Technical Safety Studies
We help organisations in high-hazard industries identify major accident risks early, protect critical assets, and implement stronger technical safety controls.
What Is Technical Safety Studies?
Technical safety studies provide structured, systematic methods for identifying and assessing process hazards in high-hazard industries including oil and gas, energy, chemicals, manufacturing, and engineering.
Kevron Group supports organisations in scoping, facilitating and documenting technical safety studies including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, SIL assessment, QRA, Bowtie analysis, FMEA and fire and explosion risk studies. Our support is available at feasibility, design, construction and operational stages.
We work with engineering and HSE teams to define study scope, collect process data, facilitate structured examination sessions, and produce documented study reports with recommendations for hazard reduction, safeguard improvement and ALARP demonstration.
Service Scope
HAZID — hazard identification studies at early project or operational stages
HAZOP — systematic hazard and operability study facilitation and documentation
LOPA — layers of protection analysis for SIL determination
SIL assessment support for safety instrumented systems
QRA — quantitative risk assessment including risk contour modelling
Bowtie analysis for major accident hazard scenarios
FMEA — failure mode and effects analysis
Fire and explosion risk studies including ALARP demonstration support
Why Clients Choose This
Identify Process Hazards Early
Demonstrate Safe Operating Limits
Protect Industrial Assets
Optimize Containment Costs
Who Needs Technical Safety Studies?
This service is designed for professionals and organisations who face these specific challenges.
Process Safety Engineers
Responsible for conducting or commissioning formal hazard studies at design or operational stages.
Project Engineers
Working on new facility design, modifications or brownfield upgrades that require formal safety reviews.
HSE Managers
Required to demonstrate ALARP compliance and maintain a formal process safety study programme.
Asset Owners
Responsible for maintaining the safety case and technical safety study register for operational facilities.
Regulatory Affairs Teams
Needing to demonstrate compliance with major hazard regulations through documented safety studies.
Engineering Contractors
Commissioned to complete technical safety deliverables as part of FEED, detailed design or operations support.
Problems We Solve
Undefined Process Hazards
Operations proceed without formal hazard identification, creating unquantified safety risks and regulatory exposure.
Fire and Explosion Risks Not Assessed
Facilities handling flammable or explosive materials need formal fire and explosion risk studies to demonstrate ALARP compliance.
No HAZOP or HAZID Documentation
Many organisations lack formal HAZOP or HAZID records required by regulators, insurers or project owners.
Safeguards Not Validated
Safety instrumented systems and safeguards may not be designed to the correct SIL or performance level without structured LOPA or SIL assessment.
Safety Case Gaps
Organisations subject to major hazard regulations need a structured safety case supported by quantitative risk assessment.
Lack of In-House Study Facilitators
Conducting a HAZOP or technical safety study requires trained, independent facilitators — not available in every organisation.
Scope of Service
The areas covered under this service engagement.
Scope Definition
Study boundaries, objectives, methodology, node breakdown and team roles.
HAZID / HAZOP Facilitation
Structured facilitated examination sessions using approved guide words and documentation.
LOPA / SIL Assessment
Layer of protection analysis and safety integrity level determination for safety-critical systems.
QRA Support
Quantitative risk modelling including consequence analysis and risk contour development.
Bowtie Analysis
Bow-tie diagram development for major accident hazard scenarios.
Close-Out Support
Action register management and ALARP demonstration documentation support.
What Does Kevron Deliver?
Tangible outputs you'll receive as part of this service engagement.
Study Scope Document: Defined scope, objectives, methodology and team composition for the technical safety study.
HAZID / HAZOP Report: Documented examination record with hazard scenarios, causes, consequences, safeguards and recommendations.
LOPA / SIL Assessment Report: Layer of protection analysis with SIL determination and safety instrumented system recommendations.
QRA Report: Quantitative risk assessment including individual and societal risk results and ALARP demonstration.
Bowtie Diagrams: Visual bowtie analysis models for major accident hazard scenarios.
Recommendations Tracker: Action register of all study recommendations with priority ratings and close-out support.
How the Process Works
Define Scope
We agree study objectives, boundaries, methodology and team composition with the client engineering and HSE team.
Collect Data
We gather process drawings (P&IDs), operating procedures, hazardous area classifications and relevant design data.
Facilitate Study Sessions
We facilitate structured examination sessions with the client team using approved methodology (HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, etc.).
Analyse and Document Findings
We document hazard scenarios, causes, consequences, safeguards, risk ratings and recommendations.
Issue Draft Report for Review
We issue draft study reports for client review, comment and accuracy verification.
Finalise and Support Close-Out
We issue the final report and can support action close-out tracking and ALARP demonstration.
Industries We Support
This service supports organisations across these sectors and operating environments.
Why Choose Kevron
We combine professional HSE expertise, sector experience and a structured Business Assurance model to deliver services that create measurable, lasting improvement.
Experienced Study Leaders
Our team includes qualified HAZOP leaders and process safety specialists with experience across oil and gas, energy and manufacturing.
Methodology Rigour
We follow recognised methodology including IEC 61882 (HAZOP), IEC 61511 (SIL) and IEC 61508 standards.
Independent Facilitation
We provide truly independent facilitation, improving study quality and reducing bias in hazard identification.
Multi-Study Capability
We can scope and deliver a programme of studies including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA and QRA in a coordinated sequence.
Clear Documentation
Our study reports are structured for regulatory submission, engineering use and action close-out tracking.
High-Hazard Sector Experience
We have delivered technical safety studies across oil and gas, LPG, energy generation and data centre sectors.
Related Practice Areas
This service connects to these Kevron Business Assurance practice areas. Each pillar provides deeper, specialised support for your organisation.
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Projects & Case Studies
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What Our Clients Say
Verified statements from clients who have engaged Kevron for this and related services.
"Exceptional HSE consulting and auditing support for Dangote Industries."
"EIAs and process safety risk analysis saved lead time and mitigated key risks."
"Exemplary project HSE assurance for Microsoft Data Centres."
Frequently Asked Questions
Technical safety studies are structured, systematic methods for identifying, assessing and managing process hazards in high-hazard facilities. Common studies include HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, SIL assessment, QRA, Bowtie analysis and FMEA.
HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study) is a structured technique for identifying potential hazards and operability problems in process systems. It uses a team of experts and guide words to examine deviations from intended design and operation.
LOPA (Layers of Protection Analysis) is a semi-quantitative risk assessment method used to evaluate whether existing or proposed safeguards are adequate to reduce risk to an acceptable level. It is commonly used to determine SIL requirements for safety instrumented systems.
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) assessment determines the required performance level of safety instrumented functions protecting against hazardous events. SIL is defined in IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 and applies to safety instrumented systems in process industries.
The information required depends on the study type. For a HAZOP, we typically need process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), operating procedures and material safety data sheets. We will provide a data request checklist at the start of each study.
Yes. We support technical safety studies at all lifecycle stages — new facility design, modification, revalidation and operational hazard review.
We support oil and gas, LPG, energy generation, chemicals, manufacturing and data centre sectors where process hazards exist and formal safety studies are required by regulation, client requirement or good practice.
Study duration depends on the complexity of the system being reviewed. A typical process unit HAZOP may take between 3 and 10 days of facilitated sessions. We will estimate study duration based on the scope and available P&IDs.
Study reports include the study scope, methodology, team composition, examination records (scenarios, causes, consequences, safeguards), recommendations with priority ratings, and an action register. Reports are issued in draft for client review before finalisation.
Yes. We can support tracking and close-out of study recommendations, including review of completed actions and documentation of ALARP demonstration.
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