for Package ‘A’ & ‘B’ delegates or at an additional £90.00+VAT for Package ‘C’ delegates.
I wish to utilise the 2-for-1 deal available on package A only at £850+vat. It is agreed that we will still pay the full amount of £850+vat should only one delegate attend. Not applicable with any other package or offer and subject to availability. There is no discount for not utilising the 2-for1 offer once booked. This is a limited time offer and will expire. ANY accommodation required for Tuesday 26th February must be booked and paid for directly with the hotel and their terms will apply. We will NOT hold/book any rooms for that night. Please quote ‘HAZARDEX’ when you book rooms for the Tuesday night at the hotel by calling 01928 754808. Cancellations and amendments must be made directly to the relevant hotel for Tuesday 26th February or with the HazardEx Events team for Wednesday 28th February only.
PAYMENT: (Please tick the relevant box) all prices exclude VAT Early-bird discount available for a limited time only, on package A delegates for just £600+vat, contact us by completing this form to confirm your discounted place!
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Package A: Full Conference Attendance & unlimited access to the exhibition area for both days Accommodation for Wednesday 27th February One Place at the Gala Dinner on Wednesday 27th February All meals & warm refreshments for both days Complimentary copy of the conference notes 1 delegate @ £850 Early-Bird discount £600 2 delegates @ £1600 3 delegates @ £2340 4 delegates @ £3040
Package B: One full Conference day on either day Unlimited access to the exhibition area for both days Accommodation for Wednesday 27th February One place at the Gala Dinner on Wednesday 27th February All meals & warm refreshments for the Conference day only Complimentary copy of the conference notes 1 delegate @ £595 2 delegates @ £1130 3 delegates @ £1695 4 delegates @ £2260
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Maintaining Safe Operations – Is it time for a verification scheme for Management Systems?
B
etteridge’s Law suggests that any
and sufficiency of the arrangements for the
steady-state operations, while 60% result
newspaper headline that ends with a question mark can be truthfully answered with the word ‘no’. Iain Wilson
inspection, test and maintenance of the Plant. Namely, verification schemes for the management of Safety and Environmentally
from transient activities, such as start-up, and maintenance(2). This needs to be set against the background that transient operations only
of DNV GL–Oil & Gas suggests that finding the right answer to the question in the headline may not be quite so straightforward.
Critical Elements (SECEs).
account for a small fraction of the running time for any particular piece of equipment.
It is universally recognised that Process Safety Management (PSM) or the management of Major Accident Hazards (MAH) relies on the interaction between Plant, Process and People risk management barriers. For offshore production installations there exists in law, under the EU directive on Offshore Safety(1), a requirement for the independent verification of the suitability
It is becoming apparent, from ongoing incident histories that weaknesses, actual and potential, in the Process and People aspects of risk management are creating opportunities for major incidents. The findings of the Offshore Safety Directive Regulator’s (OSDR) first round of ‘In Depth Maintaining Safe Operations’ (ID MSO) audits, supports this and highlights the organisation’s increased level of attention in this area.
It can be argued that normal operations can be more reliant on Plant barriers and that transient operations are more significantly controlled by Process and People barriers. If this is accepted, it can then be inferred
It is estimated that around 40% of ignited
that these barriers are the ‘weak links’ in the overall risk management picture. As this is clearly not the intended outcome, it suggests that the position of these non-SECE barriers as ‘poor relations’ in terms of assurance. This may be leading to less dependable
process safety incidents occur during normal,
performance of these barriers.
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OSCR2015 guidance(4) gives no clear definition or guidance to identify critical SEMS
independent scrutiny as the SECEs and for verification to be extended to management systems? And, if the verification of ‘Plant’ barriers encompasses the inspection, test and maintenance of these barriers as well as checking these activities are suitable and
related barriers. While tools such as bowtie analysis can assist in the identification of critical SEMS elements, these processes most commonly focus on SECEs. SEMS elements are dealt with superficially, if at all. The technique can be applied to identifying
sufficient, what are equivalent processes to support the Process and People barriers?
the management system elements which are critical to managing major accident hazards. Additionally, information from incident investigations and audits can provide indications of the criticality, strength and weakness of SEMS elements, if root cause
The sections below examine the approach taken for SECE assurance (Plant barriers) and compare it with the approach taken for Safety and Environment Management Systems (SEMS), encompassing Process and People barriers. Some specific questions prompted by some of the differences are highlighted.
Identification of critical barriers SECEs are identified from the formal safety assessment and are broadly defined in the PFEER regulations(3). Identified SECEs across all installations show a high degree of commonality.
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analysis is carried out effectively and the findings are analysed sufficiently.
Performance standards For each SECE, a performance standard describing the required operation of the SECE is developed. This is commonly expressed as a description of the required functionality (what the SECE is intended or designed to do); availability or reliability (the required level of confidence that, when needed, the SECE will operate as intended); and survivability (the expectation that the SECE will continue to function during a developing major accident scenario).
Figure 1: KPIs rarely reflect the performance of a single SEMS element
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22 Oil & gas safety Often key performance indicators (KPIs) are used to measure the health of the overall
Audit is the primary form of assurance for SEMS elements. This can come
Compliance-based audits can provide information about how the actions set out
performance of the organisation. These may be ‘leading’ (measuring the inputs into the system); or ‘lagging’ (measuring the outputs from the system), usually in terms of failures. KPIs rarely reflect the performance of a single SEMS element in isolation. Using KPIs as
in a variety of forms. SEMS audits are typically compliance-focussed and follow the definition set out by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) that “an audit is a check against a defined standard to confirm whether people are
in the SEMS elements are being followed (analogous to the availability/reliability of SECEs) but cannot provide information about the success of SEMS element in achieving its intended objective (the functionality aspect).
a benchmark criteria or health indicator for specific SEMS element assessments is likely to be problematic and imprecise.
doing what they are told they should be doing”. This is necessary but can only provide part of the measures required.
Measurement of how rigorously a particular process is being followed does not tell us anything about the effectiveness of the
KPIs should be analysed to ensure that they are measuring the right things. Criteria should be set for audit finding categorisation and these should be used as pass/fail indicators for the health of SEMS elements.
Inspection, test and maintenance SECEs are subject to a programme of preventative maintenance designed to ensure continued satisfaction of the requirements set out in the performance standard. These commonly take the form of tests to ensure that the functionality is as intended and that test and maintenance intervals are such that the availability/ reliability meets the criteria set in the performance standard.
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Figure 2: Audit is the primary form of assurance for SEMS elements
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process nor provide opportunities to identify improvements which can be made. Some form of assessment, as defined by EFQM(5) as “a learning activity investigating why people have chosen to do things the way they do and what other options have been considered”, would provide the
any additional major hazard risk that this presents. Identifying critical weaknesses with
As described in the HSE Managing for Health and Safety guide(6), the current favoured
SEMS should be treated exactly the same as physical control measures, including how we consider the risks associated with management of change, known impairments and deferral of audits.
management model is: ‘Plan, Do, Check, Act’. This is a departure from the previous policy, organising, planning, measuring, audit and review model. Although audit is no longer a specific management system element it is noted as being integral in both
opportunity to explore the effectiveness of the SEMS element and look for opportunities for improvement. These are often less frequent, less systematic and less detailed than compliance audits.
Continuous improvement It is an expectation that the data gathered from the SECE inspection, test and maintenance programme be analysed and, if necessary, the performance standards and underlying risk assessment be updated
the check (the audits themselves) and act (learning from the audit findings) phases. Therefore a combination of audit and measurement is required to measure SEMS elements performance to demonstrate improvement.
Pass/fail criteria should be set for audits and specific, targeted KPIs (both leading and lagging) should be defined. It is common for organisations to measure and trend
to reflect the findings. There is also an underlying expectation that the overall risk management performance will improve over time and that risk levels will be reduced.
The audit must go beyond compliance monitoring and into the realm of the ‘assessment’ and must challenge the
backlog relating to SECE maintenance and this should be also be applied to the SEMS. If the audit programme has fallen behind, a risk assessment should be carried out
effectiveness and efficiency of the SEMS element, potentially benchmarking against best practice and/or implementation elsewhere.
to identify any exposures and put additional safeguards in place.
Independent oversight
When known degradations or constraints are put on SECEs, the industry typically instigates an operational
Verification of SECEs is defined as “a system of independent and competent scrutiny of safetycritical elements throughout
risk assessment to mitigate
the lifecycle of an installation, to obtain assurance that satisfactory standards will be achieved and maintained.” The verifier is required to confirm that the identified SECEs and defined performance standards are suitable and sufficient. They are
Figure 3: To drive improvement, objective measurement of SEMS element performance is required
also responsible for checking that the activities required to maintain the operation in line with the performance standards is being carried out.
Likewise, there is an expectation that SEMS element performance should be improved over time. This cannot be achieved by compliance monitoring alone as that will only maintain the intended, current situation.
SEMS elements are typically audited from within any given organisation. Simple compliance audits are often carried out by line management and higher-level management system audits may be carried out by personnel from other sections or
To drive improvement, objective measurement of SEMS element performance is required and the processes themselves must be examined for opportunities for improvement.
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increasing the quality of audit findings and the effectiveness of audits.
Summary It is clear that all barriers are not treated in the same way nor is the same degree of scrutiny applied to their performance.
References 1. EU Directive 2013/30/EU, June 2013.
Evidence states that Process and People barriers, primarily relating to elements of the SEMS, are not as effective or reliable and
2. HSE, Offshore Hydrocarbon Release Database 1992-2014. 3. HSE, Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995, Approved Code of Practice and guidance, L65, 2016.
Third party oversight has the potential to bring many advantages. It offers an incentive to ensure that the audit programme remains on
Plant barriers, primarily our SECEs. Whilst there may be inherent reasons why SECEs are more reliable than SEMS elements, there can be no sound justification for not assuring the performance of the SEMS elements is as high a level as is reasonably practicable.
4. HSE, The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc) Regulations 2015. Guidance on Regulations, L154, December 2015. 5. EFQM, http://www.efqm.org/blog/whats-thedifference-between-assessment-and-audit
track and provides an external quality check on the audit processes and findings as well as facilitating benchmarking.
These issues raise pertinent questions on how to identify, measure and assess critical SEMS elements.
6. HSE, Managing for health and safety. HSG65, 2013.
Independent assurance and continuous improvement across the entire SEMS could be achieved through use of DNV GL’s ISRS protocols, these present best
OSDR through the ID MSO audits is showing an increased level of interest in specific SEMS related aspects. Regulations, as they stand, enshrine a different level
practice benchmarks for safe and sustainable management. The system, which is currently being updated, helps change people’s
of oversight for physical barriers but the question remains, should high performing organisations (or those who aspire to high
behaviour by systematically building risk competence. A new version will be launched later this year.
performance) limit their activities to those required by regulation?
The requirement of independent oversight of SECEs gives a number of benefits. A clear, minimum level of performance is defined; deviation or drift from published maintenance plans can be identified and challenged; and the independent party can provide an insight into best practice.
About the author
Iain Wilson is a Senior Principal Consultant at DNV GL - Oil & Gas with 25 years of experience in the management of major accident hazards including the fields of Safety Cases, Safety and Environmental Management Systems, auditing and training.
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How the lessons learned collaborating over safety can be applied to other activities within the oil and gas sector C
ollaboration is the current buzzword in the oil and gas industry. From Oil and Gas Authoritymandated ‘collaboration’ to
In this article, Laura Petrie of Aberdeenbased commercial lawyers Ledingham Chalmers LLP looks at how the UK offshore industry built a collaborative
The development of a strong safety culture meant that operators and supply chain companies had to ensure that the culture was endemic across their entire workforce – both
‘collaboration’ for the purposes of expediting technological advances in decommissioning, it is an inescapable concept.
environment in the area of safety and how we might apply those lessons across the whole industry.
on and offshore.
Yet this is nothing new to those engaged on a daily basis with the safety of those working offshore.
Following the devastating events of Piper Alpha in 1988, the oil and gas industry recognised that a complete overhaul of its approach to safety was required.
Starting a safety culture
Multiple parties often come together to achieve a common goal in getting workers through their shift as well as home safely at the end of it. They do
Building on the recommendations from the Cullen Report, many operators and supply chain companies reviewed their safety
so without even thinking about this approach being a ‘new’ method of working.
practices and policies. They did so from the ground up, engaging with the workforce on a scale previously unseen in any industry.
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The culture had to be understood, supported and enforced by all employees at all levels. Engagement with the workforce on a wide scale meant that many took ownership of not just their own safety but that of their colleagues and other co-workers. Through this structure of engagement and encouraged ownership, various significant safety initiatives have developed, all borne out of suggestions from the workforce which have then been developed and implemented by management.
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These initiatives — including the green hat policy, as well as more generic changes to
Collaborate for collaboration
stories from teams in both operator and supply chain companies. Repeatedly I’ve
permit processes, incident feedback and the (love them or hate them) ‘toolbox talks’ — have all proved effective steps on the way to a strong safety culture primarily because they have the support of the workforce and the buy-in of management teams.
One of the primary blockers to achieving a collaborative culture is that the concept of collaborating needs to be turned inwards in the first instance.
attended events where senior and managerial team members talk extensively about their organisation’s commitment to collaboration and the many varied collaborative projects they are working on.
Culture of collaboration
While it is relatively straightforward to bring together various parties, connected by a
Yet afterwards, speaking with less senior
similar goal, in order to achieve a change that
team members though, the response is more
As the safety approach post-Piper Alpha indicated, the requirement was to generate a ‘culture’ where safety was the primary goal.
obviously benefits everyone (as with safety) it is much more difficult to engender change within an organisation when individuals have to assess their actions and performance. That’s
subdued.
The same is true for generating a collaborative environment. There needs to be a culture in which individuals and companies can clearly see how they are contributing and
where the ‘culture’ concept becomes vital.
brought back from meetings with third parties, or proposed during internal meetings, they are less well received.
how they benefit. As I’ve said already, the primary element of generating a culture is to allow individuals and companies to see their contributions in action; have ownership of the
their workforce at all levels to come forward with new ideas; to have rewards in place should those ideas prove fruitful; and to ensure that strong, trusting relationships are
Moreover, when meeting to negotiate or discuss the agreements intended to give effect to collaborative concepts, the negotiating positions taken are very clearly not
development of those contributions; and also see, and receive, the benefits of the changes they’ve helped bring about.
built across all levels of the workforce – both between management and employees and across teams.
in the spirit of achieving this goal.
Collaboration as a concept will mean different things to different people, but the end results should share some similarities: a strong
This makes it sound as though it is the organisation’s responsibility to have in place policies, procedures and bonus schemes but,
external approaches to collaboration does not create the safe environment needed to generate the workforce engagement, ownership and commitment required
collaborative environment should generate new ideas, lead to improved efficiency and cost-savings and build stronger relationships.
as with safety, it is not just the organisation that needs to take responsibility. Individuals need to challenge practices or cultures that
to achieve a collaborative culture. If a collaborative culture doesn’t exist internally in an organisation, then proposing to engage
All those things are positive, so why does the thought of collaboration seem to turn off so many in the sector when we’ve already shown
are not conducive to collaboration.
in collaboration externally becomes less credible.
how adept we are at achieving it, specifically when it comes to safety?
Organisations, whether operators or the supply chain, should be actively encouraging
Here, people from these same organisations say that when collaborative suggestions are
This differentiation between internal and
But, they need to be safe to do so. In recent months I have come across many
It’s not possible for changes to occur immediately, so organisations and individuals
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Commercially, being open and honest about goals, commercial positions and any
• Timing and timelines – collaborative projects are frequently borne out of a desire
encourage collaboration: in short, they should collaborate to determine the steps for collaboration.
limitations ensures parties are developing that trust early on.
to meet a deadline and commercialise a concept but, as noted above, collaboration takes time.
Step change There are five key areas where steps should be taken to generate a collaborative environment: • Build trust — no industry can operate without human interaction and the oil and gas industry has people at its heart. Trust needs to be developed across all the
• Identify risks and rewards – organisations must demonstrate that there is value in collaboration but also be clear about where there are gaps, risks and likely difficulties in achieving it. Most organisations will have a set of principles or parameters by which they assess projects and decisions. When
The collaboration to improve safety in the UK oil and gas industry made significant changes in a short period, but the real effect of those changes has only become apparent over time and it is fair to say that collaboration remains ongoing. Seeking to collaborate within a defined
relationships inherent to the industry. At an organisational level teams need to trust each other and their management. From a commercial perspective there needs to be
considering these in the context of collaboration, it is important to focus on the intended goal (the reward) and all the risks associated in achieving that rather than
timeframe is possible, but all parties must be committed; have clear actions; and be willing to accept inevitable over-runs. Moreover the collaborative enterprise
trust between the management team and their commercial and legal advisers. Trust is built when people feel valued and that their contributions are worthwhile.
using a staged process.
should only begin when all parties engaged are ready.
Frequently, organisations impose process management which requires breaking
Where actions are required from one party
By allowing individuals and teams to take greater responsibility and contribute as
projects down into steps and then making decisions on progression based on results at each step. Collaborative projects take
over another or others, there is a risk that the project becomes more aligned to typical supplier-type relationships than a
early as possible on projects, trust will be developed. In order to do this, individuals need to take greater interest in their organisations beyond their daily role, and
time and will typically throw up more risks than rewards during the early stages. Accordingly, organisations need to factor collaborative projects (and building a
truly collaborative endeavour.
organisations need to share information at the earliest opportunity.
collaborative culture) into long term strategies for their business.
align themselves alongside their employees or commercial contacts.
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• Mutuality – organisations must break the perceived master/servant relationships and
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The industry is working together to achieve one goal (as indicated by the
of collaboration is unlikely to be the reason, rather the implementation of the
This is in part due to a desire to take stock of the industry as a whole, look at projects,
Oil and Gas Authority) and that is to achieve maximum economic recovery of hydrocarbon reserves. Economic recovery ensures efficiency, shared rewards and properly allocated risks – all markers of a strong collaborative enterprise.
approach.
developments and opportunities and ensure that the right people, teams and partners are working together.
Indeed, one of the industry’s key contracting principles (mutual indemnities or ‘knock-for-knock’ provisions) is borne out of the mutuality principle: that the parties take responsibility for their own risks in return for sharing in the rewards the contracted work generates. Collaborative projects do not necessarily lend themselves to mutual indemnities (given the more
Reverting to the safety example, incidents and accidents do still occur in the UKCS. When an issue arises, the industry continues to push forward, collaborate
The time now is perfect to truly focus on collaboration and take the lessons learned
better, and find a solution rather than simply seeking to ‘give up’ or reverse previous approaches. The continued adaption and progression stems directly from the fact the industry continues to engage in safety improvements. Applying
in growing one of the world’s best safety regimes and apply those across both our organisations and the sector as a whole.
this logic, it’s fair to say continued engagement in building a collaborative culture will provide results.
boots on for collaboration and stop doing what we’ve always done, collaborate more with each other and listen to all suggestions from across the industry on how to become
bespoke nature of each party’s role in the collaborative project) but the concept of each party accepting responsibility for risks attributable to its organisation/role
Stop, collaborate and listen
generates a balanced, fair environment.
is one which is highly susceptible to adapting and responding to its own needs.
The key theme to take from both the lessons learned in the arena of safety and this article generally is that the UK oil and gas industry
So, in showing my age and taking some liberties in paraphrasing, it’s time to pull our
even better. About the author
• Continuing engagement – don’t stop collaborating. As highlighted above, collaboration needs to be endemic within an organisation as well as forming part of its commercial
Following a tumultuous period of oil price crashes, job losses, reduced contracts and, for some, insolvency, a large proportion of organisations have weathered the storm and
contracting approach. If a collaborative project stalls or fails, the concept
the majority of the industry’s workforce is still standing.
Laura Petrie is a corporate and commercial lawyer at Ledingham Chalmers in Aberdeen with significant experience in upstream oil and gas. She frequently advises operators on a range of exploration and production matters and also undertakes transactional work, both on an asset and corporate basis, advising on due diligence preparation or review, SPAs, and allocation of decommissioning liability on acquisition/ divestment.
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HSE UK offshore safety report confirms improving trends for 2017 T
he Offshore Statistics & Regulatory Activity Report for 2017 from the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) confirms that most offshore oil & gas and wind operations safety trends are moving in the right direction. There were no workrelated fatalities recorded in 2017 and the non-fatal injury rate also continued to decrease across the UK Continental Shelf.
The number of reported well and pipeline Dangerous Occurences continued to decrease in 2017
The data excludes: • Incidents arising from marine activities that are not directly connected with offshore operations (e.g. vessels or rigs in transit). The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has primary responsibility
Data for the most recent year is given a ‘p’ status (provisional), and will be released as final in the subsequent annual report, to take account of minor adjustments, e.g. late reports.
for maritime safety. • Air transport activities (including transport to, from or between installations), except incidents involving helicopters whilst on an offshore installation. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has responsibility for aircraft flight safety.
Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), and HSE’s regulatory activity offshore during 2017. The data in this report is a frozen, validated snapshot of operational information from HSE systems, and is published as Official Statistics. Wherever
The RIDDOR data includes incidents occurring on offshore installations, offshore wells and activities in connection with them, offshore pipelines, pipeline works and certain activities in connection with pipeline works, offshore wind farms and offshore
Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) also produces an annual health and safety report which includes items such as helicopter operations. A summary of this report was included in the December issue of Hazardex.
possible, data is based on a calendar year.
diving operations.
The report provides details of offshore injuries, dangerous occurrences and ill health reported to HSE under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
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32 Oil & gas safety Industry profile In 2016 BEIS (Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy) reported that there were 302 installations in the UK Continental Shelf, of which 261 were operational and 143 were manned. In addition there is a supporting infrastructure of 14,000 km of pipelines connecting installations to beach terminals. Industry commissioned many of these assets in the early 1970s and some are forecast to continue operating
Figure 2: Reported over-3-day/over-7-day injuries (offshore), 2007/8 - 2017
to 2030 and beyond.
All reported injuries
The UK offshore industry operates the Vantage personnel tracking system,
For RIDDOR, a number of changes to the reporting system and legal requirements have occurred over recent
Major/Specified injuries - key points for 2017: • There were 19 specified injuries reported, the same number as in 2016
which records the number of nights of Persons on Board (PoB). Details can be found at www.logic-oil.com/ vantagepob. Using this information
years, making comparisons difficult with previous data.
it can be determined that in 2017, 5 million days were spent offshore.
• There were a total of 84 injuries reported under RIDDOR, with a rate of 282 injuries per 100,000 full-time
major and specified counts and rates cannot be reliably compared, though it can be observed that counts and rates
It is estimated that there was an offshore population of 29,700 full time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2017, compared to 30,400 in 2016.
equivalent workers (FTE) • There were no fatal injuries in 2017
for previously reported ‘major injuries’ fluctuated in earlier years
Key points for 2017:
• The rate was 64 per 100,000 FTE workers in 2017, compared to 63 per 100,000 in the previous year • Due to the recent legislative changes,
Fatal injuries:
Over-7-day injuries - key points for 2017:
FTE is based on the assumption that each shift on average lasts 12 hours,
• There have been three fatalities in the last 5 years and six in the last 10 years, of which:
• There were 65 over-7-day injuries reported, compared to 78 in 2016 • The rate was 219 injuries per 100,000
and a FTE worker works 2000 hours annually: FTE = Total PoB Nights x 12 ÷ 2000
• one fatality in 2016, involving an employee being trapped by something collapsing
FTE workers, compared to 257 in 2016 • In April 2012, the legal requirement to report injuries to workers resulting in
The assumption that a full time equivalent works 2000 hours a year
• two fatal injuries in 2014 (one fall from height, and one whilst conducting routine lifeboat maintenance)
more than three days absence (’over-3day’) changed to ‘over-7-day’. Due to the changes, over-3-day and over-7-day
is based on work by other regulators, in particular the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the
• one fatality in 2012 (associated with drowning/asphyxiation) • two fatalities in 2011/12 (one fall from
counts and rates cannot be reliably compared, though it can be observed that counts and rates for previously
regulatory agency of the US federal government found at www.osha.gov.
height, and one occurring during a diving operation)
reported ‘over-3-day’ injuries fell continually in earlier years Nature of injuries - key points for 2017: • Fractures accounted for nearly 90% of specified injuries reported (17 of 19) • Sprains and strains accounted for 38% of over-7-day injuries reported (25 of 65)
Figure 1: All reported injuries (offshore), 2007/8 - 2018
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• Upper limb accounted for 44% of all injuries reported (37 of 84) • Lower limb accounted for 27% of all injuries reported (23 of 84) • In total, injuries to limbs accounted for 63% of specified injuries (12 of 19) and 74% of over-7-day injuries (48 of 65)
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Fractures accounted for nearly 90% of specified injuries reported • Slips, Trips or Falls on same level accounted for 37% of all injuries reported (31 of 84), followed by Handling, Lifting or Carrying (11%; 9 of 84) and Striking Against Something Fixed or Stationary (10%; 8 of 84)
OGUK; latest data is available at http:// oilandgasuk.co.uk/businessoutlook.cfm. As a result of the new EU Commission Implementing Regulation No. 1112/2014, some of HSE’s voluntary notification scheme became mandatory. As such,
reported solely under the EU Offshore Directive arrangements, i.e. they did not meet the criteria to be reportable under RIDDOR (and see further details below). • The HCR release rate has fluctuated over the past 10 years, but has seen a steady decrease since 2013 HSE offshore regulatory activity in 2017: • There were 141 inspections undertaken at 110 offshore installations. This compares with 134 in 2016 and 138 in 2015. • Offshore topic inspection scores were as follows: Fully Compliant 31 (43 in 2016), Broadly Compliant 210 (218), Poor 98 (95) and Very Poor 12 (6) • 132 safety cases were assessed. This compares with 199 in 2016 and 107 in 2015. • 23 investigations were completed. This compares with 48 in 2016 and 52 in 2015. • 13 workplace health and safety concerns were followed up. This compares with 40
Figure 3: Reported dangerous occurences (offshore), 2007/8 - 2017
in 2016 and 55 in 2015. • 914 non-compliance issues were raised with operators. This compares with 723 in 2016 and 847 in 2015.
Dangerous Occurrences - key points for 2017:
from July 2015, some non-process HCRs were allocated severity classifications
• There were 196 DOs reported in 2017, compared to 249 in 2016 (and 312 in 2015); longer-term analysis of the trend in
again. By July 2017 all non-process HCRs were classified.
• 44 enforcement notices were issued (38 improvement notices and 6 prohibition notices). This compares with 40 (38 & 2)
reported DOs is complicated by changes in definition in 2013. • Hydrocarbon releases accounted for
Key points for 2017: • Since the introduction of the ROGI (‘Reporting of Oil and Gas Incidents’)
in 2016 and 35 (34 & 1) in 2015. • There were no prosecution cases initiated in 2017. One case was heard
over a third of the DOs reported under RIDDOR (35%; 68 of 196) • The number of reported well DOs continued to decrease and there was a large decrease in the number of pipeline DOs in 2017
form, all non-process HCRs (e.g. heli fuel and diesel spills) reported under the EU Offshore Directive arrangements are classified in the same way and against the same criteria as process HCRs • 42 of a total of 110 HCRs were
in 2016 that resulted in a conviction, relating to a hydrocarbon release on an installation. To see the full report, go to: www.hse. gov.uk/offshore/statistics/hsr2017.pdf
Hydrocarbon releases Hydrocarbon releases (HCRs) are classified as ‘Minor’, ‘Significant’, or ‘Major’ on the basis of their severity; these definitions have been agreed with the offshore industry. By combining incident and population data, estimates of the frequency of loss of containment incidents for equipment and system types can be determined. The HCR release rate is based on the level of production in million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) reported by
Figure 4: Hydrocarbon releases (offshore), 2007 - 2017
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34 Product Datafiles Asecos Q range – proven fire resistance of 90 minutes
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Labtex’s Asecos Type 90 storage cabinets provide extremely safe, regulationcompliant storage of hazardous materials in laboratories and other work spaces. Each cabinet variant is furnace tested in accordance with EN 14470-1 and proven to give fire resistance of 90 minutes. Extremely robust in construction for maximum torsional rigidity and with tamper proof lock and indicators built in, every ASECOS cabinet has GS approval and CE conformity. In addition the Q range is offered in range of scratch-resistant paint colours and with extensive interior equipment options Warranty cover is available up to 10 years.
ROTRONIC Intrinsically Safe sensors and measurement transmitters with analogue outputs are suitable for use wherever there is a risk of explosion due to dust or gas in the environment. HygroFlex5-EX transmitters and probes from ROTRONIC conform to the latest international ATEX standards. The transmitter is Intrinsically Safe (secondary side) , there are two channel outputs, the housing is heavy duty. Interchangeable probes are available for all applications, including those at pressure and low dew point.
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Explosion Proof ATEX iPad 9.7 (ATEX Zone 2) Intrinsically Safe Apple iPad Tablet All new from Atexxo Manufacturing BV, the Netherlands. The Apple iPad 9.7 inch now suitable for use in hazardous locations. The explosion proof iPads are originally manufactured by Apple than converted and certified according to the ATEX directives by Atexxo Manufacturing B.V. This makes the tablets suited for safe use in gas /vapor zone 2 hazardous locations. Compliance with ATEX / EX regulations is achieved by modification of the casing together with the intrinsically safe electrical circuit, which makes the tablets suitable for safe use in hazardous locations. Nearly all features of the original product are preserved. The ATEX ipad 9.7 comes with a black case finish and is available in WIFI only and WIFI + 4G versions. Beside safe use as a tablet both versions are excellent for
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At SPS IPC Drives 2018 in Hall 7A, Stand 330, the Pepperl+Fuchs brand ecom presents the next generation of its groundbreaking feature phones and tablets for hazardous areas. The world premiere includes the in-house developed Ex-Handy 10 Featurephone and the ATEX/IECEx Zone 1/21; Div. 1 version of the industrial tablet Tab-Ex 02.
The in-house developed Zone 1/21 certified 4G/LTE Featurephone Ex-Handy 10 with Android 8 operating system is the ideal enabler and companion for innovative industrial 4.0 applications in hazardous areas. The latest member of the ultra-robust Ex-Handy family, developed since 1994, enables the use of push-to-talk (PTT) solutions over 4G as well as private LTE and Wi-Fi networks. This ensures optimum network coverage in all areas and situations.
The next highlight at the trade show in Nuremberg is the ATEX/IECEx Zone 1/21; Div. 1 version of the new industrial tablet Tab-Ex 02 as successor of the world's first explosion-proof Android tablet TabEx 01.
use as intrinsically safe camera or RFID scanner. Features: -Explosion safety level: II 3G ; Ex ic IIC T4 Gc -128 Gb WIFI+4G -Charger 220-240VAC -Charger 50/60Hz Applications: Hazardous material storage, petro chemical plants and oil and gas extraction sites. Atexxo Manufacturing B.V. is market leading in the field of user friendly and easy to install explosion proof equipment. For more information or custom solutions please contact our sales department or visit our website www.atexxo.com Atexxo Manufacturing B.V. (NL) Tel: +31(0)186 601 299 info@atexxo.com www.atexxo.com
ecom Tab-Ex 02 tablet and Ex-Handy 10 for ATEX/IECEx Zone 1/21 Flexibility and efficiency in the production process is closely linked to how processes within the value stream are networked. ecom’s interlocking enterprise mobility solutions make data available across the entire process chain – at any location and at any time. The groundbreaking industrial tablet Tab-Ex 02 for ATEX/IECEx Zone 1/21 and Division 1 is suited ideally for industry 4.0-capable applications. It simplifies data exchange with SCADA/DCS systems, merchandise management systems (SAP, IBM Maximo), project management systems and computer-aided system planning. Based on the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2, the Tab-Ex 02 combines highest performance with innovative applications The completely new Zone 1/21 certified 4G/LTE Featurephone Ex-Handy 10 meets this challenge with excellent receiving characteristics and network coverage. The latest member of the ultra-robust Ex-Handy family, developed
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since 1994, enables the use of push-to-talk (PTT) over 4G as well as private LTE and Wi-Fi networks. This ensures optimum network coverage in all areas and situations – with low network latency and excellent data transfer rates. Dedicated, easy-to-use side buttons allow quick access to PTT and lone worker protection services via one-touch. The ExHandy 10 with Android 8.1 operating system and its own software development team offers maximum investment security thanks to very long availability and support. www.ecom-ex.com
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