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Operational Risk Management

Identifying safety-critical equipment, developing performance standards and monitoring the technical integrity of your assets.

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Hofincons has implemented operational risk management strategies for various clients by identifying SCEs, developing performance standards and monitoring the technical integrity of the assets. We undertake consulting services for risk management, covering risk assessment, behaviour risk management and technical managerial leadership, emergency preparedness, crisis management, disaster recovery, and root cause analysis and reporting.

FocusSCE, performance standards, technical integrity
MethodsBow-ties, SIL and reliability strategies
Our toolTIMS®
ExperienceMore than four decades

Technical integrity

SCE · Performance standards · TIMS®
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SCE Identification and Performance Standards

An asset is considered safety critical equipment through integrity barriers and SCE groups, using bow-ties, SIL and other reliability strategies. Hofincons identifies SCEs, develops performance standards and monitors the technical integrity of the assets.

SCE identification on Maintenance & Integrity
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Technical Integrity Management and TIMS®

Hofincons has developed a Technical Integrity Management System, which includes SCE management, to provide workable, sustainable, measurable and standardised processes and tools that monitor and assure the performance of assets defined as SCEs, and demonstrate that the required hardware barriers are in place and effective. Hofincons has also developed an IT tool, TIMS®, which incorporates best practices and rule-based procedures. TIMS® monitors and manages SCE integrity via a traffic light system.

Risk management consulting

Risk assessment · Root cause analysis · Emergency preparedness
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Risk Assessment and Root Cause Analysis

We undertake consulting services for risk management, covering risk assessment, behaviour risk management and technical managerial leadership, and root cause analysis and reporting.

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Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management

Our risk management consulting services also cover emergency preparedness, crisis management and disaster recovery.

Outcomes

1SCEs identified, with performance standards developed for each.
2A demonstration that the required hardware barriers are in place and effective.
3SCE integrity monitored and managed via a traffic light system.
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Recent projects

Kauther Gas Plant: SCE and performance standards
Petrofac, Oman. Greenfield.
OND Wells: SCE and performance standards
Galfar Engineering, Oman. Greenfield.
Khazzan pilot: SCE and performance standards
BP, Oman. Greenfield.
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