Operational Safety

There are two main elements in Operational Safety. These two areas are Technical Authority Services and Operational Support.

Technical Authority Services: The company focuses on providing expert guidance to operators in the energy sector and promote best practices on safety case to bring about a culture of safety in the entire organisation. The technical authority team consists of a team of handpicked experts who have spent years in the industry mastering their job. The Technical Authority team has successfully completed innumerable projects on both brownfield and greenfield design and have earned appreciation from clients they have worked with. Some of the services offered by the team include:

·       Manage and review change request to enhance plant performance and safety.
·       Identify and develop continuous improvement projects ‘in-house’.
·       Participate in multi-functional audits of procedures and performance standards.
· Interface with national or regional regulatory bodies.

FEED Verification / Independent Assurance/ Project Safety Review/ Acting as client Process Safety Consultant

Independent review of safety related deliverables produced by contractor/ sub-contractor and provide provision of meaningful feedback to the project team in the form of comments/ input to highlight potential design issues.

Readiness Review

Specific structured engineering safety audit process that is performed at key stages such as project initiation, concept design, FEED, Detailed Design/ Fabrication/Construction, Installation, Hook-up/ Pre-commissioning/ Commissioning, operations in a project development lifecycle to assure company management and other stakeholders that all significant SHE issues have been identified and are being/have been satisfactorily addressed.

MOC Reviews / Close-Outs

Assist client in managing all modification of change request and review the safety and/or environmental implications of all MOCs raised.

Day-to-day Operational Support

Provision of technical safety personnel support to conduct technical safety assessment as required to address concerns/ risks.

Operations Safety Case Development / Management

The purpose of a Safety Case is to demonstrate the internal/ external assurance that its management system͛s risk reducing controls related to the HSE aspects of its operations has been controlled/ managed in such a way that the risks has been reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) levels. This document aspired to maximise awareness, understanding and knowledge of the Safety Case, targeting areas and improvement via cascading the right information to the right people in the right way (that is including but not limited to HSE induction, training and the like).

Safety Review

Provide an independent review on the readiness of the facility to commence initial start-up safely with a design suitable for an effective and efficient move to a hydrocarbon facility ready to start production. It is a structured review to ensure the facility is well prepared to commence start-up operations safely. In addition, this review is also to aid in the development of a comprehensive start-up procedure to facilitate initial start-up and start-up operations.

Emergency Response Solutions

SynergenOG, through our specialised partner is able to offer bespoke emergency response solutions, systems, and people to ensure safe operations are maintained and if required manage critical incident situations as they occur.

SynergenOG offers internationally accredited courses and programs in the Management of Major Emergencies (MOME/MEM) also referred to as Incident Command Systems (ICS). The industry accredited programs & courses in MOME/MEM/ICS that we offer range from operator level, to supervisor, to manager and ultimately to the accountable person both on and offsite, including top management and business continuity capabilities.

SynergenOG and its partners have a long proven track record of assisting our clients in the field of Emergency Response Planning (ERP) to ensure safe operations are maintained and if required manage critical incident situations as they occur. This includes, but not limited to:
• Crisis and emergency management organisation;
• Command structure and responsibilities;
• Tactical responses;
• Lines of communication;
• Procedures and resources available in the event of an emergency.

The ERP will also include emergency situations that could impact the environment and/ or populations outwith the plant site, supporting development of community emergency plans by appropriate external agencies.

HSE Operating procedures/guidelines

Having clear and useful operating procedures / guidelines on Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) matters is fundamental towards achieving good workplace HSE culture at any site. SynergenOG is well versed in the development of HSE procedures / guidelines on HSE matters such as:
• Emergency Response
• Audit and Inspection
• Alcohol & Drug Testing
• Safety Drills and Exercises
• Management of Change
• Mechanical Isolation
• Hotwork
• Permit to Work
• Incident Reporting
• Oil Spill Response
• Confined Space Entry
• Waste Management
• Fitness to Work
• Alarm Management Philosophy
SynergenOG is able to call upon its wide network of personnel with deep operational knowledge and experience, in order to ensure that procedures reflect best practices but are also geared towards specific client requirements.